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Alan Turing was a genius — a brilliant English mathematician and logician who is renowned for his invaluable work as a codebreaker during World War II. But he also was a tragic figure, driven to an early death by chemical castration (and possibly by suicide) because of his homosexuality, which during his lifetime, was treated as a crime.
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Also this weekend, a tattoo convention in Rosemont and Irish stand-up comedians in Wicker Park.
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“Alan Turing” pinballs between scenes in the theorist’s life like a free-association game, connected by dense, spoken choruses.
The Chicago Opera Theater’s production of “Albert Herring” is alternately amusing and heartbreaking. To mark an early celebration of its 50th anniversary season, the ever-adventurous company has welcomed acclaimed British conductor Dame Jane Glover (DBE).
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From singing stars like Mavis Staples at Symphony Center to the annual Frequency Festival, this list for early 2023 in Chicago and the suburbs was impossible to narrow to a Top 10.