Despite news reports to the contrary, TJ and Dave’s departure does not spell the end of iO’s Mission Theater.
Tag: Chris Jones
Posted inBlogs
It’s OK if Americans abuse the language, but our drama critics went too far!
Drama critics commit shameful blunder in reviewing Steppenwolf’s Grand Concourse.
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A Chicago public defender makes peace with her sister’s killer
Jeanne Bishop writes a book about the “hubris” of mandatory life sentences.
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Columnists continue to come to terms with Boyhood, musicals, and Super Bowl ads
Deep thoughts on reading the Sunday papers
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Freedom of speech, artistic license, snow, and the Sunday Trib
Arguing with the Sunday Chicago Tribune
Posted inArts & Culture
At DrekFest, the worst is yet to come
At DrekFest, Stage Left’s annual contest for terrible ten-minutes plays, the worst is yet to come.
Posted inFood & Drink
What happens when all-star chefs get in bed with Big Food?
Culinary icons from Paul Kahan to Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz to Matthias Merges, Ina Pinkney to Homaro Cantu have forged unlikely relationships with brands such as Nestlé, Kraft, and Lean Cuisine. The results might surprise you.
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A lot of Claudia Cassidy and somewhat less of everyone else
Chris Jones publishes an anthology of Chicago Tribune theater criticism.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A different direction for WBEZ
A different direction for WBEZ: one with more listener-generated content and fewer paid contributors
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Is Ado Annie the key to a revisionist Oklahoma!?
Thinking about Hammerstein’s musical before its performance at Lyric Opera
Posted inColumns & Opinion
Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don’t call him a sentimentalist
Rick Kogan might be sentimental—just don’t call him a sentimentalist.
Posted inColumns & Opinion
A Trib theater critic’s two cities
Why opinion from Chicago matters in New York—and vice versa
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Was Mike Daisey’s bad journalism good theater?
The Mike Daisey dustup raises a question: Does truth matter in theater?