Healing. Reconciliation. An understanding of where the audience is coming from.
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Column: As theater returns to Chicago, messages of healing matter more than logistics
This last week was a start reminder that the performing arts, when they do return to the stage in Chicago, need to address the fears and tensions we all feel this spring.
Chris Jones is chief theater critic and culture columnist for the Chicago Tribune. He also serves as Broadway critic for the New York Daily News and a critic for WBBM-Ch. 2. His latest book is "Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from 'Angels in America' to 'Hamilton.'" He has a Ph.D. from Ohio State and lives in Chicago with his wife and sons.