‘The Second City Guide to the Opera’ Brings the Funny to the Civic Opera House
The Lyric Opera/Second City partnership confused everyone at first, but after Saturday night’s performance, it’s all starting to make sense.
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Mash-Up Mania
Three out-of-the-box cultural partnerships in Chicago
Q&A: Otis Clay on That Time He Reunited a Couple Through Soul Music
The soul and gospel great sits down and talks music with Chicago before his two gigs in the area this month.
Best Derrick Rose Jersey Cameo of 2013 (So Far)
Ester Dean, the hit-song writing machine, shows D-Rose some love in her new music video
A Second City… Opera? With Patrick Stewart?
The comedy troupe’s new show, staged at the Civic Opera House and pairing the legendary actor with Renée Fleming, is either a disaster waiting to happen—or genius.
Q&A: Jesse Tyler Ferguson Talks Bow Ties, Marriage in Illinois, and More Bow Ties
The Modern Family star is in town to rally support for the upcoming marriage equality bill in the state legislature.
Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: A theatre production for dramatists and imbibers alike… a documentary festival for film connoisseurs … free art, plus the weekend plans of the clarinetist and International Contemporary Ensemble member, Joshua Rubin
Review: ‘War Horse’ Trots out Ordinary Story with Extraordinary Puppetry
It’s the last weekend to see the Broadway spectacle in Chicago, but be prepared for an overly sentimental story alongside the magical equine puppet.
Von Freeman, New Year's Eve, 1983 and 2010
The legendary saxophonist, who died this year at the age of 88, captured in two different New Year’s Eve performances, including one of the last he’d ever give: 2010, at the Green Mill.
Best of Art 2012: Exhibitions, Spaces, and Works We Loved
Among our faves: The Franklin, a backyard art space by Edra Soto and Dan Sullivan; the Museum of Contemporary Photography’s retrospective; and Blistner, Ill., a photo book about a small Midwestern town’s post-industrial decline