2010: My Year in the Audience By J. Scott Hill If you live in or near Chicago and you don’t regularly attend the theatre, you are wasting your life. 2010 was a fantastic year to[…]
Month: January 2011
Katerina’s Composers Studio – Wednesday, February 2 @ Katerina’s
Katerina’s Composers Studio Wednesday, February 2 · 7:30pm – 11:30pm Katerina’s Composers Studio Hosted by Jeannie Tanner Next Show: Wednesday, February 2nd / $7.00 Cover On Wednesday, February 2, 2011, Katerina’s Composers Studio, hosted by[…]
Do The Hustle opening @ Writers’ Theatre
Do The Hustle Sam and Eddie Sisson are more than just father and son, they’re a crack team of hustlers always looking for the next mark. Sam, just a teenager who has practically raised himself,[…]
The Earl opening @ A Red Orchid Theatre
The Earl After three years in Los Angeles, Rick (Chris Chmelik) returns home to settle the score with his dangerously competitive brothers, Peter (Walter Briggs) and Kent (Ryan Bourque), in a ritualized game of bloodshed[…]
BURN THE FLOOR opening @ Bank of America Theatre
BURN THE FLOOR From Harlem’s hot nights at The Savoy, where dances such as the Lindy, Foxtrot and Charleston were born, to the Latin Quarter where the Cha‐Cha, Rumba and Salsa steamed up the stage,[…]
The Boys Room opening @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
The Boys Room When the American Dream is out of reach, what is a man to do? In The Boys Room, ensemble playwright Joel Drake Johnson walks the line exquisitely between laughter and tears. Two[…]
DRALION – Cirque Du Soleil – REVIEW
Review and Photo Essay By Venus Zarris You know how there are some people that when it’s said that “It’s not their best work.” that still means that it is beyond your wildest expectations of[…]
Church & Pullman, WA opening @ Red Tape Theatre
Church & Pullman, WA One of the boldest voices in contemporary theater, playwright Young Jean Lee puts her absurdist spin on religion and self-esteem. Church This exuberant church service is a celebration designed to play[…]
Gianni Schicchi opening TONIGHT @ McAninch Arts Center
Gianni Schicchi New Philharmonic and Music Director and Conductor Kirk Muspratt present a concert version of Giacomo Puccini’s beloved comedic opera Gianni Schicchi on Friday, Jan. 28, and Saturday, Jan. 29 at 8 p.m. at[…]
Being Harold Pinter – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill BELARUS: Government type: republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship Election Results: (19 December 2010) Aleksandr LUKASHENKO reelected president…note – election marred by electoral fraud After seven decades as a[…]