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Home » Archives for Keith Griffith

Author Archives: Keith Griffith

Posted inBlogs

After two years, still no trial in cyclist Bobby Cann’s death case

by Keith Griffith June 5, 2015August 18, 2021

“It’s hard not to feel sometimes like this case has been forgotten.”

David Cerda and Michael Hampton in Christmas Dearest
Posted inArts & Culture

Christmas onstage: Let us count the ways

by Tony Adler, Jena Cutie, Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Marissa Oberlander and Zac Thompson December 4, 2013August 19, 2021

Our critics’ takes on a handful of holiday play

Bobby Cann, in a photo taken for his job at Groupon
Posted inNews & Politics

Death of a cyclist

by Keith Griffith October 30, 2013August 19, 2021

A collision between a bike commuter and motorist raises questions about whether we’re too lenient toward those who drink and drive.

Posted inBlogs

Street-naming ceremony to honor slain cyclist Bobby Cann

by Keith Griffith October 24, 2013August 19, 2021

The intersection of Clybourn and Larrabee will be officially designated as Honorary Bobby Cann Way on Friday afternoon.

Tristan Tanner and Brett Mannes in The Rocky Horror Show
Posted inArts & Culture

Weekend evenings of the living dead (and one midnight show)

by Tony Adler, Jena Cutie, Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Aimee Levitt and Marissa Oberlander October 16, 2013August 19, 2021

Our critics take on seven spooky shows, from creepy Jane Austen to nuclear zombies.

Lisa Beasley and David Alan Anderson
Posted inArts & Culture

Still climbing toward The Mountaintop

by Keith Griffith September 18, 2013August 19, 2021

In Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, Martin Luther King Jr. faces his own Gethsemane.

Posted inBlogs

Coming soon, “elevated shack food” at Parson’s Chicken & Fish

by Keith Griffith March 28, 2013August 19, 2021

A look at the new chicken and fish joint from the team behind Longman & Eagle

Posted inBlogs

In the jumble of the pedway, can an amateur map fill in the blanks?

by Keith Griffith March 4, 2013August 19, 2021

Amanda Scotese tries to create the definitive pedway map.

All the Ways to Hidey Hole: Madras Parables
Posted inArts & Culture

The 2013 Rhinofest roundup

by Tony Adler, Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Dan Jakes, Laura Molzahn and Zac Thompson January 23, 2013August 18, 2021

Reader critics review nine shows from Rhinofest 2013.

Local grouch Jonathan Toomey carves a nativity scene for a lonely little boy in The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey.
Posted inArts & Culture

The ho ho ho show review

by Tony Adler, Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Jack Helbig, Dan Jakes, Marissa Oberlander and Zac Thompson November 28, 2012August 19, 2021

Reviews of eight new Christmastime shows

Not the Stag fantasy you might expect.
Posted inArts & Culture

Quest for the lost point

by Keith Griffith September 12, 2012August 19, 2021

The House Theatre loses its way with the D&D-style saga The Iron Stag King

The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story
Posted inArts & Culture

The New Boo Review

by Keith Griffith, Justin Hayford, Zac Thompson, Jack Helbig, Marissa Oberlander and Tony Adler October 14, 2010August 19, 2021

We sample 2010’s harvest of Halloween theater.

Posted inBlogs

Good Night at Black Rock

by Keith Griffith July 16, 2010August 19, 2021

Chicago Fringe Fest offers a free showcase.

Posted inBlogs

How to Talk Like a South Sider

by Keith Griffith November 25, 2009August 19, 2021

Chicago-style pronunciations substitute for authenticity in the Broadway version of A Steady Rain.

Posted inFilm

Fall Arts Guide 2009: Movie Listings

by J.R. Jones, Keith Griffith and Patrick Dahl August 27, 2009August 19, 2021

SEPTEMBER friday 9/4 All About Steve A crossword puzzle designer (Sandra Bullock) falls for a CNN cameraman (Bradley Cooper). Ken Jeong (The Hangover) and Thomas Hayden Church (Sideways) costar in this romantic comedy. The Art of the Remake Sara Hall, associate professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Illinois-Chicago, presents a weekly lecture and […]

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