The Business of Small Theatre, Explained
PENNY-PINCH: Ann Filmer of Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater Discusses Her Budget for “Menorca”
PENNY-PINCH: Ann Filmer of Berwyn’s 16th Street Theater Discusses Her Budget for “Menorca”
NEXT STEP: Steppenwolf’s Crazy Pants returns to Chicago
Our top five picks for things to do this week: M is for . . . Mary, the MacArthur genius . . . Michele, the voice of All Things Considered . . . Mitchell, Nicole, our guest weekend planner . . . and, of course, Muppet
ANTICIPATION INDEX: Eleven plays to buy tickets for now
LOVE STORY: The culinary superstar’s triumphs (and disasters) inspire a new fall play at TimeLine Theatre
Our top five picks for things to do this week: the guiltiest of musical-theatre pleasures . . . a f*#@ing Mamet doubleheader . . . free Muti . . . Carlyn Berghoff’s weekend plans . . . and more
These four designers are making names for themselves in New York, Paris, and Milan—and they all trained at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Story highlights from the October 2010 issue of Chicago magazine, including 121 great public schools in Chicagoland, an investigation into Joseph Berrios, and the city’s top 40 buildings.
Eunice Johnson knew how to make an entrance. The wife of Ebony publisher John H. Johnson, Eunice was the first to bring haute couture to the black community—with the Ebony Fashion Fair in the ‘50s and again with Fashion Fair cosmetics in the ‘70s. Johnson was also one of the first black women to visit the couturiers of Paris…