Chris Jones

When it comes to what is arguably the biggest prize of all, the Tony Award for best new musical, it’s a guessing game. Why? None of this past season’s fresh-faced tuners really stands out from the others.

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2024 Tony Awards: Best musical is a guessing game, but not all the deserving were nominated

June 14, 2024 at 4:23 p.m.

When it comes to what is arguably the biggest prize of all, the Tony Award for best new musical, it’s a guessing game. Why? None of this past season’s fresh-faced...

“Tommy” was the fourth studio album released by the British band known as The Who and a colossal step forward when it came to rock music and narrative complexity.

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The Who’s Pete Townshend tells the story behind ‘Tommy’

June 16, 2023 at 1:51 p.m.

“Tommy” was the fourth studio album released by the British band known as The Who and a colossal step forward when it came to rock music and narrative complexity.

Myrna Salazar, fuerza cultural brillante y cofundadora de Chicago Latino Theatre Alliance, muere a los 75 años

August 5, 2022 at 6:41 p.m.

En el verano de 2020, cuando las artes escénicas en Chicago estaban prácticamente cerradas, la Alianza de Teatro Latino de Chicago (CLATA) decidió que aprovecharía el autoservicio emergente ubicado en...

Appreciation: Stephen Sondheim, as great an American composer and lyricist as ever lived

November 27, 2021 at 7:36 p.m.

In the end, like all born of flesh and blood, the iconic Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim proved mortal. No matter that many had ascribed to him the status...

‘Moulin Rouge!’ dances away with 10 Tony wins as Broadway celebrates its recovery

September 27, 2021 at 4:19 p.m.

"Moulin Rouge! The Musical," the dazzlingly intense Broadway version of Baz Luhrmann's beloved 2001 movie, emerged a feel-good winner at the 2021 Tony Awards, waltzing away with 10 Tony Awards,...

‘El intermedio terminó’: el teatro en vivo está a punto de volver con estruendo

April 29, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

A medida que el sol brilla en Chicago y las vacunas finalmente comienzan a fluir hacia la población de artistas más jóvenes, el optimismo aumenta para el regreso al trabajo....

Vuelve el Festival de Ravinia este verano

March 16, 2021 at 7:29 p.m.

El Festival de Ravinia volverá este verano con música en vivo. El histórico y muy querido lugar de música al aire libre en Highland Park, al norte de Chicago, dijo...

Zoom has turned us all into David Letterman, talking in riddles and tapping on the screen

May 19, 2020 at 2:25 p.m.

I spend my days in the basement with my health, a computer, a phone, Stephen Sondheim and, when fortune smiles, a loyal dog. From time to time, I either initiate,...

Column: Are you a Cuomosexual? Politicians are our new celebrities during the pandemic

May 1, 2020 at 7:32 p.m.

Celebrities are on lockdown. Matt Damon is stuck in Ireland. Pete Davidson now lives in his mom's basement. The Broadway star Adrienne Warren had to sing Tina Turner from her...

If you can’t visit Broadway, visit the homes of the stars — thanks to Rosie O’Donnell & Co. fundraiser

February 24, 2021 at 7:32 p.m.

Patti LuPone has a pinball machine at home. Sarah Jessica Parker is doing her own laundry. Annette Bening can get up to a nice roof deck. And Neil Patrick Harris'...

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