By Lori Dana There has been much commentary in the press lately on the vibrant state of opera in Chicago. In a time when smaller regional opera companies are closing their doors, and major national[…]
Month: April 2014
GLITTER GUILD’s C2E2 Burlesque Afterparty @ Castle Nightclub
Glitter Guild Storms Castle Join Chicagoland’s favorite nerdlesque performers for a night of burlesque and fun at Castle Chicago’s Dome Room! The evening features performances by the Glitter Guild cast, nerd themed drink specials, and[…]
A Night at the Peking Opera – Tianjin Peking Opera REVIEW
A Night at the Peking Opera Tianjin Peking Opera Company By Lori Dana The beautiful Reva and David Logan Center for the Performing Arts on The University of Chicago campus was the recent site of[…]
Stories of Recovery and Resilience @ Skokie Public Library
Stories of Recovery and Resilience Stories of Recovery and Resilience, performed by Erasing The Distance Free admission – General seating – Continuing Education Credits are available. Skokie Public Library and Turning Point Behavioral Health Care[…]
L’Imbecile opening @ Rivendell Theatre
L’Imbecile Sprouting up from the cast-off tatters and scraps of our society, L’Imbecile is (according to playwright Aaron Adair) “shamelessly stolen” from Giuseppe Verdi’s opera Rigoletto, which, in turn, was adapted in 1851 from Victor[…]
Depraved New World – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill As Chicago starts to thaw enough for the dibs chairs to go back into the basement for another year, The Second City offers up its 102nd revue, Depraved New World, now[…]
Venus in Fur – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill For those of us who are old enough to know what we like and don’t like in the romance department, we all have our kinks. In America, we are so secretive[…]
CouchSurferz opening @ Second City’s DeMaat Theatre
Web Sitcom “CouchSurferz” Premieres in Chicago A hilarious web series starring local comedy legends, Tim Stoltenberg and Mark Piebenga, premieres April 10 in Chicago. CHICAGO, IL (MARCH 10, 2014) — “CouchSurferz,” a web sitcom and stage show[…]