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All content by Kenjiro Lee
"I think the megaphone helps elevate it all. If screaming already puts you in an elevated state of mind, the megaphone just takes it up to an 11."

[Photo] Kenjiro Lee’s “PRIMAL” Says It’s Okay to Scream

By Alina Kim, Arts Editor
February 28, 2021
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[Photo] Making a space for black women in academia

By Jenn Jackson
February 20, 2015
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Keep the Ship Moving: Putting on a Show During a Pandemic

By Kenjiro Lee
April 1, 2020
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Maybe the Real Godot Was the Friends We Made While We Waited

By Kenjiro Lee
February 25, 2020
"Ever in the Glades" tells a story of teenagers who return home to parents who have failed them, conjuring laughs while also bringing the gravity of sympathetic silence.

In the Florida Everglades, the Kids Aren’t Alright

By Kenjiro Lee
February 3, 2020
The Court’s “Oedipus Rex” offers a night of thrilling Greek tragedy and a teaser of things to come for the theater.

Oedipus Rex Kicks Off a Trilogy at the Court

By Kenjiro Lee
November 22, 2019
University Theater set their production of Shakespeare's classic story in the modern day

The Ides of March Come to Theater West

By Kenjiro Lee
November 13, 2019
Meredith Kochan's Her personifies the dangers of one's draining relationship with mental illness.

“TRU – A Musical for Mental Health” Teases Something Much Bigger

By Kenjiro Lee
November 10, 2019
In this interview, Gosz describes how his experience at UChicago led to the beginnings of a career in musical theater.

With “TRU,” Leo Fotos and Alumni David Gosz Seek to Change the Conversation around Mental Health

By Kenjiro Lee
November 6, 2019
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Theater[24] Gets About As Mathematic As It Can Get

By Kenjiro Lee
October 12, 2019
Writers' Room discusses the feeling of being the "unheard" minority in a predominantly white workspace.

Trapped in a World of White People

By Kenjiro Lee
May 31, 2019
Nathaniel Cross and Amber Gray in "Hadestown," which recently opened on Broadway.

For Your Consideration: “Hadestown,” Now On Broadway

By Kenjiro Lee
April 21, 2019
Mrs. Kim, Mr. Kim, and Janet Kim, played by Jean Yoon, Paul Sun-Hyung Lee, and Andrea Bang, respectively, deliberate in the eponymous, family-owned grocery store.

Now With International Fame, “Kim’s Convenience” Strikes Again

By Kenjiro Lee
April 15, 2019
In 2001, John Cameron Mitchell played Hedwig in the film adaption of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch." Now, 18 years later, he is bringing Hedwig back with The Origin of Love Tour.

Hedwig Creator Brings Songs, Stories, and the Wig to Chicago

By Kenjiro Lee
March 15, 2019
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The Strange and Metatheatrical “Don Gil”

By Kenjiro Lee
March 11, 2019
The Dean's Men production is anchored by stellar performances by Sadie Seddon-Stettler as Macbeth (left) and Isabella Hurtado as Lady Macbeth (right).

Dean’s Men Deliver an Intriguing Take on the Scottish Play

By Kenjiro Lee
February 25, 2019
Performed at the Logan Center for the Arts, "Manufacturing Mischief" satirizes Noam Chomsky, Karl Marx, Elon Musk, and President Drumpf as puppets.

In Chicago, Puppets Take Center Stage

By Kenjiro Lee
January 31, 2019
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A “Familiar” Tale of Family and Love

By Kenjiro Lee
November 29, 2018
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