With C2E2 happening last weekend I took my time to steer away from the drama surrounding its owners ,ReedPop, and instead decided to focus on the people building communities locally. […]
To survive this gameDon’t question Coach’s honorIt’s gonna cost you Well, that may not be entirely true, but I have to acknowledge and pay tribute to Benjamin “Coach” Wade’s series […]
If you have ever walked down Astor Street on the near north side (the Gold Coast), you may have noticed a large house with a private courtyard in the 1300 […]
Around 30 years after Rent first appeared in New York, Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal brought an anniversary concert to the Athenaeum Center last Thursday night and delivered an electric […]
We’re approaching the middle of April so you know that means it’s time for record collectors’ big day! Record Store Day this Saturday, April 18, is the time when record […]
Giordano Dance Chicago lit up the Harris Theater last week with Ignite the Soul; the program featured three world premieres and restaged dances that felt fresh and well-placed. The last […]
It’s the early 20th century in the small Midwestern city of Freeport. Dr. Deane Franklin is a member of its upper crust, but strong-minded enough to occasionally go against the […]
Chicago Shakespeare’s production of Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor has a stellar cast in modern environs. This has been a year of Sir John Falstaff getting his comeuppance, as […]
This article was written by Lauren Weiner. Beast, directed by Tyler Atkins, follows the story of Patton (Daniel MacPherson), an MMA fighter who put the octagon behind him after knocking […]
Has the Spanish government declared Carmen Maura a national treasure? If not, what are they waiting for? Maura stands shoulder to shoulder with such icons as Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, […]
In the back of my mind, I thought someone would surely write about the inestimable Margaret Anderson: editor, bohemian extraordinaire, and LGBTQ+ icon. Some day. And now someone has, Adam […]
If you know anything about me, you should know that I love live theater, and my favorite subsector of live theater is the works of William Shakespeare. But the only […]
