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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
,
Fall Preview
Sep 4, 2016
Ten best bets for fall theater
A satanic hand puppet, a live version of
Cheers
, and a
Twelfth Night
in Hindi are among this season’s highlights.
Tags:
Fall Preview
,
Mary Zimmerman
,
Doug Peck
,
Goodman Theatre
,
Candide
,
Leonard Bernstein
,
Wonderful Town
,
My Sister Eileen
,
Bri Sudia
,
Lauren Molina
,
Sophocles
,
Electra
,
the House of Atreus
,
Agamemnon
,
Iphigenia in Aulis
,
Nicholas Rudall
,
Court Theatre
,
Sandra Marquez
,
Michael Pogue
,
Kate Fry
,
Amiri Baraka
,
LeRoi Jones
,
Dutchman
,
American Blues Theater
,
Darren Canady
,
TRANSit
,
Shattered Globe Theatre
,
True West
,
Sam Shepard
,
Black Button Eyes Productions
,
Amour
,
Michel Legrand
,
Shakespeare 400 Chicago
,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater
,
Shanghai Jingju Theatre
,
Peking opera
,
The Revenge of Prince Zi Dan
,
Hamlet
,
Company Theatre Mumbai
,
Piya Behrupiya
,
Twelfth Night
,
Eduardo Pavez Goye
,
Foro Shakespeare
,
Romeo and Juliet
,
The Complete Deaths
,
Spymonkey
,
The Happiest Place on Earth
,
Sideshow Theatre Company
,
Philip Dawkins
,
Scooby Don't
,
Hell in a Handbag Productions
,
David Cerda
,
Andrew Hinderaker
,
The Magic Play
,
Calamity West
,
Give It All Back
,
Idris Goodwin
,
How We Got On
,
Haven Theatre Company
,
Kristiana Rae Colón
,
Octagon
,
Jackalope Theatre
,
I Am My Own Wife
,
Doug Wright
,
About Face Theatre
,
Delia Kropp
,
Nothing Without a Company
,
[Trans]formation
,
the Living Canvas
,
Cheers Live on Stage
,
Amy Poehler
,
Broadway in Chicago
,
Mat Smart
,
Naperville
,
The Royal Society of Antarctica
,
the Gift Theatre
,
Jeff Award
,
Aguijón Theater
,
Romeo y Julieta
,
Sándor Menéndez
,
Gerardo Cárdenas
,
Hand to God
,
Robert Askin
,
Victory Gardens Theater
,
Alex Weisman
,
Gary Griffin
,
Seret Scott
Arts & Culture
,
Performing Arts Feature
May 4, 2016
Mike Mother
,
Best of Enemies
,
The 180 Degree Rule
, and eight more stage shows to see now
A Neo-Futurist performance piece, a drama about an almost unimaginable alliance, and a satire of Hollywood's golden age are among the hits this week.
Tags:
Performing Arts Feature
,
iO
,
Vienna Juvenile
,
Matt Besser
,
Layne Dixon
,
Provision Theater
,
Best of Enemies
,
Osha Gray Davidson
,
Mark St. Germain
,
C.P. Ellis
,
Ann Atwater
,
Rod Armentrout
,
Felicia Fields
,
Collaboraction
,
Anthony Moseley
,
Rivendell Theatre
,
Dry Land
,
Ruby Rae Spiegel
,
Hallie Gordon
,
Bryce Gangel
,
Jessica Ervin
,
Curious Theatre Branch
,
The Eviller Twin
,
Sue Cargill
,
Stefan Brün
,
Raven Theatre
,
House of Blue Leaves
,
John Guare
,
JoAnn Montemurro
,
Kelli Strickland
,
Sarah Hayes
,
Lyric Opera
,
The King and I
,
Rodgers and Hammerstein
,
Paolo Montalban
,
Kate Baldwin
,
Ali Ewoldt
,
Rona Figueroa
,
Matthew Uzarraga
,
Théâtre du Châtelet
,
Mike Mother
,
Neo-Futurarium
,
Jessica Anne
,
Mike Hamilton
,
Marsha Norman
,
'Night, Mother
,
Babes With Blades
,
The 180 Degree Rule
,
M.E.H. Lewis
,
Barbara Lhota
,
Rachel Edwards Harvith
,
Lisa Herceg
,
Stage 773
,
Skin in the Game
,
one-act festival
,
The Living Canvas
,
Cathedral
,
Right Brain Project
,
the Ruckus
,
Hobo Junction Productions
,
Organic Theater Company
,
pH Comedy
,
Thanks for the Tip
,
Kayce Alltop
,
Dan Wright
,
Jared Miller
,
Theatre Y
,
3 Sisters
,
Andrej Visky
,
Melissa Lorraine
,
Katie Stimpson
,
Kevlyn Hayes
,
Anton Chekhov
,
Earl H.E. Hill
,
Dan Christmann
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