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Off-Key and Missing the Mark: Off Nights at the Sometimes Cafe at Bramble Arts Loft
Off-Key and Missing the Mark: Off Nights at the Sometimes Cafe at Bramble Arts Loft
If all the worldâs a stage and we are all merely players, then we must be prepared when we are thrust into the spotlight. Not everyone will be ready. Some of us might freeze or forget our lines or simply wave the spotlight on, forgoing the opportunity to perform, content with playing in the shadows...
In El Ășltimo sueño de Frida y Diego, Fridaâs Beloved Genius Shines Through Her Pain
In El Ășltimo sueño de Frida y Diego, Fridaâs Beloved Genius Shines Through Her Pain
El Ășltimo sueño de Frida y Diego is a love story that outlives the body, outlasts the grave, and keeps burning long after death has done its part. Frida Kahlo famously said, âIâve had two accidents that changed my life: one when I was hit by a trolley, and the other when I fell in love with Diego Ri...
A Farcical Feverdream that Works: Trapdoor Theatre's 'The Cuttlefish'
A Farcical Feverdream that Works: Trapdoor Theatre's 'The Cuttlefish'
Trapdoor Theatreâs âThe Cuttlefishâ ought to be confounding, but somehow this 1920âs surrealist play from Poland is clear as a bell. Though ostensibly about the philosophical struggle between art and politics, the audience easily recognized echoes of the present-day overall fix in which society find...
Grelley Duvall Best Actress Delivers a PopâCulture Fever Dream at Chopin
Grelley Duvall Best Actress Delivers a PopâCulture Fever Dream at Chopin
The Oscars might be over, but this âBest Actressâ is just getting started. Welcome to the weird world of the Grelley Duvall Show, or Alex Grelle. His unique approach to cabaret has amassed quite a fanbase over the years. Suffice it to say, thereâs nothing else quite like it. In two acts, Grelle and...
The Drowsy Chaperone Wakes Up the Room at Theo Ubique
The Drowsy Chaperone Wakes Up the Room at Theo Ubique
âI just want to be entertained. Isnât that the point?â asks the narrator of The Drowsy Chaperone. And if that indeed is the point, Theo Ubiqueâs rendition hit the bullseye. This fun production follows a neurotic musical theatre fan (played by Steve McDonagh) who puts on his favorite record and talks...
32C This Weekend: Ballet, Opera, and Mythic Theatre Light Up Chicago
32C This Weekend: Ballet, Opera, and Mythic Theatre Light Up Chicago
Chicago is bursting with theatrical imagination this weekend, and three standout productions are redefining what live performance can be. At the Museum of Contemporary Art, Joffrey Balletâs Winning Works transforms the stage into a kinetic playground where emerging choreographers experiment boldly....
Reimagined Madama Butterfly at the Lyric a Masterpiece in its Own Right
Reimagined Madama Butterfly at the Lyric a Masterpiece in its Own Right
Created in 1904, Giacomo Pucciniâs Madama Butterfly has become one of the worldâs greatest and most popular operas.  New Yorkâs Metropolitan Opera alone had performed it 902 times prior to the beginning of its 2023-24 season.  Renowned for his gifts for melody, Pucciniâs musical co...
In Lookingglass' White Rooster, Yee Conjures an Intriguing World Where Old and New Collide
In Lookingglass' White Rooster, Yee Conjures an Intriguing World Where Old and New Collide
White Rooster arrives at Lookingglass Theatre with the kind of wild, genreâbending confidence that reminds you why this ensemble has always been one of Chicagoâs most inventive storytellers. Ensemble member Matthew C. Yee - doubling as writer and director - conjures a darkly funny, legend-steeped gh...
A Night in Jellicle Heaven: Music Theater Works Delivers a Stunning 'Cats'
A Night in Jellicle Heaven: Music Theater Works Delivers a Stunning 'Cats'
Andrew Lloyd Webberâs Cats remains one of musical theatreâs most distinctive creations - a sungâthrough, danceâdriven spectacle that swaps traditional plot for atmosphere, character portraits, and pure theatrical immersion. Drawn from T. S. Eliotâs Old Possumâs Book of Practical Cats, the musical un...
Beautifully Produced 'Two Sisters and a Piano,' But Script Misses the Mark
Beautifully Produced 'Two Sisters and a Piano,' But Script Misses the Mark
In âTwo Sisters and a Pianoâ written by Nilo Cruz and directed by Lisa Portes,  we soon learn these two women have been trapped for years under house arrest in an aging manor in Cuba. One is a writer, the other a musician âand thatâs her baby grand piano on stage. Maria, the writer (Andrea...
Static, Signals, and Surprises: City Litâs Changing Channels Tunes In
Static, Signals, and Surprises: City Litâs Changing Channels Tunes In
The year is 1952. Television is rapidly gaining popularity over radio, to the delight of some and the disgust of others. Senator Joseph McCarthy has just been re-elected and is accusing hundreds of people of having connections to the Communist Party, provoking a nationwide climate of paranoid hyster...
A Winning Combination: Winning Works at the Museum of Contemporary Art
A Winning Combination: Winning Works at the Museum of Contemporary Art
It was the flippant statement heard round the humanities. An errant comment, a sweeping generalization, and another dismissive remark towards the arts. While the internet might have lambasted the commentator, the commentary at its core is the erroneous belief or misunderstanding that the arts are a...
Reservation Mayhem, One Man, Forty Voices: Mike Newquist Ignites 'Fully Committed' at The Den
Reservation Mayhem, One Man, Forty Voices: Mike Newquist Ignites 'Fully Committed' at The Den
Get ready - those phones are about to explode, and Sam is already spinning like a top trying to catch every single one. Itâs a fullâblown ringâstorm, and heâs diving into it with the hectic energy of someone who knows the chaos is coming and still canât outrun it. A brisk, razorâfunny powder keg of...
National Hellenic Museum's Trial of Odysseus: Hero or Criminal?
National Hellenic Museum's Trial of Odysseus: Hero or Criminal?
King Odysseus returns home to Ithaca after twenty yearsâ absence: ten yearsâ fighting the Trojan War (it takes time to build a big enough wooden horse), followed by a ten-year journey during which everything that could go wrong does go wrong: think rush-hour traffic on the Kennedy under construction...
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