4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (182+ words) Chicago Reader The Man Who Fell With the RainThrough 9/26: Thu–Sat 8 PM; also Sun 9/13 7 PM (talkback with playwright); Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland, 773-384-0494, trapdoortheatre.com, $25 One thing Kureichik does have is a cast that is completely committed to the bit…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (455+ words) Director Derek Van Barham, music director Nick Sula, and leading man Kevin Webb are the reigning triumvirate in the land of off-Loop Sondheim. They teamed up for Kokandy Productions’ 2024 Into the Woods, and 2022’s Sweeney Todd, to thrilling effect. Now,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (482+ words) To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (144+ words) Chicago Reader Complications always arise when you try to plan your daily schedules at Riot Fest, because honestly, how do you split your time between two beloved acts playing on different stages at the same time? (For me, the biggest…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (554+ words) Kamen also turned her journalistic eye toward the stage, most notably with a documentary-style play, Jane: Abortion and the Underground, about the collective of women in Chicago who helped provide abortion services in the pre-Roe era. Since its 1999 premiere, Jane…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (119+ words) Chicago Reader With their latest album, the July release Cycles in the Infinite Dream, Rezn graduate to Chicago rock institution. Recorded by Greg Norman at Electrical Audio, Cycles feels like a summation of their journey so far and a sign…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (163+ words) Chicago Reader The trio of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson formed in Sheffield, England, in 1973, before punk was even a gleam in the island’s eye. Their early DIY experiments with tape recorders and performance art occasionally earned them…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (72+ words) Chicago Reader West Side StoryThrough 8/30: Wed 2 PM, Fri 7:30 PM, Sat 2 and 7:30 PM, Sun 2 PM; ASL interpretation Fri 8/21; North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, 847-673-6300, musictheaterworks.com, $19.50-$106 Why is director Sasha Gerritson’s excellent production only running for two…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (655+ words) More than 350 people crowded into a hot auditorium at Arnold Mireles Academy on Saturday, chanting “revoke the permits” and demanding Mayor Brandon Johnson explain his support for Quantum Shore, a megadevelopment underway on Chicago’s southeast side that includes a quantum…...