Easy on the Eyes: A Review of The Ugly One at Trap Door Theatre by Jan Hieggelke

Players 2016: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago by Jan Hieggelke

“Out with the old, in with the new,” is one of the many well-intentioned platitudes you hear frequently this time of year. Personally, I find that type of sharp-turn resolution a bit dif…

Players 2015: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago by Jan Hieggelke

The steady expansion of the performing arts in Chicago continues its marvelous pace, with more and better theater, dance, comedy and opera gracing more and better stages each passing year. T…

The Players 2014: The Fifty People Who Really Perform in Chicago by Jan Hieggelke

Once was the time, when it came to performing arts, that Chicago was a great place to come from. But thanks to the constant upward trajectory of our community, Chicago is now a great place t…

The Players 2013: The 50 People Who Really Perform in Chicago by Jan Hieggelke

Though we publish a list of “players” every year, we alternate between those whose accomplishments are most visible on-stage (the artists, last year) and those who wield their in…

Review: Pontypool/Strawdog Theatre by Jan Hieggelke

RECOMMENDED What begins as a spat between a small town DJ and his female producer, quickly turns into a battle to stay alive in Strawdog Theatre’s production of “Pontypool.” In a small…