Marisa Wegrzyn and Tracy Letts launched their careers a generation apart, but they’ve got a city in common. We asked Wegrzyn, 29, a founding member of Theatre Seven, and Letts, 45, a Steppenwolf ensemble member who appears in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? in December, about their adamant allegiance to making Chicago their artistic home. … Read more
Story highlights from the January 2011 issue of Chicago magazine, including the latest developments in women’s health research and a guide to Devon Avenue.
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Kurt Elling, The Bad Plus, and Willie Pickens save (Christmastime) jazz. . . . Sing your own heart out at the Music Box. . . . Plus, what the Waco Brothers’ Jon Langford is doing this weekend
Guess who? Scroll down to see who has what it takes to fill the Queen of Media’s shoes.
A LIFE IN SHADOW: The North Shore families who hired Vivian Maier as a nanny came to know a kind but eccentric woman who guarded her private life and kept a huge stash of boxes. A chance discovery after her death by a man named John Maloof has spotlighted her secret talent as a photographer and led to a growing appreciation of her vast work.
In which our resident comedian/dining critic/rockstar-wannabe writes a rap song and gets some high-school kids to make his music video for free—all to celebrate our magazine’s 40th anniversary…
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Tracy Letts and Amy Morton sink their fangs into Albee . . . John Waters puts the kitsch back in Christmas . . . the Best New Artist grammy nom Esperanza Spalding splits a swinging bill with Regina Carter . . . 24 hours of sleep-deprived hilarity, courtesy of The Second City . . . plus, a freebie with free beer
Five spinoff groups/collaborations by the members of the beloved band
The renowned orchestra plays without its star conductor, Riccardo Muti
Five great plays that opened in Chicago first
