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The Devil Wears Prada Needs More Time in the Workroom
The new musical could use a few alterations before it’s fit for Broadway.
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Best Export to Studio 8H
Sarah Sherman Chicago comedy fans knew Sarah Sherman better as Sarah Squirm, the freaky face of the Hideout’s bizarre showcase Helltrap Nightmare. While she joined the cast of Saturday Night...
Best New Theatrical Arena
Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater Steppenwolf Theatre Company finally opened its expanded campus in April, and even if pandemic delays meant the inaugural production of Chekhov’s Seagull didn’t have the all-ensemble cast...
Best Emerging Voice in Chicago Theater
Tyla Abercrumbie Chicago theatergoers have long known Tyla Abercrumbie for her grounded work as an actor in plays like Dominique Morisseau’s Pipeline at Victory Gardens and Lynn Nottage’s Sweat at...
See a Show at a Storefront Theater
Ever since Steppenwolf famously got its start in a church basement, Chicago theater artists have made a practice of turning absolutely any room you give them into a performance area,...
See 30 Plays in an Hour at a Performance of the Infinite Wrench
The Neo-Futurists ensemble’s signature show, Infinite Wrench, is never the same twice, but it’s imbued with its own rituals that have kept fans coming back for 34 years. The performers...
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The Artists’ Artist
A major retrospective tracks Cezanne’s influence beyond impressionism.