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Music, Music Review Nov 11, 2020
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Chicago pop wiz Luke Titus steps out from behind his drum kit
- By Leor Galil
- Tags: Music Review, Luke Titus, Plasma, Sooper Records, Luke Sangerman, Blue Man Group, Woo Park, Brian Sanborn, Noname, Ravyn Lenae, Quari, Elton Aura, Phoelix, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Fall Theater and Dance Sep 13, 2019
Bare-knuckled theatrics

For 41 years, the Chicago Theatre Softball League has meant summertime camaraderie for the city's troupes.
- By John Lisbon Wood
- Tags: Fall Theater and Dance, Chicago Theatre Softball League, Writers Theatre, Strawdog, iO, Blue Man Group

Blogs, Bleader Jan 16, 2018
From the archive: When a Reader staffer dreamed of blue-faced superstardom

Inside the audition process for the Blue Man Group
- By Aimee Levitt
- Tags: Archive Dive, Arts, Music, Blue Man Group, Philip Montoro, percussion

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Mar 1, 2017
The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Gender Breakdown, and nine more stage shows to see now

A black Irish comedy and a look at inequity in the local theater scene are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Martin McDonagh, Bluebird Arts, Luda Lopatina Solomon, Jaimelyn Gray, Kate Harris, The Best of Bri-Ko, Brian Posen, Brian Peterlin, Tim Soszko, Blue Man Group, clowning, sketch comedy, silent comedy, Carmina Burana, The Columnist, David Auburn, Philip Earl Johnson, Keira Fromm, American Blues Theater, Creatives, Irvine Welsh, Don De Grazio, Chicago Theatre Workshop, Simple Minds, Happy Mondays, Tom Mullen, AstonRep Theatre Company, Alexandra Bennett, Sarah C. Lo, Debra Rodkin, Jeremiah Barr, Derek Bertelsen, Eugene Onegin, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Lyric Opera, Alexander Pushkin, Michael Levine, Robert Carsen, Metropolitan Opera, Mariusz Kwiecień, Ana María Martínez, Alisa Kolosova, Charles Castronovo, Dmitry Belosselskiy, Aleyo Perez, Collaboraction, Gender Breakdown, Profiles Theatre, Not in Our House, Dani Bryant, Erica Vannon, Forum Productions, Jesus the Jew as Told by His Brother James, Steven Strafford, the Cuckoo's Theater Project, Redtwist Theatre, Language of Angels, Naomi Iizuka, Jenna Liddle, Marc James, Private Eyes, Steven Dietz, Piccolo Theatre, Michael D. Graham, Megan DeLay, Kurt Preopper, Edward Fraim, Venus in Fur, David Ives, Circle Theatre, Zach Livingston, Arti Ishak, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, Charlotte Drover

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Nov 23, 2016
Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Beth in July, R.J. Tsarov, Antonio Brunetti, Lauren Demerath, Crazy for You, Girl Crazy, George and Ira Gershwin, Ken Ludwig, Clyde Alves, Matt Crowle, Lyric Opera, Jules Massenet, Don Quichotte, Chris Maravich, Ferruccio Furlanetto, Clémentine Margaine, Nicola Alaimo, Sir Andrew Davis, A Hedda Gabler, Red Tape Theatre, Nigel O'Hearn, Henrik Ibsen, ImprovOpoly, Under the Gun Theater, Lip Cervix, Ali Carney, Kate Nolan, McKenzie Morrell, Emma Macmillan, Tiffany Streng, Public House Theatre, Taco Tuesdays, Roz and Ray, Victory Gardens Theater, Chay Yew, Mary Beth Fisher, James Vincent Meredith, The Normal Heart, Larry Kramer, HIV/AIDS, TimeLine Theatre, Stomp, Savion Glover, Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk, Blue Man Group, Nothing Without a Company, The Living Canvas, [Trans]Formation, transgender, intersex, nonbinary, Turtle, Jake Jeppson, Redtwist Theatre, Emily Tate, Drew Johnson, Michael Sherwin, Carolyn Kruse, Daniel Friedman, Damon Kiely, Karen Hartman

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks Jun 24, 2015
Best group of veterans of the Blue Man backing band
- By Luca Cimarusti
- Tags: Music & Nightlife 2015 Critics' Picks, Best of Chicago 2015, Blue Man Group, Noah Leger, Disappears, Mike Burns, Graham McLachlan, Iron Maiden, Electric Hawk, Andrew Schneider, Electrical Audio

Music, In Rotation Nov 23, 2011
In Rotation: Noah Leger of the Blue Man Group on whipping sheet metal with a chain

Plus: Reader music listings dude Luca Cimarusti on the Weeknd chopped and screwed, and Bruce Lamont of Bloodiest on the Soft Moon's dark synth
- Tags: In Rotation, The Weeknd, Wax Idols, Nirvana, Noah Leger, Blue Man Group, Anatomy of Habit, Party Downers, Dead Rider, Bruce Lamont, Electric Hawk, Indian, The Soft Moon

News & Politics, Essay Aug 9, 2001
Am I Blue?

The audition sounded like it might be fun. Now what I have gotten myself into.
- By Philip Montoro
- Tags: Essay, (Culture), Blue Man Group, audition

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Chicago pop wiz Luke Titus steps out from behind his drum kit

Bare-knuckled theatrics

For 41 years, the Chicago Theatre Softball League has meant summertime camaraderie for the city's troupes.

From the archive: When a Reader staffer dreamed of blue-faced superstardom

Inside the audition process for the Blue Man Group

The Beauty Queen of Leenane, Gender Breakdown, and nine more stage shows to see now

A black Irish comedy and a look at inequity in the local theater scene are among this week's best bets.

Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.

Best group of veterans of the Blue Man backing band

In Rotation: Noah Leger of the Blue Man Group on whipping sheet metal with a chain

Plus: Reader music listings dude Luca Cimarusti on the Weeknd chopped and screwed, and Bruce Lamont of Bloodiest on the Soft Moon's dark synth

Am I Blue?

The audition sounded like it might be fun. Now what I have gotten myself into.

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For 41 years, the Chicago Theatre Softball League has meant summertime camaraderie for the city's troupes.

Inside the audition process for the Blue Man Group

A black Irish comedy and a look at inequity in the local theater scene are among this week's best bets.

A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week's best bets.

Plus: Reader music listings dude Luca Cimarusti on the Weeknd chopped and screwed, and Bruce Lamont of Bloodiest on the Soft Moon's dark synth

The audition sounded like it might be fun. Now what I have gotten myself into.

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