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WEBHugh Iglarsh September 16, 2024. “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” is mainly, and justifiably, about the public issues confronted and battles fought by a very brave and public writer on an almost daily basis over four decades. The central fact about Royko is that, love him or hate him, everyone—or so it seemed—read him. Sharon Hoyer.
Chicago Theater and Musicals to See: October 2024
WEB5 days ago · 1 Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (Lyric Opera) The three-time Tony Award-winner sings her life in songs. October 4. 2 Pericles (Chicago Shakespeare) The Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in thirty years. Starts October 20. 3 Some Like it Hot (Broadway in Chicago) The Tony and Grammy Award-winner finally gets to Chicago, after the pandemic pushed it out of town.
Review: "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" at Broadway In Chicago
WEB1 day ago · In one sense, “Cursed Child” wants to be a father-son story. But we don’t get enough of a relationship between Harry and Albus to care. What we do get is a friend-friend story where Albus and Scorpius (Aidan Close), the son of Harry’s once-rival Draco (Benjamin Thys) and the most developed character in the show, become such close friends that Harry is threatened.
Review: "Inherit the Wind" at Goodman Theatre
WEB2 days ago · In many ways, our time seems more dangerous than that portrayed in the play, because it defies understanding. But the truths of the play resonate strongly, nonetheless: “He that troubleth his own house… shall inherit the wind.”. Goodman Theatre’s “Inherit the Wind” has been extended to October 20 at Goodman’s Albert Theatre, 170 ...
Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater
WEBJan 6, 2023 · 46 Nancy García Loza Playwright Nancy García Loza describes herself as a pocha playwright, a Mexican American writer who draws inspiration from the wealth of stories found in Chicago’s vibrant Mexican communities. In 2022, she won the Joyce Award through the National Museum of Mexican Art, and, at nine months pregnant, flew out to New York City to accept the 2022 Lanford Wilson Award for ...
Stage Top 5: January 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 3, 2024 · 1 Anything Goes (Porchlight Music Theatre) A ninetieth-anniversary production of Cole Porter’s Great American Songbook-filled classic. Starts January 13. 2 Highway Patrol (Goodman Theatre) Emmy winner Dana Delany created and stars in the world premiere of this social media thriller. Starts January 20. 3 Champion (Lyric Opera) Terence Blanchard calls his first opera, based on a true story ...
Stage Top 5: February 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 31, 2024 · 1 Judy’s Life’s Work (Definition Theatre) Definition debuts its new Hyde Park space with a world premiere by onetime Newcity critic Loy A. Webb. Starts February 2. 2 Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) Edward Hall directs his first show as Chicago Shakes’ artistic director, starring Tony Award-nominee Katy Sullivan. Starts February 2. 3 a home what howls (or the house what was ...
Woke Up: A Review of “Don’t Quit Your Daydream” at The Second …
WEBJun 27, 2023 · The Second City’s “Don’t Quit Your Daydream,” with Evan Mills, Julia Morales, Andy Bolduc, Jordan Stafford, Claire McFadden, Kiley Fitzgerald/Photo: Timothy M. Schmidt. Hilarious sendups of our overly serious cultural moment abound—the grist for the Second City mill since the place started back in the 1950s—such as the group that ...
Stage Top 5: February 2023 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 31, 2023 · 1 Boulevard of Bold Dreams (TimeLine Theatre) LaDarrion Williams’ world premiere about “dreamers overcoming obstacles and fighting for recognition amidst the racism and inequity of Hollywood” set on the night that Hattle McDaniel won her historic Oscar in 1940. Starts February 1. 2 The Factotum (Lyric Opera) Rising opera star Will Liverman co-creates a reimagining of Rossini’s “The ...
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