Let’s Duet- Cabaret at the Mette Romantic Music of the Great Composers Rogers and Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Rogers and Hart, Sondheim and others. Host: Bradford Thacker Music Direction: Bob Moreen Starring: Kat’ Taylor, Paul Marinaro, Laura[…]
Month: January 2009
FAR FROM FREUD -extended at Village Players
Village Players Performing Arts Center Announces: FAR FROM FREUD Extra Peformance Added by Popular Demand! Oak Park, IL—After six sold-out houses and repeated audience requests, Far From Freud has added an additional performance by popular demand: Friday, January[…]
Cirque du Soleil – SALTIMBANCO – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Back in October I took a delightful road trip to Milwaukee to see SALTIMBANCO, Cirque du Soleil’s touring arena production. (see review) SALTIMBANCO – Cirque du Soleil – Chicago Stage Review It was[…]
Happy Inauguration Day!
The Times They Are A Changing.
OUR BAD MAGNET – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Director Carlo Lorenzo Garcia treats Chicago to a brilliant US premiere of playwright Douglas Maxwell’s beguiling script. If there is ONE reason to bundle up and venture out into the otherworldly arctic[…]
Macbeth – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Chicago Shakespeare Theater opens an exciting bag of visual tricks for Macbeth, but the lackluster emotional connection disappoints. ‘Fun to look at’ is about all of the enthusiasm that can be mustered[…]
The Curse of Macbeth
“Angels and ministers of grace defend us.” By Venus Zarris There is a longstanding rule in the theater that you do NOT utter the name Macbeth unless you are in a production of the[…]
The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights
Writers’ Theatre celebrates the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights, newly updated to include the historic election of Barak Obama. The powerful production about the[…]
STOP THOSE HOMOS!
GayCo Productions and the […]
YONI KI BAAT – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris Theater endeavors to take us on trips where few have traveled, covering subjects that few dare speak of. One of the most exotic destinations and taboo topics is that of the VAGINA.[…]