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Spring Awakening opens tonight at the Oriental Theatre and you should cast away your Broadway in Chicago qualms and go. We admit we haven’t seen the touring cast, which really can make all the difference with these BIC shows, but the material is dynamite and will rock you intellectual brains out. Based on a banned nineteenth century play about children dealing with their “budding sexuality,” the show breaks the musical theater mold and gives us hope for the future. more ›

Chicagoist is admittedly crabby towards Market Days this year (unlike last year). Not only will we have to suffer the crowds around Lakeview this upcoming weekend, but we've also had to look at those fugly ads on the El every morning (larger version here). Someone in the Northalsted marketing offices needs to tone down the 80s retro! more ›