The Shut-In’s Guide to Winter
Stay warm and entertain yourself with new releases to watch, listen to, and read.
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Rites of Passage
Photographer Alyssa Schukar spent the past year documenting the many ways people in this city mark pivotal moments in their lives. Each of the scenes she captured, described here in her words, tells a compelling story.
Chicago's Longest-Running Stage Show Is Ending. Now What?
After a surprising and controversially abrupt end, Neo-Futurists artistic director Kurt Chiang talks the company’s future without its flagship show.
How the Hypocrites Made a Feminist Cinderella Even More Feminist
In Andra Velis Simon’s Cinderella at the Theater of Potatoes, there’s no prince, no ball, and no glass slipper.
The 5 Biggest Buys by Chicago Art Museums in 2016
Love a good shopping spree? This year Chicago’s cultural institutions nabbed unique pieces from around the world.
The Top Five Things to Do This Week in Chicago
AIDS America, Chicago Elite Classic, The Electric Stage, Marc Maron, and Stevie Nicks
65 Things to Do in Chicago in December
Illumination Photo: Michael Hudson Through Dec. 11 Theater The Complete Deaths Navy Pier Not counting the nameless extras downed during war scenes, there are 74 deaths in the plays of William Shakespeare. The UK physical comedy company Spymonkey puts them all into a single production, with a comic faces-of-death look at the Bard’s myriad stabbings, … Read more
How to Reboot a Holiday Classic
The tutus are gone, a young girl’s riches are now rags, and a Tony-winning choreographer has a bold new vision: Welcome to Joffrey’s reimagined Nutcracker, nearly 10 years in the making.
Five Fun Things to Do in Chicago This Week
Eryn Allen Kane, Wonderland Express, Simmer Brown Show, Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera, Be Happy: A Forget-About-The-Election Variety Show, and McDonald’s Thanksgiving Parade
The Best Gifts for Chicago Nerds and Art Lovers
Great local finds for every kind of culture vulture