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“Once the show became a hit, people started going down the rabbit hole – ‘Oh my God! He really was in the Grass Roots!’” The life and times of Creed Bratton, from AM rock stardom to taking an Office job

From living it up in the Summer of Love to starring inNBC’s The Office, the former Grass Roots guitarist has had a career like no other

Guitar World

Where is the Broadway backlash against producer Scott Rudin’s return?

COMMENT: Scott Rudin stepped back from his Broadway, TV, and film producing duties in 2021 following a host of abuse allegations. Four years later, he’s staging a comeback — and Caitlin Hornik wonders why the industry doesn’t seem to be outraged

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“What led to the end of my time with Steppenwolf? Egos and drugs”: Michael Monarch was just 18 when he tracked one of the most iconic riffs of the ’60s –next came Janis Joplin, Jimmy Page and Free’s Andy Fraser

Fan of slide-based tuning recalls not being credited for his work with Janis Joplin, why he left Andy Fraser’s band, waiting to work with Roger Glover, and why Led Zeppelin couldn’t save Detective, his band with Michael Des Barres

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“I had turned everything to 10, as there was no 11 back then. The engineers asked me to turn it down because it was too distorted”: How the then 18-year-old Steppenwolf guitarist recorded the solo that came to define the band's career

Michael Monarch recalls his start with The Sparrows – which eventually morphed into Steppenwolf – and how their signature song, Born to Be Wild, came to be

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"While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism": The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album

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Runnin' with the devil: The stories behind the songs on Slash's Orgy of the Damned

From Robert Johnson to Lightning Hopkins, The Temptations to Stevie Wonder: The original versions of Slash's Orgy Of The Damned songs

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“I got phone calls from myfriends saying, ‘What the f*ck is up with that sh*t?!’” Listen to the Slayer cover of Born To Be Wild that Slayer really don’t like

In 2002, thrash metal deities Slayer covered a Steppenwolf classic. Then Kerry King disowned it and Jeff Hanneman got bullied by his mates.

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In ‘The Music Critic,’ Malkovich shares harsh reviews of great talents — himself included

Veteran actor, who appears with classical musicians in the production coming to the Chicago Theatre, says he has come to appreciate critics’ commentary.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Sanctuary City’ offers thoughtful perspective on the complex lives of ‘Dreamers’

Actors capture the empathy and ambition of two vulnerable young people in the emotionally immersive play at Steppenwolf.

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Chicago’s theater scene takes another blow as cutbacks hit iconic Steppenwolf Theatre

Steppenwolf’s troubles make it clear that City Hall, business leaders and the philanthropic community must now work together to help preserve live theater.

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Steppenwolf Theatre announces staff cuts in the wake of falling revenue, drop in attendance

The iconic Chicago theater company is the latest of many arts outlets dealing with fallout from the pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘No Man’s Land’ as mystifying as ever in Steppenwolf staging

This is an abstract work, absurdist if you care to call it that, grounded in the realities of aging but equally informed by the instability of memories and dreams.

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Austin Pendleton exits Steppenwolf’s ‘No Man’s Land’

Chicago actor Mark Ulrich will step into the role of Spooner, previously held by Pendleton.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lookingglass and other theaters are in crisis. For the show to go on, City Hall must lead the way.

Theaters throughout Chicago are as critical to the city as sports, politics, restaurants and architecture. Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s movers and shakers have work to make sure they thrive.

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18 times a classic rock song was almost ruined by TV advertising

…and one terrible rock song that was greatly improved

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Temporary casino could open this summer, CPD to work overtime during NASCAR weekend and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Tribune

My worst moment: Why Steppenwolf Theatre co-founder Terry Kinney doesn’t perform onstage anymore

CHICAGO — Steppenwolf co-founder Terry Kinney has returned to the theater to direct a play called “Another Marriage,” opening later this month.

Chicago Sun-Times

Kate Arrington’s ‘Another Marriage’ brings Judy Greer to the Steppenwolf stage

Greer makes her Steppenwolf debut, starring in Arrington’s own debut as a playwright. Terry Kinney returns to the ensemble theater company he co-founded in 1974 to direct the world-premiere production.

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Family drama ‘Last Night and the Night Before’ gets the audience thinking, and rethinking

The truth about two star-crossed sisters emerges slowly in Steppenwolf’s intensely plotted production.

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Steppenwolf’s 2023-2024 season will see the return of Laurie Metcalf, Jon Michael Hill

Metcalf is slated to star in a yet-to-be-titled work by playwright Samuel D. Hunter, who also penned the screenplay for the Oscar-winning film “The Whale.”

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Describe the Night’ traverses time and place, truth and fiction as storyline weaves a surreal tapestry

Writer Rajiv Joseph reveals a compelling mishmash in Steppenwolf Theatre Chicago premiere.

Chicago Sun-Times

Besties’ friendship is put to the ultimate test in splendid ‘Chlorine Sky’ at Steppenwolf

The world premiere stage adaptation of Mahogany L. Browne’s young adult novel delivers both dramatically and — in a number of thrilling basketball sequences — athletically.

The Independent UK

Tony Award-winner, Chicago stage champion Frank Galati dies

Frank Galati, an actor, director, teacher and adapter who was a pivotal figure in Chicago’s theater community and a two-time Tony Award winner, has died

Chicago Tribune

Frank Galati, pioneering Chicago theater artist and Oscar nominee, is dead at 79

CHICAGO — Frank Galati, a pivotal figure over five decades in Chicago theater, a Tony Award-winning Broadway director, a beloved longtime teacher at Northwestern University, an ensemble member at both the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters and a pioneer in the adaptation of novels and other narrative sources into exciting drama,…

Chicago Sun-Times

Frank Galati, Tony Award-winning Chicago director, writer, actor, dead at 79

An icon in Chicago theater, he was best-known for his work at Steppenwolf Theatre and the Goodman Theater.

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