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.
Review: In ‘Yellow Face’ on Broadway, David Henry Hwang has some fun with a thorny question
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Palos Goes Pink event returns with fun, fitness for breast cancer research
“It’s a cause that touches so many lives … but there’s also so much profound hope for treatments and cures for this disease,” organizers said.
Frank Fritz of the reality TV Show ‘American Pickers’ dies at 60
Frank Fritz, who drove around the U.S. looking for antiques and collectibles to buy and resell on the reality show “American Pickers,” has died.
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.
Alinea co-founder Nick Kokonas sells stake in restaurant group
The group’s flagship restaurant, Alinea, is one of two Chicago restaurants with three Michelin stars. Among its other projects are the restaurant Roister and the cocktail lounge The Aviary.
This year’s MacArthur ‘genius’ awards are announced, with 2 Chicago winners
Twenty-two new geniuses were anointed Tuesday as the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation announced the 2024 winners of its MacArthur Fellowship.
New Oak Park Field Center building set to rise from the earth
The building that will replace the 1926 Field Center in Oak Park will be made from rammed earth, local soil that is compressed.
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.