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Close-up of Grammy winner Olivia Dean at North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam
Close-up of Grammy winner Olivia Dean at North Sea Jazz Festival, Rotterdam
Music
Which Grammy winners will you see live in 2026?
Jude Kramer Jude Cramer Feb 10, 2026 0

GRAMMY winners are even better in person. Here's where to see Olivia Dean, FKA twigs, Turnstile & more.

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Kathryn Erbe and Cliff Chamberlain in Steppenwolf's "The Dance of Death."
Kathryn Erbe and Cliff Chamberlain in Steppenwolf's "The Dance of Death."
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Even with a stellar cast, Steppenwolf’s ‘The Dance of Death’ feels stale
Lauren Emily Whalen Lauren Emily Whalen Feb 9, 2026 0

Kathryn Erbe shines in her Steppenwolf return, but "The Dance of Death" meanders through familiar toxic marriage territory.

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Chicago winter dance: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Red Clay Dance Company.
Chicago winter dance: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Joffrey Ballet, Red Clay Dance Company.
Dance
Why Chicago is the place to experience dance right now
1 Minute Contributor Laura Zornosa Laura Zornosa Feb 7, 2026 0

Chicago's winter dance scene heats up with Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street, and Red Clay premieres. Here's what you can't miss.

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Andrea Martin and the cast of "High Spirits" at New York City Center Encores!
Andrea Martin and the cast of "High Spirits" at New York City Center Encores!
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‘High Spirits’: A musical ghost story that overstays its welcome
Ryan Leeds Ryan Leeds Feb 6, 2026 0

"High Spirits" at New York City Encores!: stellar cast, gorgeous orchestra, but a dated script that needed to stay in…

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"Chicago The Musical"
"Chicago The Musical"
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‘Chicago’ still has plenty to say about America’s ugliest impulses
1 Minute Critic founder Matthew Wexler Matthew Wexler Feb 5, 2026 0

The longest-running American musical on Broadway remains shockingly relevant. "Chicago"'s warnings about America ring truer than ever.

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"Among the Willows," from "Bishkisché," 2023. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981).
"Among the Willows," from "Bishkisché," 2023. Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke/Crow, b. 1981).
Art
Less talk, more gallery space: CMA shows what celebrating Indigenous artists actually looks like
Jude Kramer Jude Cramer Feb 3, 2026 0

CMA's exhibit "still/emerging" is the follow-through every land acknowledgment should aspire to: less performative, more wall space.

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Collage of regional theater productions February 2026
Collage of regional theater productions February 2026
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5 regional productions worth the trip this February
Lauren Emily Whalen Lauren Emily Whalen Feb 2, 2026 0

From Pulitzer Prize winners to disco dictatorships, February's regional theater lineup proves the best antidote to winter malaise is a…

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Cast members of "Spring Awakening," styled by Nuuly.
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