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Arts & Culture, Theater Preview Aug 11, 2020
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Joel Grey (virtually) headlines PorchlightPalooza

The 88-year-old musical theater icon talks about staying home—and coming out.
- By Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Theater Preview, Joel Grey, Porchlight Music Theatre, Michael Weber, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse, Cabaret, Bill Kurtis, Elaine Cohen, Arlen D. Rubin, Mickey Katz, Larry Kramer, George C. Wolfe, Video

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Dec 11, 2018
The cleverest part of Bite Size Broadway is the title

It's all downhill after the Fosse-packed opening number.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Theater Review, Annoyance Theatre, Lily Staski, Bob Fosse, All That Jazz, musicals, David Yontz, Heidi Joosten, Charley Carroll, JonBenet Ramsey

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Oct 17, 2018
A small stage makes Mercury Theater's Pippin great

The young heir's existential culture feels more relatable close-up.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Theater Review, Pippin, Mercury Theater Chicago, Venus Cabaret, Stephen Schwartz, L. Walter Stearns, Koray Tarhan, Bob Fosse, musicals, Brenda Didier

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 26, 2018
Hey, big spender, you don't need to spend much time with this Sweet Charity

The Marriott's latest production is distinctly lackluster.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Theater Review, Sweet Charity, Marriott Theatre, Bob Fosse, Anne Horak, Alex Goodrich, Cy Coleman, Dorothy Fields, Alex Sanchez, Neil Simon, musical

Arts & Culture, Feature Apr 21, 2016
The archival ambitions of the Chicago Dance History Project

How a group of local dance advocates and scholars are amassing as much material as possible about the art form's relationship to Chicago
- By Matt de la Peña
- Tags: Feature, Chicago Dance History Project, dance, Joffrey Ballet, Newberry Library, Ann Barzel, Susan Manning, Sybil Shearer, Jenai Cutcher West, Charles Grass, Bob Fosse, Chicago Dancing Festival, Lar Lubovitch, Carlton Wilborn

Blogs, Bleader Feb 18, 2016
Ten notes on Cabaret, playing through Sunday at PrivateBank Theatre

The 2014 Roundabout Theatre revival concludes its local run this weekend.
- By Jack Helbig
- Tags: Arts, Theater, Cabaret, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Bob Fosse

Blogs, Bleader Aug 29, 2014
Video
Out of the closet, out of the shadows, and the rest of this week's screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue
- By J.R. Jones
- Tags: Opening, Film, Ben Sachs, Philippe Garrel, Andy Warhol, Jealousy Philippe Garrel, Gene Siskel Film Center, Noir City: Chicago 6, Music Box Chicago, Film Noir Foundation, Laughter Fredric March, Laughter Nancy Carroll, Jonathan Rosenbaum, The Unquiet American: Transgressive Comedies From the U.S., Ira Sachs, Love Is Strange, Alfred Molina, John Lithgow, Bound by Flesh, Daisy Hilton, Violet Hilton, Frank movie, Michael Fassbender, A Letter to Momo, Hayao Miyazaki, Masculinity/Femininity, Bernardo Bertolucci, Last Tango in Paris, The Last Emperor, Davis Theater Chicago, The November Man, Pierce Brosnan, To Be Takei, Star Trek, George Takei, Cinda Firestone, Attica movie, Logan Center for the Arts, Bob Fosse, Cabaret movie, Michael Roemer, Nothing But a Man, University of Chicago Doc Films, George Miller, The Road Warrior, Alfred Hitchcock, The 39 Steps, Gene Siskel Film Center, John Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, McHenry Outdoor Theater, Terror in the Aisles, Drive-In Massacre, film festivals, movies, Video

Best of Chicago, Music & Nightlife Jun 25, 2014
Critics' Picks
Best Show-Tunes Drink-Along

Sidetrack
- By Gwynedd Stuart
- Tags: Music & Nightlife, Best of Chicago 2014, show-tunes drink-along, Sidetrack, Ethel Merman, Bob Fosse, All That Jazz, Liza Minnelli, Goldie Hawn, Goldie and Liza Together, Musical Mondays, Sunday Funday, Critics' Picks

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Nov 26, 2009
A Living Art

Thodos Dance Chicago's preservationist approach to Bob Fosse falls flat.
- By Laura Molzahn
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Thodos Dance Chicago, Bob Fosse, Fosse Trilogy, Ann Reinking, Melissa Thodos, Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Mexican Breakfast, Brock Clawson, Ron De Jesus, Wade Schaaf, Mollie Mock, Jeremy Blair, Architecture: Splintered and Cracked, North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Blogs, Bleader Oct 8, 2009
Ann Reinking Sets Fosse Trilogy on Thodos Dance Chicago

Ann Reinking will work with Thodos Dance Chicago to stage Fosse Trilogy, part of TDC's fall dance program.
- By Albert Williams
- Tags: Onstage, Performing Arts, Dance, Arts, Ann Reinking, Bob Fosse, Thodos Dance Chicago, Melissa Thodos, Ron De Jesus, Chicago: The Musical, All That Jazz, Pal Joey, Damn Yankees, Brock Clawson, Wade Schaaf, Jessica Miller Tomlinson, Molly Mock, Jeremy Blair

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Joel Grey (virtually) headlines PorchlightPalooza

The 88-year-old musical theater icon talks about staying home—and coming out.

The cleverest part of Bite Size Broadway is the title

It's all downhill after the Fosse-packed opening number.

A small stage makes Mercury Theater's Pippin great

The young heir's existential culture feels more relatable close-up.

Hey, big spender, you don't need to spend much time with this Sweet Charity

The Marriott's latest production is distinctly lackluster.

The archival ambitions of the Chicago Dance History Project

How a group of local dance advocates and scholars are amassing as much material as possible about the art form's relationship to Chicago

Ten notes on Cabaret, playing through Sunday at PrivateBank Theatre

The 2014 Roundabout Theatre revival concludes its local run this weekend.

Video
Out of the closet, out of the shadows, and the rest of this week's screenings

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Critics' Picks
Best Show-Tunes Drink-Along

Sidetrack

A Living Art

Thodos Dance Chicago's preservationist approach to Bob Fosse falls flat.

Ann Reinking Sets Fosse Trilogy on Thodos Dance Chicago

Ann Reinking will work with Thodos Dance Chicago to stage Fosse Trilogy, part of TDC's fall dance program.

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The 88-year-old musical theater icon talks about staying home—and coming out.

It's all downhill after the Fosse-packed opening number.

The young heir's existential culture feels more relatable close-up.

The Marriott's latest production is distinctly lackluster.

How a group of local dance advocates and scholars are amassing as much material as possible about the art form's relationship to Chicago

The 2014 Roundabout Theatre revival concludes its local run this weekend.

New reviews and notable screenings in this week's issue

Sidetrack

Thodos Dance Chicago's preservationist approach to Bob Fosse falls flat.

Ann Reinking will work with Thodos Dance Chicago to stage Fosse Trilogy, part of TDC's fall dance program.

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