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Thursday, May 2, 2019

‘Like Othello on speed’: Falls directs ‘Winter’s Tale’ and I’ve got free tickets by Neil Steinberg

The Goodman is giving away 25 pairs of tickets to the May 16 performance, and there's a reception beforehand where we can gobble hors d'oeuvres.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:36PM
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Not only the oldest but one of the best: Mike Nussbaum on acting at 95 by Neil Steinberg

The senior member of Actors' Equity has a resume long enough to make three thespians proud.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:02PM
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

‘O nation miserable!’ — ‘Macbeth,’ prophecy and the Chicago mayor’s race by Neil Steinberg

Fran Spielman's careful analysis is illustrated by seven tiny photos of dabblers already running, and a more apt graphic could not be imagined.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:35PM
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Two directors transform ‘They fight’ into complex stagecraft in ‘Macbeth’ by Neil Steinberg

Aaron Posner and Teller also directed "The Tempest" in 2015. Then, Teller provided a variety of jaw-dropping feats for the magician Caliban.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 12:37PM
Thursday, March 22, 2018

When Donald Trump is re-elected, we’ll remember ‘An Enemy of the People’ by Neil Steinberg

Goodman's Ibsen adaptation skewers both the money-obsessed myopia of the Right and the practical indifference and grandiose extremism of the Left.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:31PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

‘Long Way Home’ turns Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ into homage to Chicago and its youth by Neil Steinberg

Some concepts move with surprising ease from ancient Greece to contemporary Chicago. Odysseus's crew becomes Ody's, well, crew.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:14PM