Jonathan Larson is well-known as the playwright of the Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent, but that powerful musical about struggling artists affected by the out-of-control AIDS epidemic in New York’s Alphabet City was not his only contribution to the genre. The playwright, who never even saw one of his own plays produced—he died […]
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Tick, Tick . . . Boom!
Everything has a cost, and the cost of being an artist is not cheap.
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The revolution is finally televised with Summer of Soul
The documentary is a window into the Harlem Culture Festival and discussions of Black history, community, and identity in the 60s.
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Corey Hawkins comes full circle with In the Heights
The actor’s role in the onscreen adaptation hearkens back to his introduction to musical theater and time spent in New York City.
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It’s officially summer with In the Heights
After a delayed release, the vibrant film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical couldn’t be more welcome.
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Working does more than punch the clock
Theo Ubique’s staging celebrates the dignity of everyday labor.
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Leave the flatlands behind in Savanna and Galena, along the bluffs of the mighty Mississippi
Head west for quaint townships and lush landscapes.
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The Obama Foundation throws a summit
What the Obama Foundation’s summit revealed about its mission.
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Emanuel: Chicago will ‘learn something’ from Manhattan terror attack, and other news
Also, the Obamas would rather have a conversation with fans than take a selfie.
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Barack, Michelle Obama return to Chicago for the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit, and other news
Also, Prince Harry and Michelle Obama surprise south-side students.
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Report: Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda may not perform as Alexander Hamilton in Chicago, and other news
Also, parolees can no longer be arrested for being spotted with a gang member in Illinois.
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There’s no audience takedown in The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity
Like Hamilton, Kristoffer Diaz’s Pulitzer nominee softens its skewering.
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Black Lives Matters sues Chicago Police Department over reform consent decree, and other news
Also, Lin-Manuel Miranda might star in a Chicago Hamilton performance during the last week of August.
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Former CPD chief Garry McCarthy gets a surprise subpoena in the Sandi Jackson-Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case, and other Chicago news
Also, a lot of Illinois elected officials are skipping the Trump inauguration.
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There’s not a single WASP penis in the pants of Men on Boats
American Theater Company shoots the Colorado River in this drama set in 1869.