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MPAACT takes on academic politics while Pine Box Theatre skewers electoral politics and the Strange Tree Group puts its own complicated spin on the venerable murder mystery.

Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was in town on Wednesday—and they're hiring.

Recent Chicago drop-out Beth Stelling was on Conan last night. She discusses our fair city vs. LA for a moment, all with her trademark dry delivery.

Chicago Mayer Rahm Emanuel and his wife joined NATO spouses at the Joffrey on Sunday, where they watched a "short performance", which means that not even the arts could avoid this weekend's excitement. Guests received "a limited edition, Picasso-inspired silk scarf based on designs developed for the ballet Parade." 

1. Henry V from Promethean Theatre Ensemble is apparently not super fantastic, but maybe it's just the play and not the performance?

Kelly KleimanSolo performers have a hard time finding outlets for their work; African-American solo performers have a doubly hard time.

1. Chicago Children's Theatre The Hundred Dresses has been picked up to run in New York by Atlantic Theater Company, opening February 19.