On Oct. 4, 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room at age 27.
Today in History: Janis Joplin found dead
Category: Entertainment
‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ review: The Gotham jukebox musical, co-starring Lady Gaga. Millions of ‘Joker’ fans will haaaaate. I like it.
“Joker 2” is, yes, a jukebox musical and a fascinating apology for the first “Joker.” Millions will haaaaaaate it. I like it.
‘The Franchise’ review: What’s the opposite of satire? HBO’s comedy skewering the movie business attempts to find out
The HBO series purports to skewer the chaos and absurdity of big-budget comic book movie adaptations, but has nothing new to say — or even any real bite.
‘Saturday Night’ review: Skimming the surface of the very first ‘SNL’
Director and co-writer Jason Reitman imagines the 90-minute run-up to the bedraggled but momentous 1975 premiere of NBC’s “Saturday Night.”
Review: ‘Leonora’ at Chicago Opera Theater is a shakily delivered discovery
Lyric Opera and Chicago Opera Theater present two versions of the same story this week: Beethoven’s more famous “Fidelio” and his Italian contemporary Ferdinando Paër’s “Leonora.”
Review: In ‘Yellow Face’ on Broadway, David Henry Hwang has some fun with a thorny question
Back in 1990, the playwright David Henry Hwang protested a decision to bring “Miss Saigon” to Broadway with Jonathan Pryce cast as an Asian character.
Where to watch the vice presidential debate in Chicago
Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will face off at 8 p.m. Tuesday for the only scheduled vice presidential debate before the November election.
Column: The mesmerizing theater of PJ Harvey at the Salt Shed
I can still see the final seconds of “Down by the Water.” As she sang the last “Give me my daughter,” she uncurled one of her long arms and seemed to push outward, into the audience, just as the lights cut to black.
2024 Equity Jeff Awards: Marriott’s ‘Beautiful’ and Steppenwolf plays are big winners
The awards for productions from the Chicago area’s union-affiliated theaters were presented Monday night at Drury Lane.
Review: In Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ at Lyric Opera, prisoners sing about the joy of freedom
Sitting in the dark on Wacker Drive listening to the grand Lyric Opera Chorus sing of such primal feelings is worth sacrificing whatever else you planned to do for an evening.