Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Every time I watch a play by Thornton Wilder — be it "Our Town," "The Skin of Our Teeth," or, as of Monday night in an expansive new production at the Goodman Theatre, "The Matchmaker" —…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:33PMEvery time I watch a play by Thornton Wilder — be it "Our Town," "The Skin of Our Teeth," or, as of Monday night in an expansive new production at the Goodman Theatre, "The Matchmaker" —…
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Chicago's gritty but livable Rogers Park is a reasonable approximation of Alphabet City, the East Village neighborhood of New York wherein streets have single-letter names. Come to think of …
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Can you take Federico Garcia Lorca away from Spain? Can you remove this genius, arguably the finest dramatist of all time to work in the Spanish language, away even from the Spanish diaspora…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:43PMCan you take Federico Garcia Lorca away from Spain? Can you remove this genius, arguably the finest dramatist of all time to work in the Spanish language, away even from the Spanish diaspora…
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St. George's Day is what passes for a nationalist day in England, but, in practice, it is the province of nerds and eccentrics: Morris dancers, historical re-enactors, neo-dragon slayers and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:28PMIn one of the many recently published takedowns of Donald Trump — which have grown increasingly frantic and desperate with every delegate The Donald has secured — David Remnick, the high…
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David Harrower's extraordinarily harrowing 2007 play "Blackbird" is predicated on the incendiary notion that a victim of child sexual abuse at age of 12 might, some 15 years later, show up a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:10PMSo here's a happy March surprise to go with the mild weather — a tip top-tapping touring production of "42nd Street," replete with some 38 young hoofers, splendiferous sets and costumes an…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:39PMSo here's a happy March surprise to go with the mild weather — a tiptop-tapping touring production of "42nd Street," replete with some 38 young hoofers, splendiferous sets and costumes and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:36PMWhich upcoming Chicago show has posted some truly eye-popping ticket prices? Here's a hint. It's not "Hamilton."
It's "War Paint," the Goodman Theatre attraction slated to open in June. "Wa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:27PMWhich upcoming Chicago show has posted some truly eye-popping ticket prices? Here's a hint. It's not "Hamilton." It's "War Paint," the Goodman Theatre attraction slated to open in June. "War…
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So here's a fine idea for a play. A writer — successful but recently under fire for a shoddy, high-profile story about a rape in a fraternity house that probably did not happen — heads h…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:01PMSo here's a fine idea for a play. A writer — successful but recently under fire for a shoddy, high-profile story about a rape in a fraternity house that probably did not happen — heads h…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:54PMIn this presidential election season, much angst is being expended on how to attract the votes of millennials, that mysterious-to-oldsters demographic born between the mid-1980s and the mid-…
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In the great disaster-movie epics of the 1970s, star casting was a crucial weapon. Look darling, that's Jennifer Jones falling to her death in "The Towering Inferno"! Look again! Isn't that …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:00PMAs fans of the Gift Theatre well know, Michael Patrick Thornton is a remarkable actor. His talent partly derives from his fascinating vocal energy. He offers up flat, conversational intimacy…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:17PMAs fans of the Gift Theatre well know, Michael Patrick Thornton is a remarkable actor. His talent partly derives from his fascinating vocal energy. He offers up flat, conversational intimacy…
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New plays by Tracy Letts, David Rabe, Erika Sheffer and Antoinette Nwandu, the conceptual work of Young Jean Lee and a two-week appearance by the much-loved ensemble star Laurie Metcalf in a…
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Kokandy Productions — one of several fairly new Chicago musical companies that mine hot young talent — likely will have a solid hit this spring with its edgy, raucous and snarky producti…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:39PMKokandy Productions—one of several fairly new Chicago musical companies that mine hot young talent—likely will have a solid hit this spring with its edgy, raucous and snarky production o…
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Most productions of "Twelfth Night" do not contain an interlude wherein the audience throws little balls at the sticky head of an actor, nor are the love-soaked follies of Illyria generally …
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"The era of big government is over," said Bill Clinton in his 1996 State of the Union address. The former president and odds-on favorite to be future first husband was less than fully accura…
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Most productions of "Twelfth Night" do not contain an interlude wherein the audience throws little balls at the sticky head of an actor, nor are the love-soaked follies of Illyria generally …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PMThe measure of a card-carrying Broadway professional — which, especially these days, is not the same thing as a Broadway star — can best be taken on the road, upon which true Broadway pr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:28AMThe measure of a card-carrying Broadway professional — which, especially these days, is not the same thing as a Broadway star — can best be taken on the road, upon which true Broadway pr…
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One of the most successful sitcoms of the 1980s is to be reborn: "Cheers Live on Stage" is headed to Chicago this fall.
The touring show, licensed by CBS and produced by Stageworks Media an…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:28PMOne of the most successful sitcoms of the 1980s is to be reborn: "Cheers Live on Stage" is headed to Chicago this fall. The touring show, licensed by CBS and produced by Stageworks Media and…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:54AMBehold the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. At a press conference Wednesday morning, Chicago Shakespeare will formally announce its long-anticipated plans to expand its foo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:02AMBehold the Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier. Chicago Shakespeare announced on Wednesday its long-anticipated plans to expand its footprint on Navy Pier and take over the spa…
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Fevered sex does not make a regular appearance on the stage of the Lifeline Theatre, the venerable Rogers Park theater better known for its literary adaptations of works by Jane Austen or Do…
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