That’s Life: A Review of Middletown at GFour Productions Somehow inane and tonally dissonant, the only tragedy in this play is that it doesn't end sooner. 03-05 Newcity Stage by Ben Kaye Old Fashioned Dreamer: A Preview of Kat Edmonson at SPACE Edmonson prefers the term “vintage pop” to describe what she does. 03-05 Newcity Music by Bill Kopp Witnessing History: A Review of Justus Rosenberg’s “The Art of Resistance: My Four Years in the French Underground” From the title, you might think Justus Rosenberg's book is a World War II version of the “The Anarchist Cookbook.” However, it reads like a John Le Carre novel. 03-05 Newcity Lit by L.D. Barnes Dream State: A Review of The Pillowman at The Gift Theatre Martin McDonagh's bedtime fable set in the grips of a totalitarian state is a familiar and oppressive nightmare. 03-04 Newcity Stage by Noel Schecter The Quest For Strangeness: Getting It Down One Story At A Time Why worry about the finances of the international film industry? It's all ones and zeroes, ones and zeroes, one story at a time. 03-04 Newcity Film by Ray Pride Film Top 5: March 2020 Eleven films on 70; forty-seven films from twenty-seven EU nations; and three singularities from Romania, the bayou and Chicago, Illinois. 03-04 Newcity Film by Ray Pride Dining and Drinking Top 5: March 2020 Lots of great drinking events in March and a ramen festival. 03-03 Newcity Resto by David Hammond Joy Divided: A Review of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter at Steppenwolf for Young Adults Based on the award-winning book by local author Erika L. Sánchez, adapted by Isaac Gómez and starring ensemble member Karen Rodriguez, SYA's production finds the stars all aligned. 03-03 Newcity Stage by Kevin Greene Dance Top 5: March 2020 March is a month for big-name companies and a wealth of fresh new work. 03-03 Newcity Stage by Sharon Hoyer Bells That Toll: A Review of Kill Move Paradise at TimeLine Theatre Company Directed by Wardell Julius Clark, the local premiere of James Ijames play asks for only one thing: that we listen. 03-02 Newcity Stage by Amanda Finn Art Top 5: March 2020 From group exhibitions to solo shows, our March picks showcase a range of materiality and reflect on cultural themes from music to immigration. 03-02 Newcity Art by Kerry Cardoza Respect the Game: An Interview with Scoop Jackson About His Book “The Game Is Not A Game” ESPN writer and commentator Scoop Jackson's latest book discusses how sports are a crucible for issues of race, gender and wealth. 03-02 Newcity Lit by Tara Betts Period Performances for a Friend: A Review of Beethoven 250 Festival at Harris Theater It isn’t just the materials that are different, it is an entirely different aesthetic approach that needs to be employed for those materials to be effective. 02-29 Newcity Music by Dennis Polkow Life Is Beautiful: Teen Dream Teen Dream's life moves on. 02-28 Newcity by David Alvarado Design Top 5: March 2020 March design events in Chicago. 02-28 Newcity Design by Vasia Rigou Lit Top 5: March 2020 Author talks and readings for March. 02-27 Newcity Lit by Tara Betts Multimedia Mayhem: A Preview of John Vernon Forbes at Electric Jungle “I've done a few animations to Tijuana Hercules music but not something like this show." 02-27 Newcity Music by Bill Furbee Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago 2020 This year’s Design 50 highlights Chicago’s creatives—those who give us boundary-pushing work, immersive experiences and all-around impeccable design. 02-27 Newcity Design by Vasia Rigou New Mythology: A Review of Luis A. Sahagun at the Chicago Cultural Center Sahagun strives to create a new mythology, including precolonial elements of Latinx culture and an emerging decolonial confrontation. 02-26 Newcity Art by Rafael Francisco Salas Designers of the Moment 2020: Bob Faust and Nick Cave "Chicago is a fabulous place to be. And having quiet is where the most exciting work takes place, right? That's when you make leaps in your work." 02-26 Newcity Design by Vasia Rigou
