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Funny you should ask: Chicago scientist says humor makes for better researchers
Letonia Copeland-Hardin is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Chicago and also a stand-up...
Review: ‘Don Giovanni’ at Lyric Opera delivers a blast of Robert Falls’ operatic past
Director Robert Falls' signature maximalism is still with us, I am happy to report, even...
Top 10 dance for fall 2024: U.S. premieres at Joffrey and the Harris, plus Hubbard Street does Fosse
Most of our critic's picks are for Chicago companies who have stood the test of...
Review: ‘1776’ at Marriott Theatre rediscovers the hope in the birth of America
With a diverse cast and and many points of view, director Nick Bowling's production is...
Review: Larry Kramer’s play ‘The Normal Heart’ is in good hands at Redtwist Theatre
This is a masterful work that charts the pathetic initial response from the New York...
Review: ‘A Shadow Bright and Burning’ explores a magic alternate reality to Victorian England
The world premiere adaptation in Chicago is based on a 2016 young adult novel that...
Review: ‘Divination’ was a crowning moment for Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project
This year’s showcase in Millennium Park served as the celebratory end of a two-year process...
Judge narrows Anna Netrebko lawsuit against Met Opera to gender discrimination
Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera was narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a...
If you’ve crossed a starting line, you’ve heard his voice: Dave Kappas announces races from Chicago Triathlon to Shamrock Shuffle
He's the guy on the microphone, amping up and calming down Chicago runners before the...
Talking to Jordan Klepper of ‘The Daily Show’ about prepping for a DNC week in Chicago
"The Daily Show" is broadcasting all week from the Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture...
Review: ‘Back to the Future’ at the Cadillac Palace falls short as a time-traveling musical
Based on the beloved 1985 Robert Zemeckis movie, it could have been a great musical....
Gena Rowlands, acting powerhouse and star of movies by her director-husband, John Cassavetes, dies
Gena Rowlands, hailed as one of the greatest actors to ever practice the craft and...