Ted Cox
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Steppenwolf's 'Straight White Men' confronts privilege, but feels slightFeb 15, 2017 5:00 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 gutSep 27, 2016 6:00 am - 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 delightJun 30, 2016 11:00 pm - “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 19, 2014 5:45 am - 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 04, 2014 11:00 pm - 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 28, 2014 5:45 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 30, 2014 6:00 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 16, 2014 12:00 pm - 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 20, 2014 4:30 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 24, 2013 11:00 pm - 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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