Setting sail for it’s fifth straight year, Director L. Walter Stearns helms the delightful holiday themed The Christmas Schooner. Part history lesson and part enchanting musical, this winning...
Blending a healthy mix of history with three powerful masculine voices, Hershey Felder unleashes his latest, Baritones Unbound, on the Windy City just in time for the holidays. This...
When it comes to popular, holiday themed traditions, viewing the cinematic treasured, Jimmy Stewart film, It’s a Wonderful Life, comes to mind. Here in Chicago, since 2002, Frank Capra’s celebratory, time-honored...
Needing a well deserved break from the holiday hustle and bustle of downtown Chicago, I was thrilled to attend the oasis that was the Hubbard Street Dance...
Returning to Chicago for a seven week limited engagement, the juggernaut hit known as Disney’s The Lion King, which opened to thunderous applause at the Cadillac Palace Theatre....
A delightful blend of contemporary Christmas songs and classic holiday melodies, Kokandy Productions is dipping their toe, err, stocking into the holiday entertainment market with their...
In a crowded holiday theater season, I finally made time for the gritty dark comedy Hellcab. I highly recommend you do the same. Free of the clichéd...
In Hansol Jung’s world premiere romantic comedy No More Sad Things, the theme of facing adversity resonates throughout. Sideshow Theatre Company and Director Elly Green presents this clever,...
Carole King is many things. An American composer who is a 2015 Kennedy Center Honoree. A singer-songwriter, responsible for the groundbreaking and generation defining album, Tapestry. A...
There is a bright new gem of a cabaret show now playing at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. A delightful tribute to The Chairman of the Board himself, My...
Chicago, you have no idea how good you have it. Brought back for a limited run, Porchlight Music Theatre at Stage 773 remounts Ain’t Misbehavin’ the Tony Award-winning...
Add at the top of your holiday wish list to Kris Kringle, tickets to the delightfully snarky, The Santaland Diaries, now in its 12th annual staging at the Theater...
I often tease my sister, Mary Beth, about her affinity for those saccharine sweet, exceedingly predictable, cliché riddled, Hallmark Channel movies that air incessantly around the...
Saturday night saw Tony and Emmy winning, pint-sized, powerhouse singer Kristin Chenoweth sharing her unique brand of sass and vocal prowess with the Windy City. Backed...
When you look at this artist by the sheer numbers alone, Madonna Louise Ciccone is a one of a kind, iconic entertainer. This 5’ 5” Bay City,...
There is no doubt Idina Menzel has a fervent guardian angel keeping a watchful eye out on her and her career. Initially cast in the original...
What a novel idea for a musical touring partnership. Blondie and Melissa Etheridge rotating double-billing on a concert stage. What seemed initially like an unconventional enterprise...
It might have been a drizzling Friday evening in the Northern Chicago suburbs, however the talent center stage was nothing short of white hot. Grammy Award winning...
Thursday night brought three time Grammy Winner, four time Golden Globe Winner and three time Emmy winner Bette Midler and her brash and bawdy new show The...
The art exhibit to see in the fall of 2014 in Chicago must be David Bowie Is at the Museum of Contemporary Art. The hype machine...
As I sit and wait for the Raven haired beauty Natalie Merchant to take the stage at the historic Chicago Theater, I am reminded I have...
It was raining blue wigs, pink heart confetti and rainbow smiles Friday night at the United Center in the Windy City. Current reining Pop Princess Katy Perry...
This date was a long time overdue. During her prior “Born this Way” tour, Lady Gaga tore one of her hip muscles and had to scrap...
How fantastic have the last two nights been? Living legend, Diana Ross, proved once again that she is indeed “The Boss” & turned an eager Chicago audience...
