For as long as memory serves, the section of 90/94 that passes through downtown Chicago has been under construction without apparent purpose or end. That same incessant will to tear up the very ground upon which we travel from here to there governs The Play That Goes Wrong, written by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer, and […]
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A republic, if we can keep it
Heidi Schreck’s What the Constitution Means to Me debuted in 2017, which already feels like half a century ago, what with a pandemic and a presidential election. Not to mention the incompetent/unhinged reaction to those two events from both the previous administration and the nihilist death cult masquerading as a political party that is still […]
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What the Constitution Means to Me means a lot for all of us
Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story is more about the songs than the stories
The biography is prosaic, but this touring bio musical captures the dark harmonies of the folk-rock superstars.
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Oslo paints a picture of the personal touch in international relations
The Tony-winning play gets a smart and timely local premiere from TimeLine.
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Four Chords and a Gun reduces the Ramones from punks to adolescent brats
Hey! Ho! Don’t go!
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Friends! The Musical Parody? More like a musical parasite, amirite?
This cruise-ship-ready cash grab is 90s nostalgia run amok.
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In Stomp, power comes not from being the loudest but from sharing what you have
And just about anything can be an instrument—even the kitchen sink.
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Heartbreak Hotel and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Matianak at Reggie’s Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.
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Cheers Live, Expo Chicago, and more things to do in Chicago this week
“Underwater Vines,” Throwing Shade, and more happenings from September 19-22
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Chicago Commercial Collective hits the road
Chicago Commercial Collective is booking Midwest college tours for five off-Loop theater productions.
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The Chicago Commercial Collective wants to give off-Loop shows an afterlife
Chicago Commercial Collective wants to give off-Loop hits a profitable afterlife.
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A second helping of To Master the Art
To Master the Art, TimeLine Theatre’s hit show about Julia and Paul Child, revived and well done
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Good People and bad dads: new performing arts reviews
From “pointless” to “devastatingly beautiful”
