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- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 7, 2019
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International Falls brings a Seinfeld twist to a stand-up tragedy
A comedian and a desk clerk in a podunk town share laughs and secrets.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Preview Aug 7, 2019
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Wrong Way Journey takes a trip through the life of one Black, queer, Christian woman
In R.C. Riley’s solo show, a rape and a crisis of faith lead to self-acceptance.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jul 24, 2019
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Teatro ZinZanni proves that variety shows are the spice of life
Love, Chaos & Dinner offers a delicious feast of comedy, thrills, and music.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 29, 2019
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In Six, Henry VIII's wives come back as pop divas
Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived—and slaying.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 15, 2019
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Black women and the city
'Ain't nobody want to hear us,' say the stars of the joyous Single Black Female.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Preview Apr 25, 2019
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The I Am . . . Fest celebrating women of color comes to the Goodman Theatre
Three days of performances and workshops encourages participants to become leaders in their communities.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 24, 2019
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First Love is the Revolution examines the brutal nature of humans and other animals
In Rita Kalnejais's modern fable, parents pass on their prejudices to their children.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Apr 9, 2019
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Lottery Day brings Ike Holter’s Chicago Cycle to a triumphant close
It promises hope on the other side of defeat.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Mar 27, 2019
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After 40 years, Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem for colored girls remains a stunner
Court Theatre’s production is one of the highlights of the season.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Mar 21, 2019
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The Bridges of Madison County remembers that romance is about the journey
Theo Ubique's production is a sweet, sweet piece of Iowa cheese.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 28, 2019
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Regressive and toothless, The Vagina Melodies: Here We Go Again is Feminism 101 for the 80s
Its pep and cheer is matched by its obliviousness.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Feb 14, 2019
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The Incredible Jan Rose and Alba transform magic into a women’s game
The two magicians headline the Chicago Magic Lounge this month.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 6, 2019
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The current Goodman production demonstrates How to Catch Creation
Christina Anderson's play is a triumph for director Niegel Smith and his cast.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Jan 28, 2019
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Noises Off proves that too-frequent gags have diminishing marginal returns
But this Windy City Playhouse production is still good, frothy fun.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 12, 2018
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The Santaland Diaries hilariously exposes the ugly underbelly of the holiday season
Though maybe the script could stand a few updates.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 5, 2018
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Familiar finds the pulsing, beating heart of a Zimbabwean-American family in Minnesota
In Danai Gurira’s new play, characters cling to their culture, even as they assimilate into America.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 22, 2018
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Writers's Twelfth Night doesn't quite achieve greatness, but it's still good fizzy fun
A compelling cast breathes new life into Shakespeare's words.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 8, 2018
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A failed interrogation into the idea of control, An Oak Tree is instead a benevolent dictatorship
The whole thing unintentionally channels the terrors of the Twilight Zone.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 1, 2018
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Surrealistic elements help Hooded, or Being Black for Dummies transcend its sitcom origins
Like the black experience, the show is messy, fun, shocking, and unpredictable.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 24, 2018
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American Jornalero introduces us to two groups of men seeking work: Americans and Mexican immigrants
The play wonders, can life for immigrants in America one day be humane?
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 18, 2018
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Danai Gurira’s Eclipsed is a powerful declaration of hope
Four women band together to survive the Libyan civil war.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 26, 2018
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Alexis J. Roston fully inhabits Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill
Congo Square Theatre's revival paints a vibrant portrait of Billie Holiday.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 11, 2018
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Court Theatre’s Radio Golf makes a rousing conclusion to August Wilson’s ‘Century Cycle’
It's a nail-biting mayoral race—in Pittsburgh.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Sep 6, 2018
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Sketch show Black Boy Joy presents a refreshing depiction of young black men
Comics Devin Middleton and Jordan Stafford send up race without pulling punches.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Aug 23, 2018
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Anything Goes is too stuck in the past to be at all relevant today
A nostalgia-heavy story about the 1 percent during the Great Depression is more problematic than fun.
