Our top five picks for things to do this week: Highlights include a green-tinged pub crawl courtesy of the Chicago History Museum, Stephen Sondheim live at the Harris, and a screening of William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, with Penny Arcade, as part of the second annual CIMM Fest.
Hare Tonic: After just over a year as editorial director, 35-year-old Jimmy Jellinek has injected new life and energy into Playboy (the Marge Simpson cover was his brainchild). But can anyone—even a brash former star of the lad-mag genre—rescue this listing flagship?
Our top five picks for things to do this week: We’re not sure what’s in the water (er, slush), but this week offers an unparalleled lineup of concerts, screenings, and more—your best bets yet for conquering the winter blahs. Bonus: five freebies we would have paid for (but don’t have to)
High Notes: With February comes the height of opera season. To help you navigate the city’s expanding scene, we charted eight companies by ticket price and risk factor
Our top five picks for things to do this week: Lyric unveils its own lavish Faust … Dog & Pony trots out another genre-buster … Booker T slow boils … Tortoise revs up … Patti Smith comes home (for free)
Our top five picks for things to do this week: President’s Day! Mardi Gras! Valentine’s! We’ve got you covered—except for the roses. You’ll have to swing those yourself. Inside: Lincoln comes to life on film … Philip Seymour Hoffman makes his Goodman directorial debut … Ladysmith Black Mambazo plays real world music … plus, three freebies for V-Day
Back in Chicago, backstage
Our top five picks for things to do this week: The Building Stage does rock ’n’ roll Wagner… Keaton does Sherlock … art does a disappearing act … plus, stand-up tryouts at the Lakeshore and ice dancing to the King of Pop in Millennium Park
The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900 at the Smart Museum of Art. Ranked from highest profile to biggest surprise AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY 2/2-14 If you spent the last two-plus years faking your way through small talk about Tracy Letts’s Pulitzer winner, rectify the situation with tickets to this touring production, starring Estelle … Read more
A budding young playwright gets a second chance in New York
