Delightful Fright Fest 2025 brings more thrilling chills to Six Flags Great America
For the second year in a row, I kicked off the spooky season by taking my teen daughter and a...
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Author: Frank Sennett
Mr. Wolf sinks its teeth into the Steppenwolf audience and doesn’t let go
Mr. Wolf sneaks up on you. Steppenwolf opened its 50th season Sunday with the Chicago premiere of...
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Riot Fest 2025 Day Three: Grumpy old men and a breath of fresh air
We’re midway through the final day of Riot Fest 2025 and Prospect Heights native Ben Foster,...
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2025 Riot Fest Day Two: Stamos lite, White heat
After a Friday marked by great music and anodyne statements onstage, Saturday brought even better...
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Riot Fest 2025 Day One: Weirdstock and the quiet riot
On one of the most beautiful music festival days I’ve ever experienced, with highs in the...
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Ashland Avenue bursts with Chicago charm at the Goodman
The sign over the display room entrance may read Zenith, but Pete’s TV and Video is at its...
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David Lee Roth has a hard time rocking at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary
The David Lee Roth concert last night at the Hard Rock Casino in Gary, Indiana, was 21 and over,...
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Mesmerizing Parade plumbs depths of injustice at Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre
There’s an incredible scene in the North American Tour of Parade, winner of the 2023 Tony...
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Amélie The Musical brings whimsical Parisian romance to the Chopin
Amélie The Musical, receiving its Chicago premiere from Kokandy Productions in a Chopin Theatre...
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There’s a lot to love for fans of sport and human progress in Billie Jean at Chicago Shakes
Any fan of uplifting sports biopics–think 42 and A League of Their Own–will find much...
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