Hamburg Ballet The awe-inspiring Hamburg Ballet – considered one of the world’s greatest companies – makes its Chicago debut during Season 9 at the Harris Theater, presenting the Chicago premiere of “Nijinsky,” by acclaimed American[…]
Month: January 2013
THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS opening @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
THERE IS A HAPPINESS THAT MORNING IS by Mickle Maher Theater Oobleck revives Mickle Maher’s comedy in rhymed verse told via two lectures on the poetry of William Blake: one given in the morning by[…]
The Whiskey Radio Hour opening @ Prop Theatre
The Whiskey Radio Hour by Jessica Wright Buha directed by Aileen McGroddy music by Brad Brubaker & The Crowd Goes Wild Join the Whiskey Rebellion for an hour of aural delights—in three short radio[…]
The Dream Of The Burning Boy opening @ Profiles Theatre – The Alley Stage
The Dream Of The Burning Boy Since the sudden death of his favorite student, high-school teacher Larry Morrow has been falling asleep at his desk and dreaming. The school’s guidance counselor hangs inspirational posters designed[…]
SCIENCE!! OR HOW SHE BLINDED ME THUSLY opening @ Pub Theater
SCIENCE!! Or How She Blinded Me Thusly It’s 2013, A Nude Year! And Plan 9 is starting off their monthly cabarets with a bang. A Big Bang that is. Come join us for SCIENCE!! This[…]
The Magnificents opening @ Chopin Theatre
The Magnificents The Magnificents combines the art of illusion with a theatrical story written by and starring House Theatre of Chicago magician Dennis Watkins. Watkins revisits his deeply personal script, originally produced in 2007, with[…]
The Unveiling & Dozens of Cousins – REVIEW
By Venus Zarris We’ve all visited friends after they’ve invested in home improvements and/or personal make-overs. Eager to share the new look of their lives, they draw us into the process of their transformation. The[…]
Happy Now? opening @ Stage 773
Happy Now? A chance encounter at a hotel conference is the first link in a chain of events that play upon Kitty’s mind as she struggles to balance personal freedom with family life, fidelity and[…]
Skylight – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill Skylight is a play by David Hare, the original production of which received several nominations and a few awards in London and New York in 1996 and 1997. Currently in production[…]
Successors opening @ Signal Ensemble Theatre
Successors From Jon Steinhagen, the author of ACES and Blizzard ’67, comes this fable of a political family thrown for a loop when its patriarch – a third generation mayor of a big city –[…]