There’s just a rectangular metal table, two chairs—and intelligent discussion. An electronic screen high up on the back wall blinks us through the 13 scenes. One door. No color, no […]
This is the funniest play ever written. For anyone in any aspect of theater, for anyone who has a season subscription anywhere, for all American high school drama students. This is […]
Carefree and optimistic despite the odds is 23-year-old Chance the Rapper. That’s been his message since his first appearances around Chicago only a few years ago, and he continues to […]
If Rahm Emanuel solved all his critical problems and had time to think about something really important, he might decide Chicago needs a poet laureate. If so, there would […]
MONEY MONSTER There’s a brief set of shots near the end of director Jodie Foster’s Money Monster that are chilling. They almost seem like an afterthought, and one might assume […]
What a time to be alive in the city of Chicago. The following are the two best teams in Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs (25-7) Chicago White Sox (23-12) You […]
The Music Institute of Chicago’s Academy celebrates its 10th anniversary with a performance of its student orchestra featuring alumni Rachel Barton Pine and Matthew Lipman. The concert will take place […]
Oh gosh, I feel like I’ve been anticipating this weekend and the chance to hear Patti Smith perform her poetry and music for my whole life. Well, I only found […]
[soliloquy id=”4377″] Photos by Liz Lauren. Goodman Theatre opened its Lorraine Hansberry Celebration Monday night with a new production of Hansberry’s last play, The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window. The play, […]
Hello. My name is Lauren Elyse, and I cook for fun. And now I write about Chicagoans who write books about cooking for fun. Confused? Follow me. Let me take […]
Chicago’s Joffrey Ballet closes out its 60th anniversary season this month with the return of Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella in a nod to company founder Robert Joffrey. The full-length ballet represents founder […]
Last Sunday was the night before the James Beard awards iconic first hosting in Chicago, and a panel of three well known Chicago restaurateurs and chefs (and one from New […]
