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This 2016 play by Rockford-born Nathan Alan Davis asks what justifies violence, a question that resonates with today’s global struggles. Director Manny Buckley navigates Wilson’s nuanced dialogue and perfectly timed beats of action in a play that should satisfy those new to the playwright and dedicated “Wilsonites” alike.
Review: "The Marriage of Figaro" at Lyric Opera Chicago
2 days ago · Lyric’s “The Marriage of Figaro” is through November 30 at Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive. Showtimes are November 9 and 13, 7pm; a matinee on November 17, 2pm; November 19, 7pm; matinees on November 21, 24, and 27, at 2pm; and November 30, 7pm. Tickets are available at lyricopera.org or by calling (312)827-5600.
Review: “Leroy and Lucy” at Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago
Nov 7, 2024 · The audience is like Leroy, unable to resist the temptation of beauty, wisdom and finding the sacred within. “Leroy and Lucy” is through December 15 at Steppenwolf’s Ensemble Theater, 1646 North Halsted. Showtimes are Tuesdays-Fridays at 7:30pm; Saturdays at 3pm and 7:30pm; and Sundays at 3pm. Tickets are $20-$92, available at steppenwolf ...
Igniting the Spirit: A Conversation with Nicole Clarke-Springer ...
1 day ago · In 2019, Nicole Clarke-Springer took the creative helm of Deeply Rooted Dance Theater as its second-ever artistic director, right before the global pandemic. She cut her leadership teeth by shepherding the prominent Black American contemporary company through a multi-year crisis, brought on Makeda ...
Players 50 2024: The Rising Stars and Storefront Stalwarts
Jan 9, 2024 · Gwendolyn Whiteside. Executive Artistic Director, American Blues Theater. As the curtain rises on 2024, whether we're in the front row or the balcony, we are trepidatious. If anything uplifts the performing-arts realm of Chicago to a thriving state, it's the talent and passion of the leaders we've profiled this year.
Players 50 2024: The Producers and Places | Newcity Stage
Jan 9, 2024 · Players 50 2024: The Music Makers. Players 50 2024: The Advocates and Changemakers. Players 50 2024: The Institutions. Players 50 2024: The Rising Stars and Storefront Stalwarts. Here are the Players from Chicago’s producers and places. Victor Alexander/Photo: Joe Mazza | brave lux. Victor Alexander.
Players 50 2024: The Institutions - Newcity Stage
Jan 9, 2024 · Here are the Players from Chicago’s institutions. Kate Lipuma and Braden Abraham/Photo: Joe Mazza | brave lux. Braden Abraham and Kate Lipuma. Artistic Director and Executive Director, Writers Theatre. Now in its thirty-first season, Writers Theatre continues its tradition of staging both new works and new interpretations of the classics.
Players 2022: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago
Jan 7, 2022 · Players 50 2022 is written by Brian Hieggelke and Sharon Hoyer with additional contributions from Amanda Finn, Aaron Hunt, Carl Kozlowski, Dennis Polkow and Noel Schecter. All photos by Joe Mazza/brave lux. In the return of the Players 50 list, we tried to honor those who came back, who've already been putting shows on stages, while crossing ...
The Verdon Fosse Legacy Teams Up with Hubbard Street Dance …
Nov 6, 2024 · Nicole Fosse, founder and artistic director of the Verdon Fosse Legacy, has been looking for a concert dance company to house her parents’ iconic work. Bob Fosse is perhaps the best-known choreographer on this continent—if not in name, then certainly aesthetics: slinky black costumes, bowler hats on tilted heads, slanting torsos and arms framing thrusting hips. Lucky for us in Chicago ...
Stage Top 5: February 2024 | Newcity Stage
Jan 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 ...