If you’re looking for respite from the slush-bound, gawdawful doldrums of February (and who isn’t?), Mercury Theater Chicago offers a scorching-good respite in Women of Soul. Rebooting the show they debuted in 2018 at Black Ensemble Theater, writer/director Daryl D. Brooks and musical director Robert Reddrick don’t shy away from taking on the tunes that […]
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You Can’t Fake the Funk is superfreaky fun
Black Ensemble Theater’s celebration of the history of funk dazzles with defiant joy.
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It’s Rick Stone: The Blues Man, starring Rick Stone as Rick Stone
For 90 minutes, the Cooley High alum will sing the blues with utter absorption.
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Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see
A delightful kids’ show and a Neo-Futurist’s look at dementia are among this week’s best bets.