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The CPD committed to releasing “merit” promotion lists in 2017. Now, the city claims it would be an invasion of privacy.

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June has come and gone, and with it, one of the busiest times of year for drag and burlesque performers. Between Pride events ...

Twenty years after its premiere, The Color Purple gets a glorious production at the Goodman under Lili-Anne Brown's direction ...

Celine Song's one-act Tom & Eliza provides a dark and absurdist twist to a relationship drama at TUTA Theatre.

Madhuri Shekar's Dhaba on Devon Avenue at Writers Theatre is a touching family drama set in a struggling Indian restaurant.

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