The final installment of the “Four-Color Trilogy” about three key moments in the history of comic books, THE HOUSE OF IDEAS examines the rise of Marvel and the fraught relationship between the Lennon and McCartney of comic books, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Today, Marvel Entertainment stands near the center of our popular culture. It was in the 1960s that Marvel Comics began creating dozens of memorable characters and built a single cohesive world for them to inhabit. In comic books, this was revolutionary. But Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the two men at the center of this renaissance, struggle with the idea of credit now that they’ve made it something worth struggling over.
Wells and Welles (7/18/24-8/11/24)
Glassheart (1/10/25-2/23/25)
City Lit Theater is at 1020 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Chicago, IL.
Murder in the Cathedral (5/3/24-6/16/24)
Two Hours in a Bar (3/8/24-4/21/24)
The Night of the Hunter (10/20/23-12/3/23)
Books on the Chopping Block (9/27/23-9/14/23)
The Innocence of Seduction (8/25/23-10/8/23)
Quantum Lovers: The Musical (8/11/23-8/13/23)
Aztec Human Sacrifice (5/5/23-6/18/23)
Happy Days (3/17/23-4/2/23)
The Birthday Party (1/13/23-2/26/23)
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JUBA! Masters of Tap and Percussive Dance – Rhythm World Concert 1
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center (7/14 - 7/14) | |
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Little Bear Ridge Road
Steppenwolf Theatre Company (6/13 - 7/21) | |
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ARTRAGEOUS!
The Center for Performing Arts (3/15 - 3/15) | |
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Attempts on Her Life
TUTA Theatre (6/5 - 7/17) | |
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Pretty Woman (Non-Equity)
Peoria Civic Center (2/18 - 2/19) | |
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Footloose
Prairie Lakes Theater (9/27 - 10/13) | |
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Teen Performance Intensive
The Center for Performing Arts (8/5 - 8/9) | |
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Teacher's Lounge Comedy
Raue Center For The Arts (9/7 - 9/7) | |
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Disaster!
Prairie Lakes Theater (4/25 - 5/11) | |
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