Using plays as platforms to broadcast social manifestos is not new. The technique often serves to add clarity to the basis of the playwright’s arguments. Such a truth applies to Megastasis; a story about the crushing odds facing young black men now playing at the Athenaeum. Playwright Kia Corthon has certainly done her homework and …
Pizzeria Bebu in Lincoln Park has only been around since February but acts and slings pie like a seasoned champ. Chef Jeff Lutzow, a Nico Osteria expat, has an exquisite gift for pairing the perfect toppings and placing them on the ideal dining vehicle; a thin crispy crust. Like everything, your own palette will determine …
In a city of millions, you know there’s gotta be a good laugh to be found somewhere. And you’ll find plenty of them at that burgeoning institution of mirth on Broadway at Belmont. The Laugh Factory’s Wednesday night Supply and Demand show may have had a smallish crowd but the laughs bordered on the obese. …
Booty Candy, the play, is probably exactly what you think it is; a sexually infused theatrical force. Booty Candy, the object, will likely not be what you expect. But we’re here to talk about the play. Anybody who loves having their expectations exceeded well beyond the imagination’s boundaries will delight in this production as …
Black men have been paying homage to black women artistically for years and in more ways than the obvious. Langston Hughes’ Not Without Laughter, published in 1930, recounts a young boy’s subtle, deep; and in the end, memorable love for the women in his life; his mother, aunt and especially his grandmother. “A Wonder …