4,886 stories by "Chris Jones"
Terrence McNally, the author of such celebrated works of drama as "Love! Valour! Compassion!," "Master Class" and "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune," and the bookwriter of such musica…
What would you find inside a Colombian women's prison? Well, dear reader, may you never live to find out except through avenues theatrical, journalistic and metaphorical.
But if the narrato…
What would you find inside a Colombian women's prison? Well, dear reader, may you never live to find out except through avenues theatrical, journalistic and metaphorical. But if the narrator…
Another hit Broadway show is headed to Chicago for an extended run " this time it's Disney's "Aladdin," a hugely popular attraction in New York that routinely finishes third in the list of w…
Another hit Broadway show is headed to Chicago for an extended run " this time it's Disney's "Aladdin," a hugely popular attraction in New York that routinely finishes third in the list of w…
For which generation of gays and lesbians was the coming of same-sex marriage the most complicated?
What's complicated about the joy of freedom and equality, you might well ask. Still, amon…
For which generation of gays and lesbians was the coming of same-sex marriage the most complicated? What's complicated about the joy of freedom and equality, you might well ask. Still, among…
With a live telecast staging planned for NBC in December and a Broadway revival also in the works, the masterful 14-year-old musical "Hairspray" is enjoying renewed attention. And that usual…
"Love became a liability," it is observed in Dominique Morisseau's play "Sunset Baby." "It costs too much to be open."
Since children look for love, that's not a confession you want to hear…
"Love became a liability," it is observed in Dominique Morisseau's play "Sunset Baby." "It costs too much to be open." Since children look for love, that's not a confession you want to hear …
The year 2015 was not the easiest for Ryan Martin, the developer and operator of the Den Theatre, the Wicker Park arts venue that's playing an increasingly critical role in Chicago's off-Loo…
Did any celebrity in the history of the world ever die as well as David Bowie? We certainly have had ample recent opportunity in the last week or two to compare the exits of other famous act…
Did any celebrity in the history of the world ever die as well as David Bowie? We certainly have had ample recent opportunity in the last week or two to compare the exits of other famous act…
Celebrity spotters and hungry actors have reason to rejoice. Steppenwolf Theatre said Thursday that it plans to open a new cafe and bar, developed in collaboration with the Boka Restaurant G…
Celebrity spotters and hungry actors have reason to rejoice. Steppenwolf Theatre said Thursday that it plans to open a new cafe and bar, developed in collaboration with the Boka Restaurant G…
As a lousy folder myself, I've always been in awe of origami, the ancient, fiendishly complex, Japanese art form that can make a paper crane to remember, and that also, in the right hands, c…
As a lousy folder myself, I've always been in awe of origami, the ancient, fiendishly complex, Japanese art form that can make a paper crane to remember, and that also, in the right hands, c…
The year 2015 was not the easiest for Ryan Martin, the developer and operator of the Den Theatre, the Wicker Park arts venue that's playing an increasingly critical role in Chicago's off-Loo…
Bette Midler, one of the biggest names and personalities in the entertainment business, will star in a new Broadway revival of the beloved Jerry Herman musical "Hello Dolly," it was announce…
Bette Midler, one of the biggest names and personalities in the entertainment business, will star in a new Broadway revival of the beloved Jerry Herman musical "Hello Dolly," it was announce…
There's no Don Draper, but meet the Mad Women of "London Wall." You're forgiven for never having heard of the latter drama. For one thing, it was written in 1931. For another, its author, Jo…
As if in the proto-punk fever dreams of the youth of Frank Wedekind's "Spring Awakening," the musicians of the Marriott Theatre finally have been sprung from their glass-enclosed box. Like f…
As if in the proto-punk fever dreams of the youth of Frank Wedekind's "Spring Awakening," the musicians of the Marriott Theatre finally have been sprung from their glass-enclosed box. Like f…
In 1922, Louis Armstrong rode the train of talent up from New Orleans to Chicago, hoping to give up his Crescent City day job and blow his horn full time in the wind.
Armstrong married the p…
In 1922, Louis Armstrong rode the train of talent up from New Orleans to Chicago, hoping to give up his Crescent City day job and blow his horn full time in the wind.Armstrong married the pi…
