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Arts & Culture
,
Pride 2019
Jun 18, 2019
Essential plays for Pride Month
Out of the closets and onto the stage
By Albert Williams
Tags:
Pride 2019
,
Pride Month
,
essential plays
,
LGBTQ theater
,
theater history
,
Lanford Wilson
,
The Madness of Lady Bright
,
Mart Crowley
,
The Boys in the Band
,
Martin Sherman
,
Bent
,
Jane Chambers
,
Last Summer at Bluefish Cove
,
Harvey Fierstein
,
Torch Song Trilogy
,
Torch Song
,
As Is
,
William M. Hoffman
,
The Normal Heart
,
Larry Kramer
,
Tony Kushner
,
Angels in America
,
Fun Home
,
Lisa Kron
,
Jeanine Tesori
,
Alison Bechdel
,
Tarell Alvin McCraney
,
Tina Landau
,
Ms. Blakk for President
,
Joan Jett Blakk
,
Terence Alan Smith
,
Choir Boy
,
Marcus, or the Secret of Sweet
,
In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue
,
Moonlight
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
Nov 23, 2016
Roz and Ray
,
Turtle
, and eight more new stage shows
A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
Beth in July
,
R.J. Tsarov
,
Antonio Brunetti
,
Lauren Demerath
,
Crazy for You
,
Girl Crazy
,
George and Ira Gershwin
,
Ken Ludwig
,
Clyde Alves
,
Matt Crowle
,
Lyric Opera
,
Jules Massenet
,
Don Quichotte
,
Chris Maravich
,
Ferruccio Furlanetto
,
Clémentine Margaine
,
Nicola Alaimo
,
Sir Andrew Davis
,
A Hedda Gabler
,
Red Tape Theatre
,
Nigel O'Hearn
,
Henrik Ibsen
,
ImprovOpoly
,
Under the Gun Theater
,
Lip Cervix
,
Ali Carney
,
Kate Nolan
,
McKenzie Morrell
,
Emma Macmillan
,
Tiffany Streng
,
Public House Theatre
,
Taco Tuesdays
,
Roz and Ray
,
Victory Gardens Theater
,
Chay Yew
,
Mary Beth Fisher
,
James Vincent Meredith
,
The Normal Heart
,
Larry Kramer
,
HIV/AIDS
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
Stomp
,
Savion Glover
,
Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
,
Blue Man Group
,
Nothing Without a Company
,
The Living Canvas
,
[Trans]Formation
,
transgender
,
intersex
,
nonbinary
,
Turtle
,
Jake Jeppson
,
Redtwist Theatre
,
Emily Tate
,
Drew Johnson
,
Michael Sherwin
,
Carolyn Kruse
,
Daniel Friedman
,
Damon Kiely
,
Karen Hartman
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Sidebar
Jul 2, 2014
The Three Oaks Theater Festival brings off-Loop shows to Harbor County
Reprises of
The Normal Heart
and
Exit Strategy
are among the highlights at the second annual Michigan showcase.
By Kerry Cardoza
Tags:
Performing Arts Sidebar
,
Three Oaks Theater Festival
,
Michigan's Harbor Country
,
lair Thomas & Company
,
A Piano With Three Tales
,
House Theatre
,
Dennis Watkins
,
The Magic Parlour
,
Keith Griffith
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
Larry Kramer
,
The Normal Heart
,
Northlight Theatre
,
Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie
,
Ike Holter
,
Exit Strategy
,
Tony Adler
,
Jackalope Theatre
,
Seanachai Theatre Company
,
Eugene O'Neill
,
Hughie
,
Jeff Duhigg
,
Justin Hayford
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Jan 29, 2014
Recommended
Goodman's
Luna Gale
is a captivating portrayal of a tough dilemma
Rebecca Gilman's play puts a baby's fate in the hands of a drug-addicted young couple, a religious fanatic, and the caseworker who's forced to decide between them.
By Zac Thompson
Tags:
Theater Review
,
Luna Gail
,
social workers
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Rebecca Gilman
,
Robert Falls
,
Colin Sphar
,
Reyna de Courcy
,
Mary Beth Fisher
,
Jordan Baker
,
Richard Thieriot
,
Spinning Into Butter
,
Boy Gets Girl
,
TimeLine Theatre Company
,
Larry Kramer
,
The Normal Heart
,
Recommended
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Bleader
Dec 26, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Thu 12/26: Kid Sister,
The Normal Heart
, and
Merry Kwanzaa
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Thursday, December 26
By Brianna Wellen
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
Kid Sister
,
hip-hop
,
Berlin
,
The Normal Heart
,
Stage 773
,
Larry Kramer
,
Merry Kwanzaa
,
Gloria Bond Clunie
,
Kwanzaa
,
Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center
Arts & Culture
,
Theater Review
Nov 6, 2013
Recommended
But is
The Normal Heart
good?
TimeLine Theatre gets an important play pumping.
By Tony Adler
Tags:
Theater Review
,
AIDS
,
Larry Kramer
,
Centers for Disease Control
,
Gay Men's Health Crisis
,
Manhattan
,
President Reagan
,
New York
,
Ed Koch
,
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
,
The Normal Heart
,
Pat Buchanan
,
Public Theater
,
William Hoffman
,
As Is
,
Mark Ruffalo
,
Julia Roberts
,
Denis O'Hare
,
Finn Wittrock
,
Chris Sullivan
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
agit-prop
,
New York Times
,
Don Shewey
,
Emma Brookner
,
Linda Laubenstein
,
Stephen Rader
,
Bertolt Brecht
,
David Cromer
,
Nick Bowling
,
Brian Sidney Bembridge
,
Michael Stanfill
,
Mary Beth Fisher
,
Mark Grapey
,
Alex Weisman
,
Patrick Andrews
,
Recommended
Blogs
,
Bleader
Oct 30, 2013
Reader
's Agenda Wed 10/30:
The Sovereign Statement
,
The Normal Heart
, and All Hallow's Eve Eve
What's on the
Reader
's Agenda for Wednesday, October 30
By Jillian Sandler
Tags:
Do This
,
Arts
,
The Sovereign Statement
,
The Neo-Futurists
,
Bilal Dardai
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
The Normal Heart
,
Larry Kramer
,
AIDS epidemic
,
Stage 773
,
California Clipper
,
All Hallow's Eve Eve
,
Audrey Niffenegger
,
Fred Sasaki
,
Poetry Magazine
,
Chris Hefner
,
Rob Cruz
,
April Sheridan
Arts & Culture
,
Fall Preview
Sep 12, 2013
The enduring importance of
The Normal Heart
Larry Kramer's fierce, passionate play is a founding text of AIDS activism, but it's not just history—a new production opens this fall.
By Albert Williams
Tags:
Fall Preview
,
Fall Arts 2013
,
David Webster
,
Larry Kramer
,
The Normal Heart
,
Gay Men's Health Crisis
,
1,112 and Counting
,
GayLife
,
ACT UP
,
TimeLine Theatre
,
David Cromer
,
Scott McPherson
,
Nick Bowling
,
Patrick Andrews
,
Marc Grapey
,
Stephen Rader
,
Alec Weissman
,
Mary Beth Fisher
,
Stage 773
Arts & Culture
,
Culture Vultures
Aug 18, 2011
Culture Vultures: Agitprop,
The Girl With Brown Fur
, and the plays of Larry Kramer
In-the-know Chicagoans tell the
Reader
what they're watching, reading, and seeing
By Asher Klein
Tags:
Culture Vultures
,
Alex Shakar
,
Stacey Levine
,
Philip Dawkins
,
The Homosexuals
,
Kathleen Kuiper
,
Encyclopedia Brittanica
,
Luminarium
,
Agitprop
,
Larry Kramer
,
The Normal Heart
,
The Destiny of Me
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