Rachael Scholten - Arts & Culture Contributor

Roommates. Dirty dishes. Two buck Chuck. Entry-level jobs. Existential crises of "epic" proportions. What does it mean to be a 20-something, and how would that ... read more >>

According to ensemble member Andy White, Lookingglass chooses to perform stories that NEED to be told. So it makes sense that Our Town, an American classic about ... read more >>

500 Clown is like Blue Man Group – pretty damn hard to define but pretty damn hilarious and entertaining all the same. And no – there aren’t 500 ... read more >>

Forget tutus, fairy tales, and graceful ballerinas. The 1913 debut of Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Primtemps (The Rite of Spring), shocked the music ... read more >>

After spending time in New York (SNL) and L.A. (Mean Girls), Tim Meadows has returned to Chicago and his improv comedy roots. With his newly formed group, Uncle's ... read more >>

It's easy to assume the artist behind "The Scream" was neurotic and mentally unstable, especially when critics, historians, and the artist himself perpetuated this ... read more >>

As the famed Oscar statuettes are made right here in Chicago, it’s only fitting that Chicago was the only city chosen by “The Academy” to host ... read more >>

You won’t see any tights on this Macbeth. Set in modern times (in a city that looks vaguely like Chicago), Shakespeare’s most horrifying play about ... read more >>

For Chicagoans, we know that despite what those on either coast might think, Chicago can be quite a fashionable city. Come see proof at Chic Chicago, the Chicago ... read more >>

A cross between the The Daily Show, and SNL’s Celebrity Jeopardy, Wait Wait...Don’t Tell me is NPR’s popular news quiz show that features host ... read more >>