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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, Performing Arts Feature Jul 26, 2017
Triassic Parq: The Musical, A Fool’s Journey, and five more new stage shows to see (or avoid)

A remounted spoof with singing dinosaurs and a Misfit Circus cabaret are among this week's best bets.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Black!, Michael Washington Brown, Factory Theater, Fight City, Scott OKen, Kim Boler, Jennifer Betancourt, Kim Oliver, A Fool's Journey: A Misfit Circus Cabaret, Misfit Circus, Brian P. Dailey, Divinity Price, the Cornservatory, Fuck You, John Lennon, Kallie Rolinson, Hot Pockets, Yoko Homo, Let It Be, They're Playing Our Song, Marvin Hamlisch, Carole Bayer Sager, Brown Paper Box Co., Daniel Spagnuolo, Dan Gold, Carmen Risi, Neil Simon, Circle Theatre, Marshall Pailet, Bryce Norbitz, Steve Wargo, Triassic Parq: The Musical, Tommy Bullington, Nicholas Reinhart, Parker Guidry, Veronica Garza

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jun 8, 2016
Steppenwolf's Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week's notable plays.
- Tags: Performing Arts Feature, Caught, Sideshow Theatre Company, Christopher Chen, Seth Bockley, Ben Chang, Helen Young, Victory Gardens Theater, Cocksucker, The Annoyance Theatre, The Box, Jeff Blim, Jon Matteson, Eric Schinzer, Steppenwolf Theatre, Constellations, Jon Michael Hill, Jessie Fisher, Nick Payne, Jonathan Berry, Slimtack Theatre Company, Cowboy Mouth, Sam Shepard, Patti Smith, The Cure, Walkabout Theater Company, Emma Stanton, Dana Murphy, Nigel Brown, Chicago Cultural Center, Sidney R. Yates Gallery, The Good Doctor, Neil Simon, Anton Chekhov, Organic Theater Company, Josh Anderson, Sara Copeland, Jim Heatherly, Cuckoo's Theater Project, Carlo Gozzi, The Green Bird, commedia dell'arte, The Love of Three Oranges, Amber Lee Olivier, Hillary DePiano, Kegan Witzki, My Fair Lady, Light Opera Works, Lerner and Loewe, Elizabeth Telford, Roger Bingaman, Rudy Hogenmiller, Northanger Abbey, Jane Austen, Robert Kauzlaric, Lifeline Theatre, George Howe, Stephanie Stocksill, Will Burdin, Out of the Blue, Vladimir Zaytsev, Sherlock Holmes, Portage Park, Filament Theatre Company, Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Portage Park, Voice Lessons, Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart, The Program, Jamie Brew, Clickhole, The Onion, Sameena Mustafa, Anthony Bourdain, Joe Schermoly, First Floor Theater, World Builders, Johnna Adams, Carmen Molina, Andrew Cutler, Jesse Roth, American Theater Company, PJ Papparelli, Xanadu, Lilli-Anne Brown, Landree Fleming, Arnel Sancianco, Jim DeSelm, Olivia Newton-John

Blogs, Bleader Feb 22, 2016
Hey, Governor Rauner—open the books!

As long as Rauner wants Rahm to open up the CPS books, Rauner should have to open the state's books to Rahm's bean counters.
- By Ben Joravsky
- Tags: News, Politics, Education, Governor Rauner, Mayor Emanuel, Rahm Emanuel, Bruce Rauner, Tom Tresser, Green Party, Neil Simon, The Odd Couple, Felix Unger, Oscar Madison, Chicago Public Schools, Sun-Times, Mick Dumke, FOIA, CPS

Film, Movie Feature Oct 9, 2014
A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese's debut to Lee Daniels's achievement award

We dug through the Chicago International Film Festival's archives, talked to people who were around back in the day, and assembled a time line covering the fest's 50 years.
- By J.R. Jones and Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Feature, Chicago International Film Festival, CIFF, Martin Scorsese, I Call First, Roger Ebert, John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Dusan Makavejev, Gold Hugo, Michael Kutza, Leo Burnett, Andrzej Wajda, Krysztof Zanussi, Mel Brooks, Ann Miller, Edith Head, Richard B. Ogilvie, Nagisa Oshima, Satyajit Ray, Frantisek Vlacil, Mike Leigh, Milos Forman, Werner Herzog, Maurice Pialat, King Hu, The Valiant Ones, Lindsay Anderson, Orson Welles, Filming "Othello", Billy Wilder, Jules Dassin, John Carpenter, Ingmar Bergman, William Friedkin, Gloria Swanson, Neil Simon, John Houseman, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Wim Wenders, Nicholas Ray, Menahem Golan, Francois Truffaut, Fanny Ardant, Rod Stewart, Jeff Nichols, Michael Shannon, Mia Hansen-Love, Lee Daniels, Gabourey Sidibe, Frederick Wiseman, Jafar Panahi, James Gray, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Abdellatif Kechiche, Alexander Payne, Hirokazu Kore-Edu, Van Halen, Luchino Visconti, Michael Haneke, Saul Bass, Elizabeth C. Morris, Jim Healy, Spike Lee, Coretta Scott King, FIRPRESCI, Robert Altman, Bill Kurtis, Robert Benton, Nicolas Cage, Robert Downey Jr., Manoel de Oliveira, Cristi Puiu, Huey Lewis and the News, Douglas Trumbull, Peter Greenaway, Ken Russell, John Akomfrah, Jean Rouch, Raul Ruiz, Andre Techine, Bela Tarr, Krzysztof Zanussi, Jean-Luc Godard, Leon Golub, Kartemquin Films, Arch Oboler, Abbas Kiarostami

Film, Movie Review Mar 19, 2014
Le Week-End: Here come the boomer cliches

Jim Broadbent stars as a former 60s radical awash in self-pity.
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Movie Review, Roger Michell, Le Week-End, Jim Broadbent, Lindsay Duncan, Noel Coward, Hanif Kureishi, My Beautiful Laundrette, Sammy and Rosie Get Laid, Dave Kehr, The Buddha of Suburbia, Venus, Peter O'Toole, Neil Simon, Antonio Gramsci, Jeff Goldblum, Olly Alexander, Jean-Luc Godard, Band of Outsiders

Blogs, Bleader Sep 20, 2013
Video
The Reader's film writers turn to crime, and the rest of this week's movies

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 20 and 26
- By Ben Sachs
- Tags: Crime, Opening, Film, Prisoners, Denis Villeneuve, Hugh Jackman, Melissa Leo, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, The Family, Luc Besson, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Tommy Lee Jones, UCLA Festival of Preservation, Gene Siskel Film Center, International House, Mantrap, Midnight Madness, silent film, Supernatural, 35-millimeter film, Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Columbia College, Showplace ICON, Romanian Film Festival of Chicago, Facets Multimedia, Nostalghia, Andrei Tarkovsky, Casque d'Or, Jacques Becker, Northwest Chicago Film Society, Patio Theater, The Pink Panther, Music Box Theatre, 20000 Leagues Under the Sea, Park Ridge Classic Film, Pickwick Theater, Wadjda, Saudia Arabia, Neil Simon, Thanks for Sharing, And While We Were Here, Cutie and the Boxer, Ushio Shinohara, C.O.G., David Sedaris, Good Ol' Freda, Freda Kelly, Inside, Zeki Demirkubuz, Notes From the Underground, Turkish cinema, Insidious: Chapter 2, James Wan, Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve, My Lucky Star, Zhang Ziyi, Salinger, J.D. Salinger, A Single Shot, Sam Rockwell, Sole Survivor, documentary, repertory screenings, Video

Blogs, Bleader Nov 16, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Fri 11/16

What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 16, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Township, Logan Square, Seattle, Earth, Angel of Darkness, Demons of Light, Leor Galil, Eagle Twin, Stembo, Hurricane Sandy, Saki, Logan Square, Junior Stopka, CJ Toledano, Northlight Theatre, Skokie, Neil Simon, The Odd Couple, Marc Grapey, Tim Kazurinsky, Tony Adler

Blogs, Bleader Jul 16, 2012
The Reader's Agenda: Mon 7/16

What's on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012
- By Drew Hunt
- Tags: Do This, Book Cellar, Essay Fiesta, Ian Belknap, Jen Bosworth, Patrick Gill, Neil Simon, Barefoot in the Park, Belmont Harbor, Movies in the Park, Burlington, Logan Square, Cinchel, Andrew Weathers, Swim Ignorant Fire, Violent Flame

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

The Marriott's latest production is distinctly lackluster.

Triassic Parq: The Musical, A Fool’s Journey, and five more new stage shows to see (or avoid)

A remounted spoof with singing dinosaurs and a Misfit Circus cabaret are among this week's best bets.

Steppenwolf's Constellations and Voice Lessons, and 13 more new stage shows

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week's notable plays.

Hey, Governor Rauner—open the books!

As long as Rauner wants Rahm to open up the CPS books, Rauner should have to open the state's books to Rahm's bean counters.

A half century of CIFF milestones, from Scorsese's debut to Lee Daniels's achievement award

We dug through the Chicago International Film Festival's archives, talked to people who were around back in the day, and assembled a time line covering the fest's 50 years.

Le Week-End: Here come the boomer cliches

Jim Broadbent stars as a former 60s radical awash in self-pity.

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The Reader's film writers turn to crime, and the rest of this week's movies

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 20 and 26

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The Marriott's latest production is distinctly lackluster.

A remounted spoof with singing dinosaurs and a Misfit Circus cabaret are among this week's best bets.

An endless meet-cute and an off-key farce are among this week's notable plays.

As long as Rauner wants Rahm to open up the CPS books, Rauner should have to open the state's books to Rahm's bean counters.

We dug through the Chicago International Film Festival's archives, talked to people who were around back in the day, and assembled a time line covering the fest's 50 years.

Jim Broadbent stars as a former 60s radical awash in self-pity.

A roundup of new and notable movies playing in Chicago between September 20 and 26

What's on the Agenda for Friday, November 16, 2012

What's on the Agenda for Monday, July 16, 2012

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