A Korean-American family drama and an all-female Annoyance troupe are among this week’s best bets.
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This Way Outta Santaland, Home for Hanukkah With Bubbe, and six more new holiday stage shows
Santa Diaries veteran Mitchell Fain returns with a revue of his own.
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Beauty and the Beast, The Complete Deaths, and four more new theater reviews
Short runs at the MCA and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s notable shows.
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Fun Home, Betrayal, Graeme of Thrones, and 12 more new theater reviews
The Broadway musical based on Alison Bechdel’s graphic novel and a Pinter classic are among this week’s best bets.
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There’s one last chance to see Twelfth Night in Hindi
The Mumbai-based Company Theatre’s Piya Behrupia speaks a universal language.
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The Newberry Library’s ‘Creating Shakespeare’ highlights the writer’s ongoing legacy
A new exhibit explores how the Bard’s work has influenced Chicago and beyond.
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Richard III was always a monster. Now imagine him as RoboCop
The Gift Theatre and Michael Patrick Thornton use disability to illuminate the Bard’s sociopathic conniver.
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Steppenwolf’s The Flick, BoHo Theatre’s Fugitive Songs, and 13 more new stage shows
Fifteen new reviews of stage shows including limited runs of Cabaret and the one-man show Sancho: An Act of Remembrance.
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Belarus Free Theater’s King Lear: Endlessly stunning and authentically great
The Belorusan troupe conjures up a storm to end all storms and a battle to end all battles with a few tarpaulins.
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Making sense of Measure for Measure—in Russian
To kick off Shakespeare 400 Chicago, Moscow’s Pushkin Theatre and London-based Cheek by Jowl put a wobbly but exhilarating spin on the problematic problem play Measure for Measure.
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What to see at Shakespeare 400 Chicago
We pare the year-long catalog of events down just a little bit.
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Brush up your Shakespeare all year long at Shakespeare 400 Chicago
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater marks the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death with an enormous international celebration.
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The Tempest works some real magic
Chicago Shakespeare’s star-powered production is even more than its celebrated parts.
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The silent half of Penn & Teller adds some magic to Shakespeare’s Tempest
Commonly interpreted as Shakespeare’s farewell to theater, The Tempest is the tale of a magician performing his final and greatest feat. Prospero plans to use skills acquired over a lifetime to put his wrecked world back together. When that’s accomplished, he promises, “I’ll break my staff, bury it certain fathoms in the earth, and deeper […]
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Steve Earle on hanging out with Levon Helm, learning to love Taylor Swift, and more
The veteran musician, budding actor, and unapologetic Harry Potter fan talks to local singer-songwriter Quinn Tsan.