Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning actor and playwright, Tracy Letts, talks about opening a hit Steppenwolf production on Broadway -- and upcoming film adaptations of his plays.
Tracy Letts
Aug 2, 2012 | | 1 Comments
Tony and Pulitzer prize-winning actor and playwright, Tracy Letts, talks about opening a hit Steppenwolf production on Broadway -- and upcoming film adaptations of his plays.
Filmmaker Xan Aranda discusses her new documentary about musician and Chicago native Andrew Bird.
A pair of Chicago bands prepare for the spotlight at the Pitchfork Music Festival. We visit them in rehearsal to find out what they're all about.
Chicago Magazine editor Emmet Sullivan joins us with his picks for summer's best festivals.
Sweet music will be made all day long Thursday in Chicago -- and around the world. We have the details from the Creative Director of Make Music Chicago.
A Chicago blues guitarist stages a comeback with a little help from his friends.
Scientists from The Field Museum join us to talk about a new "extreme" exhibit that opens on Friday.
Second City legend Andrea Martin joins us to talk about her days on SCTV, her award-winning Broadway work, and her latest touring show.
An Evanston native with a growing reputation as a songwriter is here to play songs from his solo debut.
An astronomer and artist puts pictures to an orchestral masterpiece.
Meet a master of Chicago boogie-woogie blues. Piano man Erwin Helfer pounds the keys and provides a lesson in local music history.
A gospel musical celebrates 10 years on stage. We talk with the Chicago author whose book about elaborate church hats inspired the show.
Chicago's Museum of Broadcast Communications has a new home. We speak with founder Bruce DuMont.
A nightclub setting will host members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. We speak with the composer and DJ who is bringing the two worlds together.
Brian Henson joins us to talk about the R-rated stage show he created with world-renowned Jim Henson puppeteers.
Tony Award-winning actor Ian McDiarmid is starring at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. We talk to him about the obscure play, Timon of Athens, and his famed villainy as Emperor Palpatine in the Star Wars film saga.
An art conservator discovers fraudulence in a 19th century portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. We shine a light on his detective work.
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