Glam and Grit at Virgil Abloh’s MCA Gala By Heidi Mitchell See shots of Takashi Murakami, Nick Cave, and a set by Blood Orange at the party toasting "Figures of Speech," which opens Monday. Read more
The Blues Aren’t Dead. Just Ask Melody Angel By Robert Chiarito As a teenager in Chicago, Angel dreamed of playing the Blues Fest. This weekend, she'll headline for the third year in a row. Read more
Where Does Non-Equity Theater Go Next? By Kris Vire Last night's Jeff Awards for nonunion work were a subtle reminder of the complicated circumstances of local companies. Read more
Brian Brooks Saved One More Dance for Chicago By Lauren Warnecke Harris Theater's first-ever choreographer-in-residence prepares to wrap up his tenure. Read more
Every Music Festival in Chicago This Summer By Mimi Geller All the latest lineups, dates, and and major announcements from this year's mega-fests. Read more
Jackie Taylor Wants to Eradicate Racism Through Theater By Mike Thomas The Black Ensemble Theater founder, 67, on growing up in Cabrini and why she snubbed New York. Read more
Navigating Chicago's Giant Hamilton Exhibition By Joel Reese Can't get enough of the ten-dollar founding father father? The creators of the blockbuster musical open an exhibit this month on the history that inspired it. Read more
See Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford’s Eight-Foot-Tall Hercules By Kerry Cardoza The Hyde Park–based artist's solo show runs April 14 to June 22 at the Arts Club of Chicago. Read more
Here’s Every Free Movie in Millennium Park This Summer By Matt Pollock On the roster: Black Panther, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Muppet Movie, and more Read more
From 1994: Steve Albini and the Life of the Iconoclast By Phoebe Mogharei On the 25th anniversary of Kurt Cobain’s death, we revisit a profile of the producer of Nirvana’s final record. Read more
