THE PROFESSORIAL ROAD TO HELL   David Tennant is a fastidious actor. That sounds negative, prim perhaps, but in fact expresses why his performance in C.P.Taylor's extraordinary p…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:04PM[SHARE]Eliza Doolittle's sparkling dress is one of 100 items that celebrate 'transformative power' of musicals Weighed down by diamante, rhinestones, pearls, crystal beads, sequins and long, pale g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM[SHARE]A HARLEM TRAVIATA Three in the morning and Angel the showgirl is raring , glitterimg drunk "if you caint be drunk in Harlem.." she slurs furiously. Her friend Guy brought her home, an…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 03:31AM[SHARE]If you're interested in queer Chicago history, you'll definitely want to check this out: At 6 PM, Sidetrack (3349 N. Halsted) is celebrating the release of Last Call Chicago: A […] The pos…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:02AM[SHARE]Gossip Wolf has been hip to Chicago rapper and singer Angelenah, aka Ashley Hart and Angel Davanport, ever since she released the 2018 EP Sore but Grateful. She's been sharpening […] The p…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:25PM[SHARE]RETURN OF A WILD AND QUESTIONING PLAY Â Â Â This is the return of Robert Icke's modern version of Schnitzler's 1912 play " details below, as laid out in part of my original Almeida r…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:07AM[SHARE]Palmer Square Art Fair and Queer Social Club are teaming up to debut Queer Art Party at Sleeping Village (3734 W. Belmont). From noon-5 PM, vibe out to queer art, […] The post Queer Art Pa…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:50AM[SHARE]Head to the basement and grab those Super 8 films Grandpa shot at the forest preserve picnic: it's Chicago Home Movie Day. Chicago Film Archives and the Chicago Film Society […] The post H…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:58AM[SHARE]Today kicks off the American Indian Center's 69th Annual Chicago Powwow, which runs through Sunday (10/9). From 10 AM-6 PM each day, thousands will gather at Schiller Woods (events in […] …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:01PM[SHARE]A WARNING FOR ALL TIMES   This is the big one. It's the National Theatre at its strongest:  unapologetic, classic, unsparing, gripping, impassioned.  Here's t…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:17AM[SHARE]Today is the final day for the online portion of this year's Reeling: the Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival. The 40th annual celebration of LGBTQ+ filmmakers and new queer cinema [�…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 04:59PM[SHARE]THERAPISTS AS HUMANS  Georgina Burns is a trained and experienced NHS therapist, now with Hampstead support a playwright. So, unlike most other writers tempted by the theatric…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 01:34PM[SHARE]The soul singer plays Emmeline Pankhurst in Sylvia, a hip-hop musical returning to the Old Vic The story of the suffragettes is a "metaphor for so many things going on right now" including g…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:19AM[SHARE]A MODEST AND REMORSEFUL SELF-REBUKE     There's a curious outbreak of reparations going on. The Old Vic, which binned Into the Woods in outrage at Terry Gilliam's reported…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:48PM[SHARE]Last October, musician and curator Emily Beisel began booking the monthly Pleiades Series at Elastic Arts, which centers femme and nonbinary performers"and they follow their sets with improv…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 12:18PM[SHARE]Magician Paige Thompson takes over the artist-in-residence slot at Chicago Magic Lounge (5050 N. Clark) with her show A Paige in Time, opening tonight at 7 PM and running Wednesdays […] Th…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 11:16AM[SHARE]It's the first Tuesday of the month, which means that Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky and former Reader staffer Maya Dukmasova host their monthly live interview show at the Hideout […] T…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 06:43PM[SHARE]In this week's interview with writer, performer, and director Kate Wetherhead, we talk about following your creative energy, leaning on support systems, having needs recognized and met i…
SOURCE: www.womenandtheatre.com at 06:00PM[SHARE]A GOTHIC SORROWÂ IN OLD BOSTON When you say you're off to a Suffolk village hall to see a tiny company "Â best known for its mini-pantos " doing a dramatised tribute to Edgar Allan Poe,…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 09:23AM[SHARE]Significant issues remain around police use of involuntary commitments. The post Central Illinois police training for mental health cases questioned appeared first on Chicago Reader.
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:17PM[SHARE]Today is the final day of the Chicago Vintage Fall Fest (19th and Blue Island), an outdoor gathering of vendors, music, and more, happening from noon-8 PM. Fabulous Freddies Italian […] Th…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:43PM[SHARE]Gerber/Hart is partnering with the Leather Museum (6418 N. Greenview) for a free screening of AIDS Diva: The Legend of Connie Norman. Connie Norman was a trans woman who advocated […] The …
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 01:17AM[SHARE]Artist Khaaliq Haneef closes out his debut solo show, "The Devious Mind of Khaaliq Haneef" with Sounds & S'mores, an open mike at the Lawndale Pop-Up Spot (1408 S. Central […] The post…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 02:48PM[SHARE]AMBITION , DISGRACE, RUIN, WOMEN Heavy footfalls pace overhead, enervating, raising anxiety. Anna Fleischle's galleried grey set is half Scandi-minimo-chic, half penitentiary. Downstairs…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 02:44AM[SHARE]The TRiiBE investigates what's going on behind the lies. The post Hip-hop blogs spread fake news about O-Block appeared first on Chicago Reader.
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 03:01PM[SHARE]Spooky season is upon us, and what a more uncomfortable way to celebrate than with dolls. Through November 6, the Chicago History Museum (1601 N. Clark) presents "Haunted Dolls & […] T…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 10:51AM[SHARE]GLORIOUS AS EVER Â Â Â Â Millions know it by now, but in case like my enthralled companions last night you aren't among them, Â grant me a moment or skip the the penultimate p…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 05:08AM[SHARE]Chicago's hospitality community comes together tonight to raise funds and awareness for those affected by Hurricane Fiona with the curated tasting event Chicago Chefs Cook for Puerto Rico. D…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 07:08PM[SHARE]WISHFUL DELUSIONS IN A MIDDLE AGED DOLDRUM Susan finds herself in mid-life with a dull clerical husband (Nigel Lindsay really enjoying it) , obsessed with his dreary parish history pamph…
SOURCE: theatrecat.com at 06:23PM[SHARE]The term "world music" has never been adequate to the task we've set it"even in its most benign reading, it implies a division between the listener and the rest of […] The post The <i&g…
SOURCE: chicagoreader.com at 09:15PM[SHARE]In this week's interview with musical and theatrical multi-hyphenate Angela C. Howell, we talk about lifelong learning and growth, having people who support you and believe in you, openi…
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