There is always a risk when adapting a well-known movie into a musical. Obviously, the advantage is the name recognition of the project to their perceived...
Shakespeare’s Juliet Capulet once famously inquired “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” A world...
Divorced and starting over at age 50, Steppenwolf’s latest comedy, Linda Vista, written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright and ensemble member Tracy Letts (his...
Sexy, sensational, and often scandalous, The Black Ensemble Theater continues their Dance Theater Season with a wildly enjoyable world premiere musical, Black Pearl: A Tribute to...
It is next to impossible to walk around downtown Chicago without passing a half-dozen bakeries, or food trucks, selling the individual treat known simply as the...
What a finale! Closing out their 2016-17 Broadway Series, Aurora’s Paramount Theatre has mounted a raucous and righteous Jesus Christ Superstar, performed by an extraordinarily talented,...
Weaving a compelling tale that blended slice of life history with a decidedly Latino beat, Teatro Vista’s Sandra Delgado has written and stars in the highly...
Anyone who knows me personally can attest to the fact I do not adore numbers. When it is time for my annual birthday celebration, my circle...
I will begin this review by revealing a secret truth about myself. I have never watched an episode of the Screen Actors Guild-award winning Netflix sci-fi...
When the invitation arrived to attend the latest incarnation of Pinocchio, I must be honest, “I’ve Got No Strings” began to reverberate in my head. I...
Let is be said, Disney certainly knows how to put on a show. With deep pockets and an extraordinarily succinct eye in the details, a hardworking...
Urban romance can prove to be a tricky field to navigate. While city dwellers are constantly surrounded by copious amounts of people, truly no mater where...
Making it’s debut at the recently renovated Navy Pier, The Rolling Stones Exhibitionism art installation is the pop culture exhibit to see in 2017’s Windy City...
I am often asked why I make it a point to attend theatrical events specifically geared to a younger audience. I am clearly older than the...
Just a spoonful of silly is absolutely what the doctor ordered to help the medicine go down. The timing of Mercury Theater’s ambitions staging of Disney...
With the phenomenal success of HBO’s Game of Thrones and the surge of suburban comic book and cosplay conventions, I headed out to the posh Hoffman Estates area...
This review is written with mixed emotions, one part celebratory and one part bittersweet. Focusing initially on the celebration, Thodos Dance Chicago is returning to the...
Getting by with a little help from their friends, or in this case a near capacity audience, Rain A Tribute to the Beatles has returned to Chicago to...
Broadway in Chicago’s latest, Circus 1903 The Golden Age of Circus, is a wildly imaginative tale of a time long gone by. Like an archival photograph brought...
Once again, the stage erupted with passion and grace, power and excellence. Clearly, I can only be talking about the annual return of the Alvin Ailey American...
What was once designed as satire, could very well be our near future. Boho Theatre has remounted an endearing and well-timed production of Urinetown, currently playing at...
Sometimes too much can be a bad thing. The producers behind the hit comedy Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding have made a success out of an improvisation show set...
Like its targeted demographic audience, the Chicago Children’s Theatre has been going through its own growth spurt as of late. Currently housed in two separate performance...
I couldn’t help hearing the words of Maya Angelou’s Phenomenal Woman poem resonating through my mind during the performance of Firebrand Theatre’s Nothin’ Like A Dame: A Celebration of...
“You ready for some sexy-ass magic?” So began an evening of mirth, mystery and skin. Lots and lots of skin. Blending the world’s second oldest profession,...
