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Tiffany Renee Johnson

A jazz band performs on stage in vintage attire; a singer stands at a microphone, musicians play instruments, and others watch. The set resembles a recording studio with stairs and an upper window labeled “RECORDING.”.

by Mary Wisniewski | April 10, 2026

Goodman Stages a Magnificent Production of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” by August Wilson In Wilson's 1982 play, the playwright imagined a recording session for prolific early-blues recording artist Gertrude “Ma” Rainey and her band in Chicago in 1927.

by Tristan Bruns | September 25, 2023

The Price of Freedom: A Review of “Blues for an Alabama Sky” at Remy Bumppo

by Noel Schecter | September 16, 2022

The Best of Dumpster Dives: A Review of The Garbologists at Northlight Theatre

by Hugh Iglarsh | December 13, 2017

Beyond The Curtain: A Review of Red Velvet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

by Irene Hsiao | January 11, 2017

Back to the Start A Review of VANYA (Or, 'That's Life!') at Rasaka Theatre Company

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