Tuesday 5/21 @ Bank of America Theatre
We hesitated to lend our voices to the chorus of adoration for this show — only because we were afraid of being drowned out by the louder tenors in the group. But we're happy to go on record as saying this could be the best musical in recent memory. It is absolutely as good as everyone (including the Tony Awards) says it is. Whether or not you're a South Park fan is irrelevant. As long as you're irreverent enough — and a fan of the classic Broadway musical; Trey Parker and Matt Stone take the art form seriously — you'll fall in love just like we did.
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Today @ Bank of America Theatre
We hesitated to lend our voices to the chorus of adoration for this show — only because we were afraid of being drowned out by the louder tenors in the group. But we're happy to go on record as saying this could be the best musical in recent memory. It is absolutely as good as everyone (including the Tony Awards) says it is. Whether or not you're a South Park fan is irrelevant. As long as you're irreverent enough — and a fan of the classic Broadway musical; Trey Parker and Matt Stone take the art form seriously — you'll fall in love just like we did.
Today @ The Art Institute of Chicago
Over the last 20 years, Kara Walker has produced a powerful and provocative body of work, securing her place among the major artists of our day — though not without a certain amount of controversy. Her signature pieces are mural-like installations of black paper silhouettes, which depict stereotyped figures in the antebellum South caught up in whirlwinds of tragicomic violence, sex, and abjection. While providing visceral dissections of slavery and racism, her works don't deliver emotional release or easy answers; instead, they emerge as incitements to confront complex moral questions and a sordid history that's far from settled. Her new installation at the Art Institute of Chicago features a series of large and small mixed-media drawings, along with her trademark silhouettes.
