Ted Cox
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Steppenwolf's 'Straight White Men' confronts privilege, but feels slightFeb 19, 2017 7:11 am - “Write about what you know,” young writers are told. It's typically sound advice. Yet playwright Young Jean Lee takes the opposite approach. “When starting a play, I ask...
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Steppenwolf's 'Visiting Edna' delivers dramatic punch in the gutOct 04, 2016 3:08 pm - The renowned naturalism of the Steppenwolf Theatre gets a hearty dose of meta in “Visiting Edna,” the opening play of artistic director Anna Shapiro's first full season ...
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Third-run 'Mormon' still a raunchy delightJul 06, 2016 6:08 am - “The Book of Mormon” is back in town. Think of it along the lines of a third-run appearance before a movie makes its inevitable way to video - and in that, maybe just as...
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Groundbreaking 'David Bowie Is' exhibit at Chicago's MCA shows him as consummate artistSep 21, 2014 2:32 pm - The biggest tour, maybe not in the rock world, but certainly in the world of museum exhibits, touches down in Chicago next week for an extended stay. And it brings the e...
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WGN corrals six awards for Achievement in RadioSep 05, 2014 10:44 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 13, 1999. WGN 720-AM doubled its closest rivals with six Achievement in Radio Awards - not counting a Lifetime Achieveme...
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Billy Corgan goes solo acoustic for his Ravinia debutAug 29, 2014 8:21 am - Ravinia might not be the most incongruous place Billy Corgan has ever played. That gig would most likely be the appearance of the Smashing Pumpkins' leader on the final ...
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Local Gemini Club brings mix of rock, electronica to Lolla stageJul 31, 2014 6:03 am - Electronic music has been on the rise to the extent where it can almost challenge good, old-fashioned rock 'n' roll for ascendancy at Lollapalooza, the annual alternativ...
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Goodman's 'White Snake' proves a charmerMay 17, 2014 9:15 am - The simplest tales can be the hardest to pull off - in movies, on TV, but especially onstage, where the real sense of time and space makes it difficult to sustain an atm...
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Steppenwolf's 'Russian Transport' a solid piece of theaterFeb 21, 2014 5:10 am - Steppenwolf fans are used to tense dramas that explode with violence or equally turbulent performances that sometimes crash and burn over a flawed script. What they're n...
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Steppenwolf's 'Wheel' covers plenty of territory while going nowhereSep 26, 2013 6:16 am - You can't go home again, they say, and even when you can, sometimes it turns out better if you hadn't. Joan Allen returns to Steppenwolf Theatre for the first time in m...
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