Giordano Dance Chicago Closes “Made in Chicago”
On Saturday, the Auditorium Theatre closes its “Made in Chicago” series with a company that has made this city home for more than five decades–Giordano Dance Chicago. “The ‘Made in […]
Summer of Silence at Facets and Music Box
Silence will be golden this summer as movie lovers around the city will have various opportunities to appreciate the history of silent films. Facets Cinémathèque will launch a new monthly […]
The Conjuring 2, Warcraft, Now You See Me 2, Presenting Princess Shaw, The Idol, Older Than Ireland, Puerto Ricans In Paris, Unlocking the Cage
THE CONJURING 2 You know a filmmaking team (especially in the horror genre) has confidence when a storyline involving the Amityville Horror case is relegated to the prologue of your […]
City Lit’s Hauptmann Tells Tense Story of Another “Trial of the Century”
Bruno Richard Hauptmann, the “baby killer,” the man tried, convicted and executed for the 1932 kidnapping of the Charles Lindbergh baby, is vividly personified by George Seegebrecht in City […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 6/9-6/12
What a fun week it’s been! Personally, my mind has been taken up by the whole Rapist Brock Turner fiasco. That kid sucks in every way possible. I don’t think I […]
Book Review, The Empty Bottle Chicago: 21+ Years Music/ Friendly/ Dancing
“Hole-in-the-wall” is the most popular description for the beloved music venue The Empty Bottle. Local Chicago publishing house Curbside Splendor has released a coffee table book, chronicling the shows, personalities […]
Cage the Elephant @ UIC Pavilion: All You Need To Know Is That Matt Shultz’s Crotch Almost Hit Me In The Face
In case you pay no attention to the music world beyond the Billboard Top 40—highly unlikely if you landed here—guitars are far from dead. Last night, I got a look […]
Chicago’s Main Farmers Market, Green City Market, Serves Up Locally Sourced Recipes with Cookbook
Green City Market has released a cookbook, which may seem like a normal thing to do, but like the market itself and all food that is produced and supplied outside […]
Tim Crouch Exacts Hilarious Revenge in Meta I, Malvolio
The Beginning: Tim Crouch in/as I, Malvolio. Photo by Bruce Atherton British actor and playwright Tim Crouch gives audiences a hysterical new perspective on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night through the solo lens of […]
Steppenwolf Stages Constellations, a Story of Love, Bees and Theoretical Physics
Constellations, the new two-character play at Steppenwolf Theatre, is certainly a nonlinear story. Marianne (Jessie Fisher) and Roland (Jon Michael Hill) at times seem to be in parallel universes. She, […]
Orion Ensemble Finishes 2015-2016 Season with Musical Enchantments
Chicago’s Orion Ensemble concludes its 2015-2016 season with three performances of Musical Enchantments, a trio of works by Brahms, Dvořák, and Beach straddling the turn of the 20th century. It […]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Me Before You, How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: OUT OF THE SHADOWS As I often do before I write a review of any sequel, I went back and reminded myself what my reaction was […]