Forget autumn in New York, Chicago is the place to be since that’s where audiences can see Frida Kahlo and Sylvia Plath come to life on stage, Nicole Kidman deal with life on screen, and dancers makin…
If you’re a YouTube watcher (and who isn’t?) with a penchant for pets, you may be thinking, “So many cat videos, so little time.” But all that’s about to change thanks to Will Braden. The self-proc…
Last year, Hell in a Handbag Productions first presented “The Golden Girls – The Lost Episodes" to Chicago audiences. What was planned as a summer run turned into a successful stint, leading to its cu…
Fresh off last month’s Pitchfork Music Festival, breakout artist Ravyn Lenae is saying yes to YAS! Fest, a new festival created to showcase the Year of Creative Youth designated by Chicago Mayor Rahm …
When it comes to homegrown enjoyment, forget apple pie (it’s Dutch or English anyway). Blues music is about as American as you can get. And the Chicago History Museum is celebrating that fact with its…
It’s no secret dancing is food for the soul and good for one’s body. But it also benefits others—especially when it comes to Dance for Life, an annual show that raises money and awareness for the Danc…
The Union Jack flags! The fancy fascinators! The foreign festivities! If you were one of the 29.2 million Americans who witnessed Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s vows, you may be suffering from post-…
The unseasonable heat Chicago is experiencing may not be due to the weather. More likely, the warmth is resonating from the debut of Second City’s one-woman show “Julia Sweeney: Older a…
The joke is on dance patrons if they think choreographer Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream is an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” or if they’ll hear Felix…
Meet Ensign Nellie Forbush, the all-American heroine in the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “South Pacific.” Pretty, plucky and unpretentious, this little lady from Little Rock learns a lot about life …
