4,886 stories by "Chris Jones"
Is God perfect? Can a feminist obey the teachings of the prophet Muhammad? Should she obey her father? Is the hijab something for a Muslim woman to wear with pride, or does it make her a vic…
"Be gone, Starbuck," shouts Christopher Donahue's Captain Ahab in the Lookingglass Theatre's fabulous new three-act theatricalization of "Moby Dick," echoing the feelings of many an owner of…
Family musicals abound in the summer. This year, though, the Marriott Theatre has put Ariel, Belle, "Godspell" and all those other vehicles for smiley, post-collegiate ingenues on ice and is…
Within a matter of a few days, Rachel Dolezal told the "Today" show that she "identifies as black" and the perennially theatrical Donald Trump told America that he identifies as president of…
Within a matter of a few days, Rachel Dolezal told the "Today" show that she "identifies as black" and the perennially theatrical Donald Trump told America that he identifies as president of…
"On Your Feet!," the classy new biographical jukebox musical about Gloria and Emilio Estefan, is not merely a celebration of the oeuvre of surely the most successful Cuban-American singer of…
"On Your Feet!," the classy new biographical jukebox musical about Gloria and Emilio Estefan, is not merely a celebration of the oeuvre of surely the most successful Cuban-American singer of…
"I'm starting to look a lot like Uncle Vanya," said Christopher Durang. And indeed, he does resemble the Chekhovian antihero. He has the beard and the grumbly demeanor. Heck, he even lives i…
One of the gifts of going to the Gift Theatre is that remarkable little artistic operation's interest in staging plays that feature the kind of conversations you could easily hear on the por…
Ithamar Enriquez may have nothing to say, but this Latino Mr. Bean has a unique niche in the crowded but potentially lucrative arena of viral-digital-cable comedy. He's signed a production d…
Mention "The Birds" and you doubtless think of Alfred Hitchcock, Bodega Bay, the lovebirds played by Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor, and a children's party where a flock of violent sea gulls fl…
Mention "The Birds" and you doubtless think of Alfred Hitchcock, Bodega Bay, the lovebirds played by Tippi Hedren and Rod Taylor, and a children's party where a flock of violent sea gulls fl…
The sexual orientation of the 16th president of the United States has long been a matter of politically charged curiosity; Tony Kushner grappled with the issue when he wrote his Oscar-nomina…
The sexual preference of the 16th president of the United States has long been a matter of politically charged curiosity; Tony Kushner grappled with the issue when he wrote his Oscar-nominat…
Like journalists and NBA stars, superheroes may look like they align to save the world, but they're actually an internally competitive bunch. And on what grounds does the average cyborg comp…
Jerry Seinfeld made some news the other day by telling ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd that college campuses are no fun for a stand-up comedian these days. "A lot of people tell me, 'Don't go nea…
The Tony Awards on Sunday night were more bangers and mash than Italian beef. British shows dominated. Productions with origins in Chicago - and artists who are based in Chicago - were far l…
The Tony Awards on Sunday night were more bangers and mash than Italian beef. British shows dominated. Productions with origins in Chicago " and artists who are based in Chicago " were far l…
The Tony Awards on Sunday night were more bangers and mash than Italian beef. British shows dominated. Productions with origins in Chicago " and artists who are based in Chicago " were far l…
List the great American musicals you're dying to hear played by a full orchestra and I'll bet "The Fantasticks" is nowhere close to the top. Most of the great Rodgers and Hammerstein titles,…
Brenda Didier's musical production of Michael John LaChiusa's "The Wild Party" for Bailiwick Chicago was the big winner at the 2015 non-Equity Jeff Awards, cavorting its way to eight kudos, …
"Fun Home," the deeply emotional musical about the richly complex early life of the cartoonist Alison Bechdel and a Tony Award game-changer in terms of its sourcing from a graphic novel, its…
You don't generally think of the music of Marvin Hamlisch " compositions by the great mensch of the American musical theater of the last half of the 20th century " as the kind of songs that …
You don't generally think of the music of Marvin Hamlisch " compositions by the great mensch of the American musical theater of the last half of the 20th century " as the kind of songs that …
You don't generally think of the music of Marvin Hamlisch - compositions by the great mensch of the American musical theater of the last half of the 20th century - as the kind of songs that …
