The Top 5 Things to Do This Week
On your agenda: A final Nutcracker… a dark comedy at the Steppenwolf starring Jimmy Smits… free art, plus the weekend plans of Hubbard Street Dance Company’s Zac Whittenburg
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Best of Theatre 2012: Ten Home-Grown Productions That Wowed Us
Chicago theatre brought its A-game this year with shows from Goodman, Lookingglass, and others impressing theatre buffs from all over the city and beyond.
Best Reads of 2012
Our favorite books and articles of the year include a disturbingly accurate portrayal of some real-life upper crust Chicagoans; a story about the New York Pizza wars; and a graphic novel about a kinder, gentler Darth Vader
Jimmy Smits Goes to Steppenwolf
The actor, starring in this month’s The Motherfucker with the Hat, on stage acting and Chicago winters
Q&A: Welcoming Winter with Michael Zerang
Jazzman Michael Zerang has greeted the Winter Solstice with an improvised percussion concert for the past 21 years.
Best of Rock and Pop 2012: Chicago Bands Rocked the Charts
From psych rock and power pop to the best hip-hop collaboration of the year: Angel Olsen, Kids These Days, California Wives, and more
William Shatner Spent a Chicago Weekend in a Swinger’s Apartment
The Star Trek legend shared some of his favorite memories of life and the Windy City in advance of his Aurora show in January.
C-Chats: ‘The Book of Mormon’ Debuts in Chicago
The Broadway show finally makes its Windy City debut. So did it live up to the hype? And how did it compare to the original NYC production?
Your Top 5 Plans This Week
On your agenda: A play featuring a puppet horse… a film about soldiers during wartime… free art, plus the weekend plans of the No Small Productions principal Kristen Kaza
‘Gallerybrewing’ Is Now a Thing in the Chicago Art Scene
A brewing local trend: homemade hooch… as art?