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    May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. When the sun, and mayor, pop up for the arts

    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario. But there's always one day — an hour, even — when it finally arrives with such blazing force you know winter is dead and buried for the year. That's when a smart politician knows to pop up outdoors.
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    Each and every year in Chicago, there is a moment when the problems of the city seem to fall away and everything seems doable and winnable again. It is a moment inextricably tied to the weather. Spring always comes later than even the worst-case scenario....

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, New Music Mondays Millenium Park, Entertainment Events, Chicago Public Schools

    2. May 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Once on the bus, you don't have a chance

    THEATER REVIEW: 'Roadkill,' presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★★ ... A plain-looking bus full of theater-goers pulled up to an ordinary Chicago street corner on Tuesday night and a couple of Nigerian women jumped on board.
    A plain-looking bus full of ticketed passengers pulled up to an ordinary Chicago street corner on Tuesday night and a couple of Nigerian women jumped on board. One was wary of the people on the bus and sat quietly, watching. The other, younger woman...

    Tags: Navy Pier, Arts and Culture, Chicago Restaurants

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. 'Comedy of Errors,' Theater on the Lake this summer

    This summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program will feature "The Comedy of Errors" in a series of free, outdoor performances July 25 to Aug. 25 in various Chicago parks.
    Tribune reporter
    This summer's Chicago Shakespeare in the Parks program will feature "The Comedy of Errors" in a series of free, outdoor performances July 25 to Aug. 25 in various Chicago parks. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced Tuesday that the program, in its second year,...

    Tags: Douglas Park, Entertainment, Humboldt Park, Navy Pier, Gage Park

    4. May 9, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  4. In Moliere fest at Court Theatre, upending the casting roles

    African-American actress Patrese D. McClain showed up at auditions for "The Misanthrope" and "Tartuffe" at the Court Theatre a few weeks ago thinking she was reading for the maid.
    African-American actress Patrese D. McClain showed up at auditions for "The Misanthrope" and "Tartuffe" at the Court Theatre a few weeks ago thinking she was reading for the maid. One can understand the assumption. If you took all the major...

    Tags: Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Celebrities

    5. May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. A fast-paced, entertaining 'Henry VIII'

    THEATER REVIEW: "Henry VIII" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★ 1/2 ... William Shakespeare and his company were not the first artistic entity to suck up to their funders ...
    William Shakespeare and his company were not the first artistic entity to suck up to their funders and protectors, and they surely weren't the last. Still, it's hard to watch the last scenes of “Henry VIII” without fantasizing that Wily Old...

    Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, William Shakespeare

    6. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  6. "Yellow Moon" at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe ★★

    Like several theater artists with connections to bonnie Scotland, David Greig seems to have the golden ticket of the moment. This thrilling scribe — perchance you saw his grand piece "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" last fall at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater — also has written the book to the much-anticipated new musical version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which begins previews in London in a couple of weeks.
    Like several theater artists with connections to bonnie Scotland, David Greig seems to have the golden ticket of the moment. This thrilling scribe — perchance you saw his grand piece "The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart" last fall at the Chicago...

    Tags: Authors, Arts and Culture, Salt, Celebrities

    7. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. 'Oklahoma!' comes sweepin' into Lyric Opera

    If ever a musical theater work deserved its exclamation point, it's “Oklahoma!”
    If ever a musical theater work deserved its exclamation point, it's “Oklahoma!” Breathes there a man or woman of a certain age who hasn't at one time or another succumbed to the nostalgic charms of this classic American show, whose spirit...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Civic Opera House, The Sound of Music (movie), Pulitzer Prize Awards

    8. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. 'Oklahoma!': Gemze de Lappe here to bring out true colors

    “It's not ‘rah, rah, rah,'” Gemze de Lappe says in explaining how you sing “Oklahoma!”
    “It's not ‘rah, rah, rah,'” Gemze de Lappe says in explaining how you sing “Oklahoma!” The 91-year-old de Lappe hops up from her chair and stoops, bowing low and dusting the air with her hands as if foraging through...

    Tags: Entertainment, Music, Civic Opera House, John Philip Sousa, Theater

    9. Feb 20, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Molusi's voyage in 'Cadre' is set in years after apartheid

    THEATER REVIEW: "Cadre" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★½ ... The voice of Nelson Mandela crackles through much of "Cadre," the interesting new work-in-progress created by the South African writer-director Omphile Molusi.
    The voice of Nelson Mandela crackles through much of "Cadre," the interesting new work-in-progress created, mostly in Chicago, by the South African writer-director Omphile Molusi, known internationally for his play "Itsoseng." Those of us of a certain age...

    Tags: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Nelson Mandela, Navy Pier, Arts and Culture, Celebrities

    10. Mar 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Tragic rap? 'Othello' is the Q Brothers' best yet

    THEATER REVIEW: "Othello: The Remix" is Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★½ ... Even for fans for such prior endeavors as "The Bomb-itty of Errors," a hip-hop version of "Othello" sounded like a stretch
    Even for fans for such prior endeavors as "The Bomb-itty of Errors" and "Funk it Up About Nothin'," a hip-hop version of "Othello" sounded like a stretch for the Q Brothers, that bizarre pair of theatrically inclined Caucasian rappers, born and raised...

    Tags: Entertainment, England, Navy Pier, Entertainment Events, Theater

    11. Mar 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Gary Griffin to stage Sondheim at Chicago Shakespeare next season

    Stephen Sondheim's "Road Show" is coming back to Chicago, where it once was "Bounce." And it'll share a season on Navy Pier with "Cyrano de Bergerac," "Henry V," "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Gypsy." Gary Griffin will direct both of the musicals...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Cornwall, Navy Pier, Arts and Culture

    12. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  12. Romeo and Juliet make the most of their few moments in 'Short Shakes'

    Few offerings in the Bard's canon seem as tailor-made for Chicago Shakespeare's youth-oriented "Short Shakespeare!" series as "Romeo and Juliet." It's about teenagers in love, sure — but the action in the original unfolds at such a swift pace that one doesn't feel cheated by the 75-minute running time in the abridged version. Indeed, as adapted and directed by Rachel Rockwell, the impetuous idealism of young love smashes up against the grown-ups' cold, transactional view of marriage with razor-sharp clarity.
    Few offerings in the Bard's canon seem as tailor-made for Chicago Shakespeare's youth-oriented "Short Shakespeare!" series as "Romeo and Juliet." It's about teenagers in love, sure — but the action in the original unfolds at such a swift pace that...

    Tags: Navy Pier, Arts and Culture

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