“There is no denying that 'The Taming of the Shrew' is a sexist play,” Director Barbara Gaines told Rebellious Magazine. But that doesn’t mean it can’t undergo a makeover with a few tweaks by transpor…
Victory Gardens Theater kicks off its 43rd season with “Fun Home” – the coming-of-age, coming-out story that received five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. More significantly, it marked a win for …
Chicago is known for its high buildings, deep dish pizza, and countless festivals. Seriously, the city has a lot of festivals. However, among the many food and music celebrations is Artemisia Fall Fes…
South African artist Tulsha Booysen proves the adage “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” by creating a 21-foot chandelier from beer cans (that’s 6,800 aluminum cans from Two Brothers brewe…
Fifty years ago, a new season known as the Summer of Love emerged. The social phenomenon saw hundreds of thousands of diverse people sporting flowers in their hair and an opposition to the Vietnam War…
At first glance, there’s nary a female voice in “Moby Dick.” Yet amid Captain Ahab (Nathan Hosner), Queequeg (Anthony Fleming III), Starbuck (Kareem Bandealy), Cabaco (Micah Figueroa), Mungun (Javen U…
Rome wasn’t built in a day nor was today’s feminism. It came in waves.: The first being the most significant when suffragettes risked their lives to obtain voting and property rights for women at the …
With two Oscars, an AFI Life Achievement Award, two BAFTAs, three Golden Globes, and an Honorary Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival under her svelte belt, Jane Fonda needs to make room for The C…
Why did the chicken cross the road? If the road in question is Belmont Avenue, it’s to get happy by seeing 400 comediennes perform at the 6th Annual Chicago Women’s Funny Festival at Stage 773. Yes…
Macerich’s Fashion Outlets of Chicago is “Where Art Meets Fashion” and where shoppers meet both. That’s because in addition to more than 130 designer outlet stores, the 530,000-square-foot mall is hom…
