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June 21, 2022June 21, 2022Chicago Reviews

“cullud wattuh” powerfully and provocatively tells the story of the Flint water crisis

If you are like me, you have some vague notion that the water crisis in Flint, Michigan—you remember: lead pipes, poisoned water, […]

Eben K. Logan and the cast of The Color Purple. Brett Beiner Photography.
September 20, 2019September 20, 2019Chicago Reviews

Drury Lane’s “The Color Purple” celebrates the power of love and spirituality

Review by Karen Topham, American Theatre Critics Association member; photo by Brett Beiner Photography. Overall, Broadway musicals have been a historically white […]

BLKS 6 preview
December 19, 2017December 19, 2017Chicago Reviews

Steppenwolf’s Hilarious BLKS Is All About Friendship

“There’s something intrinsic about a couch in black culture,” Aziza Barnes, the author of BLKS, the hilarious and often powerful play about being young, female, and […]

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