Reid was a freelance critic for the Chicago Tribune for 17 years, and has also contributed to several other publications, ...

Nonbinary performer and writer Will Wilhelm celebrates queerness and Shakespeare in Gender Play, or What You Will at ...

Third is a SouthSide born rapper and teacher with a deep affinity for words. As a lyricist and storyteller, Third is always ...

Bylines labeled “Chicago Reader Staff” are used for features that contain nonwritten, nonreported information like listings, ...

Endless Reveries: Water in Experimental Film Thu 5/22 at 7 PM, the Block Museum of Art, 40 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, free ...

The latest solo by Tony Tasset, “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks!” at Corbett vs. Dempsey, contains a suite of ...

Jordan Harrison's The Antiquities is about technology, human extinction, and hanging onto the small moments in our lives that ...

With classics and cult favorites, the Music Box Theatre's upcoming Sapphopalooza film series brings queer women to the front.

Keiko Green's Gorgeous, a coproduction of Raven and Rivendell, is a smart two-hander about loss, change, and a prize English ...

Science Man has become a full band, and it brings the goods so hard that their nonsense doesn’t feel gimmicky—it’s just icing on the cake.

Walter King Jr.s Diary of a Black Illusionist showcases the west-side native's breathtaking artistry at Chicago Magic Lounge.

Pioneers of chamber musicals and contemporary dance in Chicago, respectively, Anzevino and Mordine died within days of each ...