Psmith, Journalist – OPENING @ City Lit Theater
Psmith, Journalist City Lit returns to the work of one of its favorite authors, this time with Terry McCabe’s original adaptation of Wodehouse’s 1915 novel about Psmith, a Cambridge University student...
View ArticleI Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) – OPENING @ Black Ensemble...
I Am Who I Am (The Story of Teddy Pendergrass) Teddy Pendergrass was considered to be soul music’s number one sex symbol in the ’70s with songs like “Turn Off The Lights,” “If You Don’t Know Me By...
View ArticleSTILL – OPENING @ Athenaeum Theatre
STILL Constantinople has been dead for two days, but that’s the least of his worries. He has to find his mother before it’s too late, and his already stiff body shuts down for good. As he searches an...
View ArticleThe People’s History of the United States – OPENING @ The Blue Theater
The People’s History of the United States This production explores pivotal moments in U.S. history that have defined a people. Through powerful imagery, large-scale puppetry, and an original musical...
View ArticleSKOOBY DON’T – OPENING @ Mary’s Attic
SKOOBY DON’T When Velva’s aunt needs help, the gang comes to the rescue! Velva never mentions that her aunt is multi-platinum recording artist and Oscar winner, Cher (ensemble member Ed Jones). Cher...
View ArticleThe Burials – OPENING @ Steppenwolf Theatre
The Burials Sophie is everything an upstanding young millennial should be: engaged, devoted to her family and a likely valedictorian. But her life is shattered when her brother goes on a high school...
View ArticleDr. Seward’s Dracula – OPENING @ First Folio Theatre
Dr. Seward’s Dracula Picking up just after the end of Bram Stoker’s tale of the Prince of Darkness, DR. SEWARD’S DRACULA follows Seward as he tries to explain multiple dead bodies to the police now...
View ArticleDas Rheingold – Lyric Opera REVIEW
Das Rheingold By Richard Wagner Lyric Opera of Chicago By Lori Dana There really is nothing quite like opening night at the opera. Awash in a sea of crisp tuxedos and glamorous gowns, the glittering...
View ArticleLucia di Lammermoor – Lyric Opera REVIEW
Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti By Lori Dana It was an evening dominated by the light of the full moon inside and outside the Civic Opera House, where one of the greatest of bel canto operas...
View ArticleThe Magic Flute – Lyric Opera REVIEW
The Magic Flute By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Lyric Opera of Chicago By Lori Dana The first word that comes to mind when describing Lyric Opera’s new production of The Magic Flute (Die Zauberflöte) is...
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