The Brothers Size opens with a chant proclaiming that “the road is rough” before showing what that means in a universe of two. Stories examining relationships between brothers or between sisters are too rarely seen in serious drama. Given their complexity and intensity, they’re an ideal source for creating captivating story telling. Tarell Alvin McCraney’s …
Children have no notion of history. Even that of their own family. It takes their own curiosity or the initiative of an adult to help shed light on who they are and how they fit into the world. For most of the Black children whose parents and grandparents left the South between 1901 and 1970, …
Even though describing Lizz Wright as a soul and gospel singer hit the mark, leaving it there would be much too narrow. Her style and the music she chooses to sing come through in her conversation which invariably remains grounded in a spirituality that straddles the religious and the secular. It’s an awareness and understanding …
Because so many variables can influence how it’s dispensed, lots of us question the true nature of justice. Where you live, how much money or education you have, what you look like and how you speak can all prove potent influences on verdicts. To see how the concept of justice looks around the world, Netherlands …
It’s a play I never expected to see on the Goodman stage. And maybe if it weren’t so well written, it would not be there. Ultimately a story about personal fulfillment, How to Catch Creation chooses to tell its story the way real life works with characters who usually aren’t seen on such august stages. …
The great museums of the world also function as incredible and vast store houses. The amount of art that rests in the possession of some museums can sometimes eclipse the number of works in permanent exhibition. Periodically portions of archived collections are reintroduced to the public and mounted as exhibitions to highlight an artist or …
After reading John Kessler’s explosive Chicago Magazine article about the waning “mojo” of the city’s dining scene, you can’t help but reassess your own views of what it’s like to eat in this rambunctious town. Drawn from his expansive view of local trends across the country, Kessler’s in a unique position to see and taste …
Linda’s playing at Steep Theatre through the 15th of this month and if you want to see something that will nourish your mind for days to come, you might want to drop by and check it out. It’s very very female. Exceedingly muscular. And it completely chucks convention for the sake of honesty which …
None of the following three restaurants have anything in common other than their knack for consistently offering delicious food at reasonable prices. In a couple of cases, the prices are remarkably low. Bacci, even though they’ve been around since the mid 90’s, was a complete surprise. Suddenly it was just there when I found myself …
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Underbellies are seldom pleasant places. You see disturbing things there. Things that may even make you angry. Things like you’ll see and hear at Steep Theater’s take no prisoners production of Birdland; a splendid riff on a Patti Smith poem of the same name about the dark side of fame. Because Birdland so ruthlessly …