The Arts Section 02/16/20

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with choreographer Stephanie Martinez to talk about the inspiration for her work BLISS! Later in the show, Gary sits down with Lyric Opera president Anthony Freud to talk about the company’s recently announced 2020-21 season. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, stop by to review Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s new production of EMMA. Gary revisits his conversation with the directors of AMERICAN FACTORY, which won an Academy Award last week for Best Documentary. And Gary talks with Chicago Magazine dining editor Amy Cavanaugh about the magazine’s February cover story.