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Posted inArts & Culture

PrideArts hires Jay Españo as artistic director

by Kerry Reid June 17, 2021August 18, 2021

Jay Españo brings international perspective as the new AD for PrideArts; plus Leaders for a New Chicago awards and a new fund in honor of the late Malcolm Ewen

Posted inArts & Culture

The onstage season was short, but there was plenty of drama in 2020

by Kerry Reid December 18, 2020August 18, 2021

Getting back to normal isn’t going to happen. And in many ways, it shouldn’t.

Posted inArts & Culture

Changes in faces, closing up spaces, and an abolitionist playwright gets more recognition

by Kerry Reid December 4, 2020August 18, 2021

A departure at PrideArts, an arrival at Second City, and the closing of the Frontier and Understudy; Kristiana Rae Colón wins a new prize.

Posted inArts & Culture

The founder of Pride Films and Plays is gone. What happened? What’s next?

by Kerry Reid August 19, 2020July 28, 2022

PFP’s story contains lessons about board oversight and artist empowerment.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Christmas Foundling mines Bret Harte for holiday inspiration

by Dan Jakes December 10, 2019August 18, 2021

The unconventional family structures of 19th-century mining camps widen the lens for LGBTQ history.

Posted inArts & Culture

Despite the legally mandated nudity, there’s no happily-ever-after in Afterglow

by Dan Jakes April 3, 2019August 18, 2021

“No one ever wrote a fairy tale about polyamory!”

Posted inArts & Culture

Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see

by Chicago Reader October 25, 2017August 18, 2021

A delightful kids’ show and a Neo-Futurist’s look at dementia are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inBlogs

Pride Films and Plays takes over former Profiles Theatre space

by Aimee Levitt July 12, 2016August 18, 2021

The theater will become “a creative playground for all genders,” says Pride’s executive director.

Ben Burke and Edward Fraim
Posted inArts & Culture

Some Men nails the small details—but misses the big picture about the gay rights movement

by Justin Hayford August 14, 2014August 18, 2021

Some Men nails the small details—but misses the big picture about the gay rights movement.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Culture Vulture’s guide to summer reading

by Lauri Apple May 20, 2011August 19, 2021

Recommendations including Casanova’s gay brother, Bukowski’s decadent short stories, and more

Posted inBlogs

Bailiwick’s new bailiwick

by Deanna Isaacs March 19, 2009August 19, 2021

After giving up its Belmont Avenue home, Bailiwick Repertory is back.

Posted inBlogs

A politico writes a play

by Ben Joravsky November 24, 2008August 19, 2021

Lawyer and candidate Jay Paul Deratany does something few Chicago politicians have dared: writing and producing a play.

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