Where Does Non-Equity Theater Go Next?
Last night’s Jeff Awards for nonunion work were a reminder of the complicated circumstances of local companies.
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Brian Brooks Saved One More Dance for Chicago
Harris Theater’s first-ever choreographer-in-residence prepares to wrap up his tenure.
The Arc of Virgil Abloh
An MCA retrospective highlights his path from emerging Chicago designer to global cultural force.
Chicago Summer Music Festivals
Chicago Gospel Music Festival May 31–June 1 Millennium Park and the Chicago Cultural Center Website Who’s Playing Dave Martin & GSM, Angel Sharkey, Providence St. Mel School Choir, and more. How much Free Why go For homages to both Chicago gospel music and the late Aretha Franklin. Ravinia May 31–September 15 Ravinia Park (Highland Park) … Read more
Fifty Years After Stonewall, a Massive Survey of Queer Art Opens in Chicago
With 492 pieces by artists across the spectrums of gender and sexuality, About Face is the largest exhibition of queer work ever mounted, per its curator.
Jackie Taylor
The Black Ensemble Theater founder, 67, on growing up in Cabrini and why she snubbed New York.
The Worst Heist in Art Institute History
The police had a suspect for what at the time was the biggest art heist in U.S. history. But they couldn’t nail him — until he made a brash move.
After Moonlight
Oscar-winning screenwriter Tarell Alvin McCraney returns to Chicago — and to acting — for his new Steppenwolf play.
Giving Ghost Signs New Life
Bronzeville artist Carris Adams, who mounts Double-Talk May 11 at Goldfinch gallery, draws inspiration from faded billboards and logos.
Is Yoko Ono Overlooked as a Poet?
In Yoko Ono: Poetry, Painting, Music, Objects, Events, and Wish Trees (May 10 to August 22), the Poetry Foundation spotlights Grapefruit, a lyrical book of life instructions that the artist and musician published in 1964. Visitors can read the text in its entirety, then go to the courtyard for the installation Wish Trees, where they … Read more