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Lyric Launches New Season with a Dazzling Rigoletto
Innocence, youth and love can seem the perfect ingredients for romance. But as Giuseppe Verdi’s 173-year-old opera Rigoletto reveals, they can also combine to create …
BTE’s The Outsider – A Very Smart and Funny Antidote to Rampant Political Angst
Paul Slade Smith’s political comedy The Outsider has to be one of the slyest, stealthiest creations to come down to pike in recent memory. Now …
The Unflinching Wisdom of Mike Royko Returns in One Man Show at the Chopin
In the seven counties comprising northeastern Illinois, including Chicago’s Cook County, there were slightly more than a million and a half residents over the age …
PrideArts [title of show] Raining Gold
The best things in life really can come in small packages and [title of show], a little musical about making a musical fits that bill …
The Normal Heart at Redtwist Can Still Be Read as a Call to Action
In an interview conducted when he was 78, in poor health and reflecting on his life, playwright and gay rights activist Larry Kramer sounded resigned …
River North Gallery Uses Exceptional Art to Offer Pleasure and Move the Mind
Viewed as haunts of the elite, art galleries aren’t the kinds of places you’d associate with advocacy and activism. But Hope: A Prelude, an exhibition …
Annual Gala Revels in the Invincibility and Wonder of Dance
Now in its 33rd year, Dance for Life has grown from an inspired idea to an invaluable tradition. Both a performance showcasing the breadth of …
Music Theater Works Carousel a Beautiful Conundrum
Something about Carousel’s storyline is like sand running through your fingers. As hard as you try, you really can’t get a firm grasp of it. …
Platinum Blues in the Park – No Charge
Has there ever been a time in history when significant human migration wasn’t occurring? Headlines these days continue to blare about migrants at the border. …