One hundred days are down since Donald Trump took office, and so is the new administration’s support of Planned Parenthood. Yet it comes as no surprise women’s healthcare is at risk since a self-descr…
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Mary Poppins—the practically perfect, umbrella-flying nanny who blows into London on behalf of Jane and Michael Banks, two Edwardian children who have everything except…
Honeybees are essential to the environment. Friendships are vital to humans. And both are in peril in “Queen” by Madhuri Shekar. In the world premiere at Victory Gardens Theater, Priya Mohanty and Dar…
Cheerleaders are expected to be in sync, whether jumping, tumbling, dancing and, uh, cheering. But what about twitching, stuttering and displaying sudden outbursts? Certainly these aren’t the preferre…
If you’ve seen Madonna or Gloria Estefan perform live or caught episodes of “Dancing with the Stars” or the American Music Awards on TV, chances are you’ve witnessed the dance direction of Liz Imperio…
Mayor Rahm Emanuel once said, “You never let a serious crisis go to waste.” And Sharyn Rothstein doesn’t. In her award-winning play “By the Water,” Rothstein takes on Hurricane Sandy, focusing on a wo…
What’s in a name? Prime time soaps in the states are called telenovelas in Latin America. Due to their serpentined plots, the Spanish refer to them as “culebrones” (“long snakes”). Meanwhile, in C…
With a rousing speech, Viola Davis accepted the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the film “Fences,” adapted from August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play. Of course,…
Melissa Thodos, founder and artistic director of Thodos Dance Chicago (TDC), has a lot to look forward to. This year marks a milestone 25 years for her dance company, which will celebrate with a perfo…
Scientology is no laughing matter, yet writer/performer Cathy Schenkelberg found enough humor in the topic to parlay her 20-year ordeal as a Scientologist into the one-woman show “Squeeze My Cans” cur…
