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C-Chats: ‘The Book of Mormon’ Debuts in Chicago

C-Chats: ‘The Book of Mormon’ Debuts in Chicago

The Broadway show finally makes its Windy City debut. So did it live up to the hype? And how did it compare to the original NYC production?

Posted Dec. 20, 2012, at 3:42 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
C-Chat: The Goodman Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

C-Chat: The Goodman Theatre’s ‘A Christmas Carol’

The holiday favorite opens for another season at the Goodman. What we liked, what we didn’t—and what the kids thought, too.

Posted Nov. 28, 2012, at 1:00 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
Things We Learned From ‘Underemployed’

Things We Learned From ‘Underemployed’

The new scripted MTV show has a lot to say about the Millennial generation, so who better than two Millennials to watch it?

Posted Oct. 25, 2012, at 4:54 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
C-Chats: 'Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men' at Goodman Theatre

C-Chats: ‘Black n Blue Boys/Broken Men’ at Goodman Theatre

Dael Orlandersmith's one-woman show, about the victims—and perpetrators—of child molestation and abuse, takes the audience to a dark place.

Posted Oct. 9, 2012, at 10:58 a.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
C-Chats: 'Sweet Bird' at the Goodman Theatre

C-Chats: ‘Sweet Bird’ at the Goodman Theatre

Academy Award nominee Diane Lane hasn’t been seen on stage since a 1989 production of Twelfth Night (she played Olivia), so when it was announced that she would mark her theater return in David Cromer’s Sweet Bird of Youth at the Goodman Theatre, we knew we had to check her out while we had the chance. Read our culture editors' take on the play...

Posted Oct. 3, 2012, at 3:45 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
C-Chats: 'Hamlet' at the Writers' Theatre

C-Chats: ‘Hamlet’ at the Writers’ Theatre

Culture editors Elly Fishman and Emmet Sullivan caught the opening show last week. Here are their impressions on the play, which topped our must-see theatre list in our Fall Culture Guide.

Posted Sept. 20, 2012, at 12:12 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)
C-Chats: Chicago Opera Theater's 'Magic Flute'

C-Chats: Chicago Opera Theater’s ‘Magic Flute’

Mozart's famous opera opened this past weekend at the Harris Theater. Read what our two editors thought of the Saturday night performance—and get their tips for viewers planning a trip this weekend.

Posted Sept. 18, 2012, at 1:25 p.m. | Permalink | Comments (0)