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Posted inArts & Culture

Nora Dunn on our first and worst presidents

by Catey Sullivan March 24, 2020August 18, 2021

Her show at Steppenwolf is off for now, but the ‘difficult’ SNL vet still has plenty to say.

Posted inFilm

Bea Cordelia and Daniel Kyri’s webseries The T is a love letter to queer and trans friendship in Chicago

by H. Melt July 31, 2018August 18, 2021

As they grapple with their sexual identities, the characters find strength and comfort in their community.

Posted inArts & Culture

There’s no mystery in Writers Theatre’s The Mystery of Love and Sex

by Tony Adler April 19, 2017August 18, 2021

Instead of answers, Bathsheba Doran’s play offers contrivance.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Nether, The Book of Joseph, and seven more plays to see now

by Chicago Reader February 8, 2017August 18, 2021

Thought-provoking productions at A Red Orchid and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inBlogs

Second City does Wagner for its second hilarious collaboration with Lyric Opera

by Deanna Isaacs October 27, 2016August 18, 2021

Longer! Louder! Wagner! is like Hershey Felder crossed with The Producers

Posted inArts & Culture

Lookingglass Theatre’s Thaddeus and Slocum is more vaudeville, less adventure

by Brianna Wellen June 23, 2016August 18, 2021

The cabaret-style show shines in its musical numbers, but suffers in its storytelling.

Kamal Angelo Bolden, Erik Hellman, Grace Gealey, Patrese McClain
Posted inArts & Culture

The Misanthrope in black and white

by Tony Adler May 22, 2013August 19, 2021

Charles Newell’s production of Moliere’s The Misanthrope sends a confused racial message.

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