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The box boys
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A door closes, a door opens. Last month, I lost my county job. Today, I signed a book contract with the University of Chicago Press, for my book on creative journal writing. Onward!
youtu.be/29_uSlEEPSk
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Ive Got A Golden Ticket
YouTube video by Josh Baird
https://youtu.be/29_uSlEEPSk
9 days ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/22/c...
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Camping with Conspiracy Theorists at A Red Orchid
In “The Targeted,” a new play by Hanna Kime, conspiracy theorists gather at a rustic retreat for a meeting of the “Solidarity and Truth Summit.”
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/22/camping-with-conspiracy-theorists-at-a-red-orchid/
9 days ago
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Dr. Fauci meets Jaws.
www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/20/a...
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“An Enemy of the People” Tells Inconvenient Truths
TimeLine Theatre christens its new Uptown building with the Henrik Ibsen work, adapted by Amy Herzog in 2024, about a doctor whose alarming discovery makes him a town pariah.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/20/an-enemy-of-the-people-tells-inconvenient-truths/
11 days ago
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A fellow fanatical diarist.
lit.newcity.com/2026/05/20/b...
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Betsy Rubiner Looks at the Hows and Whys of Journaling
The Chicago reporter, who's written eighty-two volumes of diaries over almost sixty years, is out with a book on her lifelong practice.
https://lit.newcity.com/2026/05/20/betsy-rubiner-looks-at-the-hows-and-whys-of-journaling/
11 days ago
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You tell ‘em, Abe
12 days ago
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A shot of “The Untouchables” staircase from between the columns. Headed to Springfield for a story, taking Amtrak. Because I love trains. And because gas is over $5 a gallon!
12 days ago
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playbill.com/article/brok...
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Brokeback Mountain the Play Makes Its North American Premiere in Chicago
Playwright and actor Ashley Robinson was performing in Wicked when he saw Brokeback Mountain the film. Now he's written a play adaptation.
https://playbill.com/article/brokeback-mountain-the-play-makes-its-north-american-premiere-in-chicago
16 days ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/13/s...
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“Scaramouche” Is a Swashbuckling Good Time
The musical version of the classic novel makes its world debut at City Lit Theater, a comedy-adventure-romance mixed with dueling and song.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/13/scaramouche-is-a-swashbuckling-good-time/
18 days ago
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My big brothers (on drums lead vocals) at the Copper Fiddle tonight. Come on out.
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22 days ago
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Got it!
23 days ago
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Looking forward to the first play at thr new Timeline
www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/06/t...
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A Theater That Focuses on Stories From the Past Makes a Future in Uptown
Elizabeth Auman discusses TimeLine Theatre Company's new home, built for performance, and the journey that led them there.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/05/06/timeline-a-theater-that-focuses-on-stories-from-the-past-makes-a-future-in-uptown/
25 days ago
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Before Daniel Kraus won the Pulitzer for “Angel Down,” I did this review for “Partially Devoured.” Told you he was good!
@danielkraus.com
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26 days ago
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lit.newcity.com/2026/05/04/t...
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They're All Messed Up
In “Partially Devoured," Chicago writer Daniel Kraus brings a microscopic point of view to George A. Romero's classic 1968 film, "Night of the Living Dead.”
https://lit.newcity.com/2026/05/04/theyre-all-messed-up/
26 days ago
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First week of unemployment. Wow, unemployment insurance will barely cover COBRA for me and my kid. Guess I’ll look at other options. This is going to be fun. Yay, US healthcare.
about 1 month ago
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See this one if you can.
www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/10/g...
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Goodman Stages a Magnificent Production of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” by August Wilson
In Wilson's 1982 play, the playwright imagined a recording session for prolific early-blues recording artist Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and her band in Chicago in 1927.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/10/goodman-stages-a-magnificent-production-of-ma-raineys-black-bottom-by-august-wilson/
about 2 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/08/a...
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avery r. young's Afro-Surrealist Opera, “safronia,” Is A Story of the Great Migration
The West Side native and interdisciplinary artist is taking on a new challenge—acting and singing in his own production that draws from gospel hymns, blues, funk and poetry.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/08/afro-surrealist-opera-avery-r-young-style-a-story-of-the-great-migration-safronia-draws-from-gospel-blues-funk-and-soul-and-poetry/
about 2 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/06/i...
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In Her Story Theater's "The Official Biography," Two Opposing Writers Debate Truth and Fiction
Gary Houston and Shelby Marie Edwards star as two leads who develop an improbable intellectual chemistry in this play by Kurt McGinnis Brown.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/04/06/in-her-story-theaters-the-official-biography-opposing-writers-debate-truth-and-fiction/
about 2 months ago
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Lambs and bunnies - happy Easter! Yes it’s the Holy Grail rabbit.
about 2 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/30/7...
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“Theater of the Mind" Is an Interactive Trip Through a Memory Palace
David Byrne and Mala Goankar's show explores the science of perception, taking audience members through experiments involving sight, vision and taste, while telling a story of a life from its end to t...
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/30/71100/
2 months ago
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The cats really dig the palms.
2 months ago
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In Chicago
2 months ago
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It’s Nelson Algren’s birthday- celebrate by going to a No Kings rally near you! You know he would.
2 months ago
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Got a nomination for theater writing 🤞https://bsky.app/profile/chicagopublicsquare.com/post/3mi3jftxyos2r
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2 months ago
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www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/18/n...
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Column: For 40 years, Newcity has been delivering the city’s cultural scene
Newcity’s 40th anniversary issue is proof that this publication is a significant part of Chicago’s artistic life — and a survivor.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/18/newcity-40-years/
2 months ago
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Here at Our Lady of Sorrows for a Lenten concert. As seen on “The Untouchables!”
3 months ago
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And you could win my book! And have cake!
bsky.app/profile/robe...
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3 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/12/c...
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City Lit’s “Changing Channels” Finds Comedy in the Shadow of the Blacklist
John Reeger’s witty new play set during the golden age of television follows a variety-show performer forced to choose between career success and political conscience.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/12/city-lits-changing-channels-finds-comedy-in-the-shadow-of-the-blacklist/
3 months ago
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youtu.be/p5XNTiTh4YY
my interview on our guy Nelson Algren, with “Blue Smoke and Black Ink.”
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Why the great American novelist Nelson Algren has been forgotten.
YouTube video by Blue Smoke and Black Ink
https://youtu.be/p5XNTiTh4YY
3 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/09/h...
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"Hamilton" Still Brings Hope in America's Age of Caligula
The production moved its planned spring run to Chicago after Trump's takeover of the Kennedy Center. It's a tonic in a troubled time.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/09/hamilton-still-brings-hope-in-americas-age-of-caligula/
3 months ago
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I think Illinois should lead the Midwest charge to get rid of Daylight Savings Time. Arizona and Hawaii don’t suffer this clock change nonsense so why should we? And Congress is sclerotic. We need to go state by state. Illinois - set the Standard!
3 months ago
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Am I right? Or am I wrong?
www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/04/a...
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The Science Behind “Theater of the Mind”
David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar's immersive theater project combines neuroscience experiments, art and storytelling.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/03/04/am-i-right-or-am-i-wrong-the-science-behind-david-byrnes-theater-of-the-mind/?oly_enc_id=5912A1526689I8Y
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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Strange confession- I love dryer lint. Look at this beauty.
3 months ago
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It’s like the U.S. has joined the “war of the month” club.
3 months ago
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Had to go to choir practice before the end of the hockey game - got the score before Mass began, so my fist pump and muttered “yes”!” wasn’t too untoward.
3 months ago
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I’ll be on WGN tomorrow at 2:05 pm to talk about my guy Nelson Algren.
3 months ago
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Puzzling choices in this one.
www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/20/c...
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Court Theatre Stages August Strindberg's Famous Study of Class and Gender
A noisy start and a murky finish are among the choices that obscure "Miss Julie"'s timely relevance for a divided America.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/20/court-theatre-stages-august-strindbergs-famous-study-of-class-and-gender/
3 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/18/t...
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The Royal Shakespeare Company's “Hamnet” Shows How Grief Inspires Art
The lead character in this U.S. premiere at Chicago Shakes is not the playwright, but his wife, Agnes. The play is about her union with the Bard and the family they create, as well as Will’s attempt t...
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/18/the-royal-shakespeare-companys-hamnet-shows-how-grief-inspires-art/
3 months ago
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Window dressing at the neighborhood hair salon.
3 months ago
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Hi Chagall - we miss you.
4 months ago
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The Bickersons - Swedish style.
www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/11/t...
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“The Dance of Death” at Steppenwolf Is an Expressionist Painting
Conor McPherson's adaptation of August Strindberg's play conveys something true about human relationships—that love and hate are both forms of intimacy, and often intertwined.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/11/the-dance-of-death-at-steppenwolf-is-an-expressionist-painting/
4 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/09/r...
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Redtwist Theatre’s “Confederates” Tells Two Stories Across Two Different Eras | Newcity Stage
“Confederates” has powerful themes and performances that anchor a drama but struggles to unify its dual narratives.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/02/09/redtwist-theatres-confederates-doesnt-quite-bridge-its-two-stories/
4 months ago
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That Bad Bunny half-time show was so fun - like a little vacation in February
4 months ago
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Chicago noir -
lit.newcity.com/2026/02/05/t...
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Tracy Clark’s “Edge” Finds Humanity Inside a Tough Chicago Detective Story
The author's Harriet Foster novels reassure you that justice and goodness can exist, even in a mean and crooked world.
https://lit.newcity.com/2026/02/05/tracy-clarks-edge-finds-humanity-inside-a-tough-chicago-cop-story/
4 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/01/29/s...
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Something Wilde: An Explosive “Salome” at the Lyric Opera
This is the North American premiere of David McVicar’s production of the opera, inspired by the Pier Paolo Pasolini film “Salò” and set in a grey world reminiscent of fascist Italy under Mussolini and...
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/01/29/something-wilde-an-explosive-salome-at-the-lyric-opera/
4 months ago
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www.newcitystage.com/2026/01/30/b...
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“Birds of North America” Takes Flight at A Red Orchid Theatre
Anna Ouyang Moench’s father-daughter drama unfolds through birdwatching and climate anxiety.
https://www.newcitystage.com/2026/01/30/birds-of-north-america-takes-flight-at-a-red-orchid-theatre/
4 months ago
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We’re going to make it after all.
4 months ago
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That was pretty much the front page story the Sunday before last.
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4 months ago
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Not enjoying living in interesting times.
5 months ago
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