Robert Falls, the Artistic Director for the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, stopped by The Interview Show to talk with me about his new production of Measure for Measure, why Shakespeare is usually boring, how to direct Brian Dennehy, and lots more.

We are a city with an international reputation for award winning restaurants and chefs, consistently taking culinary creativity to the next level. With this in mind, I asked 19 artists to weigh in on their favorite restaurants and chefs.

The O'Neill festival was a fascinating exploration of the great American playwright's work -- filled with unusual and even daring stagings. Never was it dull, that's for sure.

It's allegory for the modern reality-show line-up: classic Jerry Springer and Maury Povich on perpetual familial loop.

It's worth remembering that critics did not greet American Buffalo with universal acclaim when it first appeared in 1975.