Photo: Courtesy of Alice James Books In 2005, Rashawn Brazell, a 19-year-old bisexual black man, was murdered in Brooklyn, parts of his body stuffed in garbage bags. The horror of that crime provides the bulk of the inspiration behind Humboldt Park native Phillip B. Williams’s searing new collection of poetry, Thief in the Interior (Alice … Read more
Starting this week, six Chicago improvisers star in a new TV Land sitcom.
She plays the betrayed wife in Steppenwolf’s story of a political sex scandal.
Catch these performers and more at the midwinter fest.
The CSO fixture was a giant in classical music, but it was a long journey from his beginnings as an angry outsider.
The Five Don’t-miss picks for Wednesday, January 6 through January 12, 2016 1 Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival Improv Since 2002, a hodgepodge of sketch troupes from around the world descends annually upon Lake View. 1/7–17. $15 per performance. Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. stage773.com/ChicagoSketchfest 2 Byhalia, Mississippi Theater A black baby born to white parents … Read more
From Homme to Meat Wave, local acts produced some great music this year.
The Tempest and Sondheim on Sondheim were among the best this year.
Museums
Rap duo Run the Jewels Photo: Tim Saccenti COMEDY CHICAGO SKETCH COMEDY FESTIVAL 1/7–17 Since 2002, a hodgepodge of sketch troupes from around the country descends annually upon Lake View. $15 per performance, $150 festival pass. Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont. chicagosketchfest.com BOB SAGET 1/17 at 8 Most famous for his kid-friendly roles in Full … Read more
