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Lisa Loomer's 'Distracted' Tries a Twist on the Old Theme of Addictionnew

Over the last half century or so, the family that self-medicates has become a trope of American literature. Hell — it's become a trope of America, and our theater's been the source of some of its most potent expressions.
Chicago Reader  |  Tony Adler  |  02-16-2010  |  Theater

Roberto Benigni Puts His Love for Dante's 'Divine Comedy' Onstagenew

The exuberant and very talkative Italian clown Roberto Benigni's one-man show In Tutto Dante is built around Benigni's passion for Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, and -- though performed mostly in English -- culminates in a reading of a canto in Italian.
Chicago Reader  |  Tony Adler  |  06-15-2009  |  Theater

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