By J. Scott Hill The classic television series The Beverly Hillbillies was a popular hit during its original run, from 1962 to 1971, and has been a fixture in syndication ever since. The strangers-in-a-strange-land premise[…]
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The Sound Of Music – Lyric Opera REVIEW
Lyric Opera of Chicago The Sound Of Music By Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II By Lori Dana Lyric Opera of Chicago is expert at presenting musical classics. The venerable company does this every season[…]
Orange Flower Water – REVIEW
By J. Scott Hill It has been ten years since Orange Flower Water’s world premiere production at Steppenwolf. Since then, playwright Craig Wright has made a name for himself writing for hip TV shows, such[…]
BONESHAKER 2012 – ONE NIGHT ONLY! @ Redmoon Central
BONESHAKER 2012 Remember that LEGENDARY HALLOWEEN HAPPENING that everyone in Chicago talked about all last year? The rumors are true. DON’T MISS IT AGAIN. Come SHAKE YOUR BONES at Redmoon Central for the Boneshaker 2012.[…]
Broken Glass opening @ Redtwist Theatre
Broken Glass Company member Jacqueline Grandt plays a woman with a mysterious illness in Miller’s 1995 award-winning period drama about the demons of your past that become your present nightmare. Thru – Nov 18, 2012[…]
Night Over Erzinga opening @ Chicago Temple
Night Over Erzinga Spanning the Ottoman Empire to New York City, and three generations of an Armenian and Dominican family, Adriana Sevahn Nichols’ Night Over Erzinga explores how a man can lose everything but his[…]
Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride opening @ Lincoln Square Theatre
Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride It’s 1888 in London, and the Society of Lady Detectives meets discreetly to indulge its members’ tastes for swordplay and sleuthing. As the genteel club considers a disturbing series[…]
UNORGANIZED CRIME – Staged Reading @ Victory Gardens Biograph Theater
UNORGANIZED CRIME – Staged Reading Written By Kenny D’Aquila Directed by Edward Torres Featuring Chazz Palminteri, Justina Machado, Kenny D’Aquila, Anish Jethmalani and Howard Witt. Produced by: Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary GINO SICUSO, the youngest son and[…]
HERO: THE MUSICAL opening @ Marriott Theatre In Lincolnshire
HERO: THE MUSICAL The Marriott Theatre continues its tradition of producing exciting world premiere musicals with HERO, conceived and written by Aaron Thielen (FOR THE BOYS), with music and lyrics by Chicagoland rising star Michael[…]
Sleeping Beauty opening @ St. Patrick Performing Arts Center- Stahl Family Theater
Sleeping Beauty Will Princess Lily really sleep for 100 years, or can her true love save her with a kiss? Join the wacky, storytelling, singing fairies as we follow this tale of misunderstandings, forgiveness and[…]