Director Ron OJ Parson foregrounds the power of friendship and the strength of Black familial bonds.
Review: A Black bromance under stress in ‘Hymn’ at Chicago Shakespeare
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Review: CSO music-director-to-be Klaus Mäkelä faces his orchestra — and the work ahead
Programs of Mahler’s Third Symphony last week and Dvořák No. 7 this weekend both deliver highlights and give a sense of the work to be done.
Ruth Buzzi, comedy sketch player on groundbreaking series ‘Laugh-In,’ dies at 88
Ruth Buzzi, who rose to fame as the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the groundbreaking sketch comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and made over 200 television appearances during a 45-year career, has died at age 88.
What to do in Chicago: Polish Parade, Japanese Breakfast and May the 4th Be With You
Also around the area this weekend, comedian Laura Peek is at Zanies and the farmers markets open for summer.
2025 Tony Award nominations: Steppenwolf’s ‘Purpose’ and ‘Death Becomes Her’ both score big
Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre Company woke up Thursday morning to boffo Tony Award news as plaudits landed on its world premiere production of Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ drama, “Purpose,” a bold play very loosely based on the family of political activist Jesse Jackson Jr. and now playing on Broadway. “Purpose” scored a Tony nomination in the category of […]
Hollywood Casino food courts in Joliet, Aurora to get Stephanie Izard’s Goat, Antique Taco
The food halls at the Hollywood casinos will include Lucky Goat, a new burger restaurant by celebrity chef Stephanie Izard.
Imaging the future of trans healthcare — and plastering it across the MCA
Edie Fake’s mural, now on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, is hard to pin down. Also, Edie Fake is hard to pin down.
‘The Four Seasons’ review: Tina Fey is no Alan Alda, but at least there’s the Vivaldi
A pointless TV adaptation of the droll 1981 film about three couples vacationing together.
Column: Shannon Ward is a musician who sings and plays guitar for the joy of it, out of the spotlight
The longtime South Sider may play in simple, comfortable places, but she has her fans and her music makes people happy.
Chicago Gourmet announces 2025 dates, new sports theme with a crosstown twist and all-star roster of chefs
Chicago Gourmet, the upscale food festival that celebrates the city as a “culinary capital,” will be returning to Millennium Park Sept. 25 to 28 with a new, sporty twist.