BoHo Theatre and the ‘Brutal Calculus’ of Chicago Storefronts
Struggling to draw funding and audiences while aiming for the goal of livable wages, companies like 20-year-old BoHo Theatre are making an exit.
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Sheldon Harnick: A Blessing on His Head, Mazel Tov
He was a lyricist’s lyricist, sure, but his words spoke to everyone, and his life was as full of joy and surprise as his songs.
Jack Serio: Direction and Misdirection
With just a handful of artfully stripped-down productions, the young director has blazed a distinctive path and attracted heavy-hitting casts. His next: an intimate ‘Uncle Vanya.’
Winds of Change in the Windy City
AT’s new Chicago editors check in on happenings at theatres large and small: openings, closings, notable folks, and assorted chisme.
A Tale of Two Festes
2 trans actors discuss what they’ve found in the role of ‘Twelfth Night’s sad clown, in productions at St. Louis Shakespeare Festival and the Old Globe.
It’s Not Just ‘Another Marriage’ for Kate Arrington
With her playwriting debut, the Steppenwolf ensemble member explores what happens after most stories end.
The Big Crunch: Theatre’s Labor and Materials Crisis
Getting audiences to return isn’t the only post-COVID challenge theatres are facing.
6 Theatre Workers You Should Know
From board liaisons and theatre administrators to performers and activists, these 6 folks have brought their talent to Chicago’s stages.
Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Christopher Moses Named Co-ADs of Alliance Theatre
The theatre’s current interim leaders will now form a partnership—an alliance, if you will—to jointly run Atlanta’s flagship theatre.
John Rubinstein as Eisenhower, a ‘Good Man on Purpose’
In a new solo show, the seasoned actor wrestles with an unassuming president’s legacy, and with the stark disparities between his version of Republican politics and today’s GOP.
