Twenty years later, I still get chills when I think about the final line in Brett Neveu’s Eric LaRue, his drama about the aftermath of a school shooting, in which the mother of a teenage boy who killed three of his classmates tries to come to grips with the monstrous deed. Apparently I’m not the […]
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When online drama is good for kids
Virtual classes and activities keep the theater bug alive for young artists.
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Bug still gets under the skin
David Cromer’s production for Steppenwolf taps into our current conspiracy-theory culture.
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David Bowie tribute project Sons of the Silent Age play two of the artist’s most iconic albums
This dedicated, lushly meticulous David Bowie tribute band debuted at Metro in 2013 as a benefit for a cancer charity. They’ve carried that tradition forward (albeit with different charities) into each subsequent performance at the venue, as well as expanding their scope into other fund-raising events and special shows—including a few full-album sets and a […]
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Chicago Cab, a film for all the bleaker Christmases
An all-star cast of cameos is a balm for forced cheer.
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Chicago filmmaker Jim Sikora screens a rarely seen love letter to Saccharine Trust
Chicago filmmaker Jim Sikora screens a rarely seen love letter to Saccharine Trust, Sacha Mullin celebrates an earnest, silly new video for an old song, and more.
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The holiday miracle that gave Agency Theater Collective its Hellcab cab
The onstage taxi has a dramatic backstory.
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You & Me masterfully bridges theater and improv comedy
Michael Patrick Thornton invites everyone from theater newbies to high-powered actors to play alongside him.
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Victims of Duty: An absurd show for absurd times
A Red Orchid revives its 1995 staging for the Trump era.
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John Mulaney at the Chicago Theatre, and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week
Sleigh Bells, She the People, and more goings-on January 29-February 1
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Brett Neveu’s Traitor takes Ibsen’s Dr. Stockmann down many pegs
In Brett Neveu’s Traitor, an update of Ibsen’s Enemy of the People, the hero ain’t what he used to be.
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Sons of the Silent Age honored David Bowie’s life and death by playing his Berlin trilogy
Saturday at Metro, actor Michael Shannon joined Sons of the Silent Age for yet another demonstration of the lasting impact of Bowie’s work.
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The Shape of Water is wondrous, but woefully narrow-minded
The visual achievement of Guillermo del Toro’s new fantasy can’t alleviate its reductive worldview.
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The 2017 Chicago International Film Festival, reviewed
Watching the watchers at the Chicago International Film Festival
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Ten best bets for fall movies
Oliver Stone tells the Snowden story, Nate Parker tells the Nat Turner story, and Ewan McGregor tries to tell Philip Roth’s story, plus other highlights.