Director Dusty Brown, who makes their Chicago directing debut with Three Crows Theatre’s storefront staging of Shakespeare’s Macbeth, has trimmed the tragedy down to a fast-paced, intermissionless 105 minutes of blood-drenched storytelling. (“Macbeth has sword/dagger violence, onstage murder, and discussions of murder. Recommended for children 12+ due to all the murder happening onstage,” reads a […]
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Risking all for opera
A Verdi classic, a twist on Bizet, and a doubleheader of new work kick off the opera season in Chicago.
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Mexican theater company Los Colochos’ Mendoza presents a visceral, blood-soaked tale of ambition and corruption
A new adaptation of Macbeth makes its U.S. debut at the Chicago Latino Theater Alliance’s Destinos festival.
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Aaron Posner and Teller’s Macbeth is no Tempest
But the new Chicago Shakespeare production makes a worthwhile storm of its own.
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Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies, Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers . . . , and nine more new stage shows
A one-woman show to buckle up for and an intimate, retro revue are among this week’s best bets.
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The Invention of Morel, Monster, and 13 more new stage shows
A world-premiere opera by Stewart Copeland and a Steppenwolf for Young Adults production are among this week’s best bets.
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Grounded, Dogs of Rwanda, and a dozen more new theater reviews
Two solo performances are among this week’s best bets.
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Avoid the Air and Water Show with Wizard World Comic Con, David Cross, and more things to do in Chicago this weekend
Catzilla 4: A Cat Fest, SlutWalk Chicago, and more happenings from August 19-21
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The fountain of Youth, plus more new reviews and notable screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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The king is dead—but Lady Macbeth is alive and vibrating with power in Dunsinane
The National Theatre of Scotland returns with Dunsinane, David Greig’s imagined sequel to the Scottish play.
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Tonight: COT’s heated, in-your-face Macbeth
There’s a big role for video in Chicago Opera Theater’s heated production of Ernest Bloch’s Macbeth.
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Maestro Muti’s Macbeth, minus the theatrics
Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra deliver a magnificent version of the Verdi opera.
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Gossip Wolf: Hollywood Holt joins Beyonce and Andre 3000 on the Great American Soundtrack
Hollywood Holt produces Beyonce and Andre 3000, Fielded shares a track, and more
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New shows, new reviews
Think the performing arts pickings get slim during the summer? It’s not necessarily so. In addition to Justin Hayford’s in-depth look at offerings from National Pastime Theater’s Naked July festival and Laura Molzahn’s Critic’s Choice on the latest from Luna Negra Dance Theater, we’ve got capsule reviews on 13 new shows. Albert Williams writes about […]
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My Blagojevich problem…
Does Rod Blagojevich really look like someone Tom Cruise ought to play in the movie? What about Steve Carell?