4,886 stories by "Chris Jones"
In my line of work, it is easy to become obsessed with a song.
I feel that way about a number from "Matilda," the musical adaptation of the exquisitely wicked Roald Dahl story about a very …
In my line of work, it is easy to become obsessed with a song. I feel that way about a number from "Matilda," the musical adaptation of the exquisitely wicked Roald Dahl story about a very s…
Cupid, the oft-elusive dude with the bow and arrow, is born of the Latin word cupido, meaning desire. But for those of us lonely humans who trust our love lives to the barbarism of the mobil…
Cupid, the oft-elusive dude with the bow and arrow, is born of the Latin word cupido, meaning desire. But for those of us lonely humans who trust our love lives to the barbarism of the mobil…
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" " I a…
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" " I a…
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 …
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…
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…
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…
In 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 highly a…
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…
So 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 and …
So 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 s…
Which 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…
Which 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…
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 home …
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 home …
In 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-…
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 …
As 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…
As 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…
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…
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 production o…
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 production of "H…
