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WEBHugh Iglarsh September 16, 2024. “Royko: The Toughest Man in Chicago” is mainly, and justifiably, about the public issues confronted and battles fought by a very brave and public writer on an almost daily basis over four decades. The central fact about Royko is that, love him or hate him, everyone—or so it seemed—read him. Sharon Hoyer.
Chicago Theater and Musicals to See: October 2024
WEB1 day ago · 1 Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes (Lyric Opera) The three-time Tony Award-winner sings her life in songs. October 4. 2 Pericles (Chicago Shakespeare) The Royal Shakespeare Company returns to Chicago for the first time in thirty years. Starts October 20. 3 Some Like it Hot (Broadway in Chicago) The Tony and Grammy Award-winner finally gets to Chicago, after the pandemic pushed it out of town.
Review: “Henry V” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater
WEBSep 17, 2024 · This is accomplished in part by dividing up the Prologue (“Oh for a Muse of fire…”) among the ensemble so that everyone is narrating the action. Costume changes are pulled from boxes on the set—we are playing make-believe together, and yet we believe it. Chicago Shakespeare’s “Henry V,” with Elijah Jones and Kate Fry/Photo: Liz ...
Players 2023: Who Really Performs for Chicago Right Now in Theater
WEBJan 6, 2023 · 46 Nancy García Loza Playwright Nancy García Loza describes herself as a pocha playwright, a Mexican American writer who draws inspiration from the wealth of stories found in Chicago’s vibrant Mexican communities. In 2022, she won the Joyce Award through the National Museum of Mexican Art, and, at nine months pregnant, flew out to New York City to accept the 2022 Lanford Wilson Award for ...
Stage Top 5: December 2021 | Newcity Stage
WEBDec 1, 2021 · 1 Holiday Shows (The House, Strawdog, Goodman, Northlight, Paramount, American Blues, Cirque du Soleil, Hell in a Handbag, Nuns4Fun, Broadway in Chicago, Chicago Shakespeare, BrightSide and Chicago Opera Theater, Theater Wit) Nothing says “normal” (and helps theaters carry on) like a holiday show.. 2 Ramy Youssef (The Den) The Golden Globe winner—for his brilliant, subversive Hulu show ...
Stage Top 5: August 2023 - Newcity Stage
WEBJul 31, 2023 · 1 MJ (Broadway in Chicago) Not our MJ, but rather the late king of pop in a song-and-dance extravaganza created by director-choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and playwright Lynn Nottage. Starts August 1. 2 Today, Tonight, Soon (Theatre L’Acadie) A world premiere by Melanie Coffey promises “a mixture of Regency romance and feminist dystopia,” performed on an actual beach.
Stage Top 5: February 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 31, 2024 · 1 Judy’s Life’s Work (Definition Theatre) Definition debuts its new Hyde Park space with a world premiere by onetime Newcity critic Loy A. Webb. Starts February 2. 2 Richard III (Chicago Shakespeare Theater) Edward Hall directs his first show as Chicago Shakes’ artistic director, starring Tony Award-nominee Katy Sullivan. Starts February 2. 3 a home what howls (or the house what was ...
Stage Top 5: November 2022 - Newcity Stage
WEBOct 28, 2022 · 1 Trouble in Mind (Timeline Theatre) Ron OJ Parsons directs the groundbreaking Alice Childress masterpiece of backstage drama and interracial dynamics. Starts November 2. 2 Melissa Villaseñor (The Den) The beloved former SNL cast-member brings her “Whoops” standup tour to town for three shows. November 4-5. 3 Don Carlos (Lyric Opera) The first full five-act staging ever at Lyric of Verdi ...
Stage Top 5: January 2022 | Newcity Stage
WEBDec 23, 2021 · 1 Blues in the Night (Porchlight Music Theatre) Tony Award-nominee Felicia P. Fields headlines this Tony-nominated musical about a fateful 1930s night in a Chicago hotel on the South Side. Opens January 15. 2 Relentless (Timeline Theatre) Ron OJ Parson directs a world premiere by Chicago’s Tyla Abercrumbie about two sisters in Philadelphia in 1918. Opens January 19
Stage Top 5: January 2024 | Newcity Stage
WEBJan 3, 2024 · 1 Anything Goes (Porchlight Music Theatre) A ninetieth-anniversary production of Cole Porter’s Great American Songbook-filled classic. Starts January 13. 2 Highway Patrol (Goodman Theatre) Emmy winner Dana Delany created and stars in the world premiere of this social media thriller. Starts January 20. 3 Champion (Lyric Opera) Terence Blanchard calls his first opera, based on a true story ...