Tony Bennett Leaves His Heart At Ravinia On June 21 – By Clarence Waldron
byOn June 21, legendary singer Anthony Benedetto – better known to the world as Tony Bennett – will perform at Ravinia for the 40th…
Art
“Jenspiration” With Artist Jen Hodo!
byChicago native Jen Hodo is a fashion illustrator, curator, and photographer currently based in Brooklyn, New York. After receiving her B.A. in Fashion Business…
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” – Reviewed by Rick & Brenda McCain
byIn 1982, August Wilson’s play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom catapulted him into the national spotlight; it was one of the works from Wilson’s 10-play…
Maya Prentiss And Bernard Gilbert “Catch Creation”
byEqual parts entertaining and thought provoking, the Goodman Theatre’s world premiere of Christina Anderson’s (Blacktop Sky, pen/man/ship, The Ashes Under Gait City, Man in Love)…
“Nina Simone: Four Women” – Review by Rick & Brenda McCain
byChristina Ham brings a profound story to the Northlight Theatre stage about the most honest woman in America during the Civil Rights Movement era…
Felicia Fields Stars In “Ma Rainey” at Writers Theatre Through March 17
byCelebrated film and stage actress Felicia Fields returns to Chicago to play the lead in August Wilson’s landmark play, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Directed…
Goodman Breathes Life Into Conception – Review By Rick & Brenda McCain
byIn its new production How To Catch Creation, the Goodman Theatre brings to the stage a story of love, desire, loss, hope and inspiration,…
Q&A with Dana Anderson, of “Soul in Suburbia”
byDana N. Anderson is a Chicago-based performing artist and writer. Her experience spans on-camera, stage, voiceover and dance. She is a member of SAG-AFTRA…
Alvin Ailey Dance Theater’s Back In Town!
byAlvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the Auditorium Theatre, the company’s Chicago home for nearly half a century, with six breathtaking performances from…
Pass Over’s Controversial Review
byPass Over is a play about two young African-American men on the corner talking jive about their lives. It is a riff on the…
Bravo Mr. Chance
byThis year I attended Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH’s Wall Street Project in New York and sat in on a hip hop workshop. The…
