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Theater & Stages
‘Hot Wing King’ deep-fries real chicken and masculinity narratives on stage
Writers Theatre delivers the Chicago premiere of the challenging-to-stage Pulitzer Winner, opening Friday.
By Mike Davis
 
Theater & Stages
Anthony Freud bids adieu but believes Chicago opera can keep pushing forward
 
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For ‘Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,’ the path to Chicago stage is paved with creative risks
 
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Laurie Metcalf, Joe Mantello join Samuel D. Hunter in Steppenwolf Theatre's 'Little Bear Ridge Road'
 
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The new film Ghostlight features a real-life Chicago family of actors, but the city’s theater scene is the star
 
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Theater & Stages
Has performing arts employment in Illinois recovered from COVID-19?
By Mike Davis
 
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Theater & Stages
More fun than Wordle: A new Chicago show draws from magic, puzzles and escape rooms
By Graham Meyer
 
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A local’s guide to the best summer in Chicago
The 25 best performances in Chicago this summer
By Courtney Kueppers  and Mike Davis
 
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Theater & Stages
For ‘Empire’ and ‘Morning Show’ writer Joshua Allen, the big test is a new play in Chicago
By Mike Davis
 
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A Chicago playwright finds plenty of drama in the amateur adult film industry
Brynne Frauenhoffer digs into what makes workplaces — including pornography sets — fit for the stage.
By Mike Davis
 
Before It All Goes Dark composer Jake Heggie and bass-baritone Ryan McKinny at rehearsal
Theater & Stages
From Chicago headlines, an eminent composer births a new opera about Nazi-looted art
“Before It All Goes Dark” sets to music a true story from the Chicago suburbs. It will open in Seattle this weekend before making its Chicago premiere May 24 and 25.

By Graham Meyer
 
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