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The “Bibliosaurus!” exhibit at the Joseph Regenstein Library.

Dinosaurs Through the Ages at the “Bibliosaurus!” Exhibition

By Katherine Chen / February 29, 2024
From Dickens to Godzilla to the Flintstones, dinosaurs have long occupied a central place in popular culture. Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews a new exhibit at the Regenstein Library surveying their reptilian history.
G. Love and Special Sauce perform on their 30th Anniversary tour.

G. Love: Lost in the Special Sauce

By Sofia Hrycyszyn and Adera Craig / February 29, 2024
Arts Reporters Sofia Hrycyszyn and Adera Craig cover the hip-hop blues trio, G. Love and Special Sauce, on their 30th Anniversary tour.
Briston Maroney performs at Thalia Hall.

Briston Maroney: Remembering Our Inner Child

By Toby Chan / February 26, 2024
Associate Arts Editor Toby Chan covers Briston Maroney’s performance at Thalia Hall.
Madonna performs at the United Center.

Madonna Is as Mesmerizing as Ever

By Zachary Leiter / February 23, 2024

Hours before Madonna emerges, as crowds pour into the United Center, excitement hangs in the air like a mist. A sparkly mist. The atmosphere is celebratory, and why shouldn’t it be? Less than a year...

Attendees at The Regulators concert

The Regulators Perform for the Logan Center’s Jazz Series

By Celeste Alcalay / February 15, 2024
Arts Reporter Celeste Alcalay attends Logan Center’s Third Tuesday Jazz concert, featuring The Regulators.
From the Maroon media archive, “Hull Gate from the Joseph Regenstein Library.”

When Harry Met Sally Still Hooks Viewers After 35 Years

By Trin Bledsoe / February 8, 2024
Can men and women be friends? The burning question at the heart of "When Harry Met Sally" still smolders after 35 years.
Jasmine Amy Rogers stuns as Boop in the original musical “Boop!”

In Boop! The Musical, a Nostalgic Story Leaps to the Stage

By Belle Nahoom / February 8, 2024
Although its plot and songs could use direction, Boop! The Musical delivers visual delight and old-timey music for a nostalgic, family-friendly audience.
Installation view, Calling on the Past: Selections from the Collection, Smart Museum of Art, 2023–2024; Credit: Photo by Bob. Image courtesy the Smart Museum of Art.

Navigating Cross-Historical Dialogues in “Calling on the Past”

By Katherine Chen / February 5, 2024
Arts reporter Katherine Chen reviews the Smart Museum’s new exhibit, “Calling on the Past.”
Photo by Chicago International Puppet Festival. Bug and Aurelia in The Immortal Jellyfish Girl.

Visions of Apocalypse in Wakka Wakka’s “The Immortal Jellyfish Girl”

By Toby Chan / February 5, 2024
Associate Arts Editor Toby Chan reviews “The Immortal Jellyfish Girl” at the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, which offers a compelling mythos about mankind’s future for a present where climate disasters and visions of catastrophe threaten our survival as a species.
Viola (Jaeda LaVonne) and Duke Orsino (Yao Dogbe) in Twelfth Night. Photo by Liz Lauren for the Chicago Shakespeare Company.

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “Twelfth Night” is a Musical Romp With A Lot of Heart

By Francesco P. Rahe / February 5, 2024
Overly wholesome plot resolutions can often feel treacly, but excellent set design and convincing performances succeeded in making this Twelfth Night genuinely heartwarming.
Emily (Juliet Hart, from left), Jim (Alex Benito Rodriguez), and John (PJ Powers) negotiate and compromise through a long night of editing on deadline.

“Lifespan of a Fact”: Something out of the Reg

By Miki Mukawa / January 29, 2024
“The University of Chicago is in the bones of this play,” Jeremy Kareken, alum and co-writer of The Lifespan of a Fact, says.
A pair of lovers, perhaps, walk past Saieh Hall.

Why Valentine’s Day is February 14th

By Katherine Chen / January 29, 2024
A tale of academic balancing acts, historical whimsy, and the pursuit of love post–midterm madness
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