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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.
"3320" Brings Decades of Dance Experience to Dovetail Studios …
WEB6 hours ago · “3320,” playing October 25-November 3, will loosely be about experienced choreographers given space to play. Read invited veteran dance and performance makers to create short pieces for a two-weekend mini-festival out …
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.
Top Chicago Theater Productions: August 2024 - Newcity Stage
WEBAug 2, 2024 · 1 Portal (Lookingglass Theatre) Chicago’s Tony-winning theater company snaps back to life after a hiatus with dialogue-free visual storytelling of dance, circus and puppetry. Starts August 1. 2 Carousel (Music Theater Works) Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic. Starts August 8. 3 King Lear (American Players Theatre) There is no better summer night than Shakespeare done well, in the Wisconsin ...
Players 50 2024: The Producers and Places | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Lori Dimun President/CEO, Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago’s minimalist temple to the arts is presenting home to over a dozen Chicago-based companies as well as a stop for big-name national and international productions, thanks to Dimun’s leadership. Long-term relationships are foundational to the Harris Theater philosophy, which is why season staples include hometown heroes like ...
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 50 2024: The Institutions - Newcity Stage
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Here are the Players from Chicago’s institutions. Kate Lipuma and Braden Abraham/Photo: Joe Mazza | brave lux. Braden Abraham and Kate Lipuma. Artistic Director and Executive Director, Writers Theatre. Now in its thirty-first season, Writers Theatre continues its tradition of staging both new works and new interpretations of the classics.
Players 2024: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago
WEBJan 9, 2024 · And if anything will help restore the performing-arts realm of Chicago to a thriving state, it’s the talent and passion of the leaders we’ve profiled this year. —Brian Hieggelke. Players 50 2024 is written by Tristan Bruns, Sharon Hoyer, Dennis Polkow and Mary Wisniewski with additional contributions from Aaron Hunt, Hugh Iglarsh and Noel ...
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 ...