The Arts Section 04/11/21: Rita Moreno Documentary + Local Cinemas Reopen

On this edition of The Arts Section, host Gary Zidek catches up with Mariem Pérez Riera, the director of a new documentary about trailblazing career of Rita Moreno. The Dueling Critics, Kerry Reid and Jonathan Abarbanel, join Gary to discuss Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s new virtual production I, CINNA (The Poet). Later in the show, Gary checks in with the CEO of Classic Cinemas to find out more about the challenges movie theater operators are facing over a year after the pandemic began. Plus an interview with author with Jennie Fields about her Chicago-set espionage thriller, ATOMIC LOVE.