Six weeks after my mother died of colon cancer in 2008 (which was almost eight years after my dad died of lung cancer), my sister was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, which would take her life six and a half years later. The day my sister died, my other sister’s mother-in-law fell down the basement stairs […]
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Two ways of looking at ‘The Snow Queen’
For all the gleeful gore of the Brothers Grimm, I’d have to say that Hans Christian Andersen was the more disturbing creator of childhood nightmares for me, because his stories seem just close enough to things that could actually—do actually—happen to kids. Especially if you’re an anxious kid who obsesses about the consequences of not […]
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Midsommer Flight’s Twelfth Night offers hijinks and insight
The beautiful Lincoln Park Conservatory setting is just one reason to see this returning production.
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Small World imagines a disaster on Disney’s most annoying ride
New Colony’s production dances around juicy subjects without fully committing to any of them.
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) and eight more new stage shows
An updated comedy classic from Piccolo Theatre tops this week’s best bets.