Laurie Metcalf on the Forces That Shaped Her
The Lady Bird star and original Steppenwolf Theatre member discusses her key influences.
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Look Inside Some of the World's Oldest Mummies At the Field Museum
Its forthcoming exhibition uses CT scan technology to digitally unwrap cats, a gazelle, an ibis, and a baby crocodile, entombed thousands of years ago.
62 Things to Do in Chicago in March
Mar. 1–Apr. 7 Theater Time Is on Our Side Lake View History, some say, is written by the victors. Not so in this R. Eric Thomas comedy about a pair of Philadelphia podcasters who reinterpret local lore through a queer lens. Their endeavor gets thrown for a loop when one of them finds a family … Read more
The Top Ten Things to Do This Week
Time Is on Our Side, Beautiful/Night, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Tyler, the Creator, Empire, and more
The Chicago Botanic Garden Blooms With Orchids For Its Annual Show
The Chicago Botanic Garden's annual Orchid Show, "Asia in Bloom," features more than 10,000 orchids. It runs through March 25.
The Goodman’s All-Female, All-Chicago Play 'The Wolves' Sends Shockwaves with Soccer
Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer-nominated work wraps up a world of issues in a teen girls’ soccer team.
A New Exhibit Spotlights a Rarely Seen Keith Haring Mural
The Chicago Cultural Center displays one of our city’s most impressive public artworks in March.
Ten Things to Do This Week in Chicago
Plantation!, The Green Book Chronicles, Celebrating David Bowie, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Howardena Pindell, and more
David Schwimmer and Kevin Douglas Tackle Race with Comedic Play
Plantation! is about a white woman in present-day Texas who decides to give her property to descendants of a slave her family owned.
Li-Young Lee’s The Undressing Explores Life’s Paradoxes
Releasing this month, the poet’s new work tackles themes of family, love, violence and more.