Fillet of Solo is an annual three week, multi-venue festival celebrating Chicago’s storytelling and live lit scene. Originally produced by Live Bait Theatre, the festival now takes place in Rogers […]
In the last two years, the literary world was stunned by two unexpected—indeed, unasked for—sequels to literary classics. The first, 2015’s “Go Set a Watchman,” set off a firestorm of […]
Chicago may be mocked as the second city, but one thing the city excels at is comedy — especially sketch and improv-based comedy. In fact, the Chicago Comedy Sketch Fest (“SketchFest”) […]
Like the Poetry Slam of the ’90s and early aughts, storytelling is having its live lit moment in the sun in recent years. Popularized by shows such as The Moth […]
Chicago has one of the most vibrant music scenes in the country, and a major reason for that is the plethora of incredible venues strewn across the city. Too often, […]
THE REVENANT I suppose if you walk into The Revenant thinking director and co-writer Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, 21 Grams) is pretentious about being an artist and a creative force […]
Chicago has been at the epicenter of social and political discussions over the past year. From corruption in the school board to the incessant levels of violence that run through […]
This January, Thodos Dance Chicago will give audiences a deeper look inside the life of Japanese-American dancer Sono Osato. The full-company piece, choreographed by Thodos Dance Chicago Founder and Artistic […]
According to the Williams Institute, 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ. Largely due to family rejection, youth are pushed or forced into the streets where discrimination, social stigma, and mental […]
I’m talking on the phone to Chicago based singer songwriter and bandleader Stephanie Rogers. She tells me about her January 23rd Story Jam performance at the Wilmette Theater. Rogers acts […]
Way up in the Canadian Arctic, where Guillaume Ittukssarjuat Saladin spent much of his youth before becoming a professional circus artist, there was an epidemic of suicide among the residents. […]
Dynamite Divas, Black Ensemble Theater‘s “Tribute to Women of Soul,” is a worthy tribute to those talented and charismatic singers. The production gives us exceptional performances of songs of the […]
