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2018年2月1日 星期四

Now on stage: 3 exciting works by African-American artists

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February 1, 2018

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Now on stage: 3 exciting works by African-American artists

Thursday, Feb 1

Work by African-American artists has figured prominently in three bold, strong shows, all of them at long-established but smaller Chicago theater companies, none of them in any way predictable. If you have time for a triple-header this chilly weekend, here's what to see.

Tony-winning 'The Humans' comes home — its family and feelings intact

4 stars! This great Tony-winning play, now at the Cadillac Palace, has been protected and realized with craft and love, with Richard Thomas as the father of a family under pressure.

Some just-for-Chicago stories from John Mulaney at the Chicago Theatre

The Chicago native knows how to breathe vivid life into every word of this 75-minute set. And, as always, he's a cheerful realist with a foot in the grave and his head in the clouds.

How do you ruin 'Joseph'? Try setting it in Vegas

Have you heard about "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Drury Lane Theatre? It's set in Vegas. With bad celebrity impersonations and twerking.

Patti LuPone to perform at Steppenwolf in March

The two-time Tony winner Patti LuPone will perform a one-night-only concert at Steppenwolf Theatre Company with host Seth Rudetsky. Here are all the details.

'Merrily We Roll Along' is Sondheim's wisdom on life pushing us forward

Porchlight's production of Sondheim's show that follows show-business lives through the device of traveling backward in time is actually quite good. Recommended, Sondheim devotees.

Baryshnikov dancing at the Harris? No, 'Brodsky' is something different

The legendary Mikhail Baryshnikov talks about why he couldn't pass up the opportunity to star in the one-man show "Brodsky/Baryshnikov," coming to the Harris Theater this weekend.

'The Antelope Party': We live in a world where 'bronies' can be radicalized

This story about "My Little Pony" fans jumps the fences and heads for the open range of American populism and paranoia. Read on for the 3-star review.

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