From Chicago Academy for the Arts to Songwriter for Bieber and Britney
How balladeer Justin Tranter found a home at Chicago Academy for the Arts, where they returned last Thursday to open a new recording studio.
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Rocky Wirtz Advised the Blackhawks Against a Pregame Tribute After His Dad's Death
…and other things we learned from Break Away, a new book about the family conflict behind today’s Blackhawks
Barbara Gaines
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater artistic director, 72, on the Bard, fear, and past lives
America to Me Episode 5 Recap: Where Are the White Kids?
We finally see how the other half lives at OPRF. Plus: a basketball rivalry gets ugly and a class project sparks a dating debate.
Bruce Norris on His New Play about Paroled Sex Offenders
The Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright dishes on Downstate, which he set in southern Illinois. It runs at Steppenwolf September 20 through November 4.
2018 Fall Arts Guide
Nine dynamic artists and one dance troupe whose work this season you won’t want to miss
The Rapper Without Borders
Kweku Collins isn’t restricted by hip-hop orthodoxy.
The Ancestral Poet
The first collected edition of Natasha Trethewey’s work serves as a tribute to those who came before her.
The Frosting Chronicler
Yvette Mayorga’s bittersweet sculptures ingeniously tackle immigration politics.
The Civic Playwright
Four years into his ambitious seven-play cycle about Chicago, Ike Holter ratchets up the tension.