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- Music, Music Feature Mar 31, 2021
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On house arrest with Mohawk Johnson
CPD has tried to turn the rapper and comedian into a cautionary example to social justice protesters. He has other plans.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Feb 19, 2021
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Second City finds a buyer and its instructors form a union
Private equity firm ZMC acquires the comedy institution, while AICE advocates for representation.
- Arts & Culture, Ghost Light Feb 12, 2021
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ComedySportz moves out of its Belmont Avenue venue
But the comedy games continue online; plus Raven announces a new-play development commission.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 5, 2021
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Hit 'Em on the Blackside melds social justice and sketch comedy
Congo Square launches a new online series.
- Arts & Culture, Ghost Light Dec 4, 2020
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Changes in faces, closing up spaces, and an abolitionist playwright gets more recognition
A departure at PrideArts, an arrival at Second City, and the closing of the Frontier and Understudy; Kristiana Rae Colón wins a new prize.
- Music, Music Review Oct 28, 2020
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Tawny Newsome and Bethany Thomas make thoughtful, soulful rock on Material Flats
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Oct 6, 2020
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Second City is looking for a buyer
The comedy powerhouse is up for sale for only the second time in its 60-year history.
- Arts & Culture, Feature Jun 5, 2020
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Andrew Alexander out at Second City
In the wake of backlash on institutional racism, the longtime owner announces his departure.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Apr 29, 2020
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Improvising at a distance
Instructors adapt to online comedy and improv courses.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Apr 29, 2020
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Remembering Michael McCarthy
Tributes from actors, comedians, and friends of the Chicago comedy legend.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Apr 14, 2020
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Scott Silberstein talks about catching live-performance magic onscreen
Relationships and 'yes, and' guide HMS Media's approach to filming live shows.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Mar 10, 2020
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Lisa Beasley cooks up her own opportunities
How she went from cracking jokes at church to touring with one of the world’s comedy giants to writing her own recipe for success.
- Film, Movie Feature Feb 18, 2020
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Endometriosis, vibrators, and sex education, oh my!
8,000 uses comedy to discuss a painful reality.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jan 23, 2020
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Gina DeLuca walks the live lit line between funny and tragic
Her new monthly showcase at Duke of Perth creates a community for newbies and vets alike.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 12, 2019
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Do You Believe in Madness? is more befuddled than angry
In its 108th main-stage revue, Second City tries to get a handle on our crazy times.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Jul 10, 2019
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‘Setting the Stage’ tells the story of Chicago theater in 56 objects
Lights! Costumes! Props! They’re all here at the Design Museum of Chicago
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Jun 5, 2019
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Shannon Noll uses comedy to defy expectations and define themself
Comedian Shannon Noll is using their new webseries and photo project to subvert expectations of gender and sexuality.
- Arts & Culture, Spring Theater and Dance Mar 29, 2019
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Leave the Light On
The ghost light, a single bulb in an empty theater, is for safety—and superstition.
- Arts & Culture, Comedy Dec 17, 2018
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The Second City’s Algorithm Nation or, The Static Quo feels stuck in the system
The 107th mainstage revue features talented performers, but it’s strictly by the numbers.
- Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Feature Dec 5, 2018
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From Hull House to Second City, Ensemble-Made Chicago documents a distinctively democratic way of making theater
A new book by Chloe Johnston and Coya Paz Brownrigg makes a persuasive case that devised performance is in Chicago’s DNA.
- Blogs, Bleader Nov 20, 2018
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Rahm & Rauner help Amazon play New York City and Virginia like a bunch of saps
Bringing Amazon HQ2 to Chicago was the dream of only Mayor Rahm and his faithful sidekick Governor Rauner—both of whom will be leaving office shortly, thank you very much.
- Blogs, Bleader Oct 5, 2018
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Indivisible Chicago’s Blue Wave Rave uses improv to mobilize political action
"Improv actors are like the best canvassers ever!"
- Blogs, Bleader May 11, 2018
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Older and Wider at Second City E.T.C. and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Shabazz Palaces at the Empty Bottle and more goings-on 5/11-5/13.
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 30, 2018
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The guy who quit Second City
Dan Bakkedahl had one of the best improv gigs in Chicago. Why did he give it up?
- Blogs, Bleader Apr 27, 2018
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American Pleasure Club at the Beat Kitchen and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
Post Animal at Lincoln Hall and more goings-on 4/27-4/29.
