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Thursday, May 15, 2025

A Night Filled with Spirit(s): A Preview of “Gender Play, or What You Will” at Steppenwolf 1700 by Charlie Kolodziej

Returning to Steppenwolf with “Gender Play” feels like a full-circle moment for Will Wilhelm.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Everything is in the Soup! A Preview of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago’s Spring Series at Harris Theater by Charlie Kolodziej

A leader in contemporary dance, the company’s forty-seventh season will feature a tribute to famed choreographer Bob Fosse, an original work from Hubbard Street resident artist Aszure Bart…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

Beyond the Walls: Chicago Theaters Build Worlds Outside Prison by Charlie Kolodziej

Programs like The Incarcerated Mass have turned Chicago into the home for a growing community of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated actors and playwrights who produce exciting work in an…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

History Rhymes: A Preview of Hedwig + The Bauhaus at the Ruth Page Center by Charlie Kolodziej

A co-production of Hedwig Dances and Germany’s Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, the programs celebrate the German modernist art and design movement with a trio of performances: “Meta|Mor|Phos,…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Friday, March 7, 2025

Lynch v. Byrne: A Review of “David & David” at Annoyance Theatre by Charlie Kolodziej

In writer and director Jake Steelman’s "David & David," playing now through April 5 at Lakeview’s Annoyance Theatre, David Byrne of Talking Heads fame plays the roommate of Twin Peak…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Life’s a Marathon Not a Sprint: A Preview of “Grit” at Steppenwolf 1700 by Charlie Kolodziej

In choreographer Maggie Vannucci’s “Grit,” running March 6-8 at Steppenwolf’s 1700 theater, dance isn’t just an art, it’s an endurance sport.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM