Richard Christiansen

Fifty years ago, author Jack Kerouac sat at a typewriter and pounded out in 20 days, on one long continuous scroll, "On the Road," a book that became the Beat...

ROCK MORENO VELOSO The son of the legendary Caetano Veloso showcases his refined take on Brazilian music; Monday at Schubas, 3159 N. Southport Ave.; $15; 773-525-2508. THE SOFT BOYS First...

About 30 years ago, when Romulus Linney attended the opening of one of his plays with his daughter, she took the opportunity at intermission to walk up and down the...

Opera - Hard to believe that 20 years have passed since Chicago Opera Theater gave the Midwest premiere of "The Good Soldier Schweik," Cicero native Robert Kurka's opera based on...

A recent poll in England found that 6 out of 10 individuals who responded to a question about their state of civility admitted they lose their temper at least once...

What becomes an arts legend most? Being honored by the Illinois Arts Alliance Foundation at its annual Arts Legend Awards Benefit Dinner. Which is what will happen to producer-director Bernard...

Chicago actress Carmen Roman has landed one of the prime roles of the season, that of the cancer-afflicted woman who is the leading character in "Wit," Margaret Edson's 1999 Pulitzer...

Long before he became identified as Mr. National Rifle Association, Charlton Heston was a movie star, a very big movie star. Since 1950, he has made, he estimates, 82 films,...

With spring comes a new arts season in Chicago. Here is a roundup of some of the events that will blossom in the coming months. Art "Recent Acquisitions: American Art":...

Hip-hop The gaudy and gifted OutKast is hip-hop's answer to the musical and sartorial outlandishness of George Clinton's Parliament-Funkadelic ensembles of the 1970s. Blending the greasiness of funk, the bristling...