Ike Holter's RED REX, now in its world premiere at Steep Theatre, is a delightfully meta-theatrical experience. The play is the sixth in local playwright Holter's ambitious seven-play cycle about ...

Over the years, Chicago’s famous storefront-theater community occasionally has turned the lens upon itself. But in every such case that I recall, these shows have romanticized the struggles of ...

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Simon Rex in his new film “Red Rocket” is on “top of my game” and has the universe on his side. And while that’s the character speaking, the early reviews for Rex’s performance as a washed-up porn ...

HOLLYWOOD -- An actor is getting his "moment" after being in the business for 25 years. Simon Rex, the star of the critically-acclaimed "Red Rocket," said it's been wonderful - and validating - to be ...