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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  1. Musicals to 'LeapFest,' 41 more shows for your summer

    Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark, take a gander at this list for a range of great shows. From musicals to family fare, long-running hits to brand-new storefront experiments, we've got you covered — and there are even some outdoor options in the mix.
    Just when you thought it was safe to get out of your house and into the long-delayed sunny season, Chicago theaters of all sizes unleash some of their most promising offerings of the year. When you're ready for a break from the beach and the ballpark,...

    Tags: Spider (music group), LGBT Pride Month, Nora Dunn, Man of Steel (movie), John Cameron Mitchell

    2. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. What gives with the shorter theater seasons?

    Traditionally, Chicago's nonprofit theaters view the first production of the autumn season, usually in late September or early October, as the tent pole of their artistic marquee. It's a chance to unveil something artistically challenging and substantial before the inevitable winter appearance of Ebenezer Scrooge and George Bailey.
    Traditionally, Chicago's nonprofit theaters view the first production of the autumn season, usually in late September or early October, as the tent pole of their artistic marquee. It's a chance to unveil something artistically challenging and...

    Tags: Radio, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Music

    3. May 8, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Commercial musical 'Signs of Life' coming to Biograph

    The peak fall weeks at the Biograph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., won't be occupied by a Victory Gardens Theater production, but a small commercial musical  set during the era of the Holocaust and concerning a ghetto and concentration camp located in what is now the Czech Republic, Theresienstadt, which the Nazis used for propaganda purposes by showcasing the cultural life therein.
    The peak fall weeks at the Biograph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., won't be occupied by a Victory Gardens Theater production, but a small commercial musical  set during the era of the Holocaust and concerning a ghetto and concentration camp located in...

    Tags: Czech Republic, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Arts and Culture

    4. Apr 16, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. 'Whale' a devastating play about a man too big to move through life

    THEATER REVIEW: "The Whale" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★★★ ... Charlie is the dying, pathetic, 600-pound man stuck on the couch in the middle of Samuel D. Hunter's beautifully devastating drama.
    Charlie, the dying, pathetic, 600-pound man stuck on the couch in the middle of Samuel D. Hunter's beautifully devastating drama "The Whale," is familiar with blubber. An online writing teacher, he's a fan of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick." When Charlie'...

    Tags: Arts and Culture

    5. Apr 10, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Grieving family will pull you in

    THEATER REVIEW: "A Permanent Image" by LiveWire Chicago at the Storefront Theater ★★★½ ... Samuel Hunter's "A Permanent Image" is by no means the first play to tell the story of adult siblings ...
    Playwright Samuel Hunter's "A Permanent Image" is by no means the first play to tell the story of adult siblings returning from out of town for a parent's funeral. The emotional tension of that ubiquitous human moment — which often involves booze,...

    Tags: La-Z-Boy Incorporated, Arts and Culture

    6. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. In Pulitzer, seeing American drama's Chicago footprint

    On Monday, Ayad Akhtar, author of the terrific play "Disgraced," which began life at the American Theater Company in Chicago, won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. He beat out writer Amy Herzog, who was a finalist. Others regarded as likely candidates for the honor were Annie Baker (author, most recently, of "The Flick") and Samuel D. Hunter, author of "The Whale," which blew me away Monday night at the Victory Gardens Theater. Last year, the Pulitzer went to Quiara Alegria Hudes for her play "Water by the Spoonful."
    On Monday, Ayad Akhtar, author of the terrific play "Disgraced," which began life at the American Theater Company in Chicago, won the Pulitzer Prize in drama. He beat out writer Amy Herzog, who was a finalist. Others regarded as likely candidates for...

    Tags: The Happiest News!, Entertainment Events, Iraq War (2003-2011), Entertainment, Broadway Theater

    7. Feb 5, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Play about India call center never makes a connection

    THEATER REVIEW: "Disconnect" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★ ... "Disconnect," the aptly named new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar, is set in a collection agency in Chennai, India.
    "Disconnect," the aptly named new play by Anupama Chandrasekhar at the Victory Gardens Theater, is set in a collection agency in Chennai, India, where smart, ambitious and energetic young Indian workers assume pseudonyms like Jennifer and Michelle and try...

    Tags: Chennai (India), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, India, Career and Workplace, Arts and Culture

    8. Mar 11, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Update: Epic Sound's Jada-Amina Harvey makes it to semifinals, Kuumba Lynx wins finals

    The words and rhymes of 12 high school poets competing in the individual finals of the Louder Than a Bomb slam poetry festival echoed off the marble walls of the Chicago Cultural Center Wednesday night. Jada-Amina Harvey, a member of Kenwood Academy's Epic Sound slam team, was one of the poets whose scores in the semifinal round garnered her the opportunity to perform her poem in front of a packed audience that included Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Her semi-autobiographical poem described a young African-American girl's struggles and successes.
    The words and rhymes of 12 high school poets competing in the individual finals of the Louder Than a Bomb slam poetry festival echoed off the marble walls of the Chicago Cultural Center Wednesday night. Jada-Amina Harvey, a member of Kenwood Academy's...

    Tags: Poetry, Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Cultural Center, Palace Theater, Arts and Culture

    9. Mar 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Victory Gardens announces smaller season, Sandra Oh

    Citing the need for financial responsibility and a desire to conserve resources for the 40th anniversary season, Victory Gardens Theater artistic director Chay Yew announced Monday that the venerable non-profit will have a 2013-14 subscription season of just three shows.
    Citing the need for financial responsibility and a desire to conserve resources for the 40th anniversary season, Victory Gardens Theater artistic director Chay Yew announced Monday that the venerable non-profit will have a 2013-14 subscription season of...

    Tags: B.D. Wong, Humana Incorporated, Bronzeville, Sandra Oh, Arts and Culture

    10. Feb 22, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Louder Than a Bomb' still crackles with young poets' ideas

    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops.
    Last week, in a valiant effort and one that deserves to be applauded, the mayor and NBA Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas took the point in an effort to raise money to expand the at-risk youth basketball program known as Windy City Hoops. “For me, as a...

    Tags: Poetry, North Lawndale, Robert Frost, Isiah Thomas, Chicago Cultural Center

    11. Aug 31, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. This comic's life, sans sleep, in 'Sleepwalk With Me' ★★★

    One night in a La Quinta motel room, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia jumped through a second-story window while acting out one of his dreams, ending up in the hospital with a leg full of broken glass. Well, it's a living. Since then he has turned his adventures in sleep disorders into fodder for his stand-up act, an Off-Broadway solo show, an excerpt on "This American Life," a live comedy album, the title story in his best-selling comic memoir and now, a trim and effective feature film, which Birbiglia co-directed with co-writer Seth Barrish. The only thing left for "Sleepwalk With Me" is to be turned into a Broadway musical, which would require a title change to "Sleepwalk with Me!"
    One night in a La Quinta motel room, comedian and storyteller Mike Birbiglia jumped through a second-story window while acting out one of his dreams, ending up in the hospital with a leg full of broken glass. Well, it's a living. Since then he has...

    Tags: Lauren Ambrose, Music Box Theatre, Entertainment Events, Entertainment, James Rebhorn

    12. Nov 27, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Overloaded production sinks this love story

    THEATER REVIEW: "Failure: A Love Story" at the Victory Gardens Theater ★★ ... Philip Dawkins, a hugely talented Chicago writer, has penned a Chicago tale full of emotional riches.
    Philip Dawkins, a hugely talented Chicago writer, has, in his newest work, "Failure: A Love Story," penned a Chicago tale full of emotional riches. Alas, this potentially moving drama about three ill-fated sisters in the 1920s has been saddled with a...

    Tags: Ellis Island, Arts and Culture

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