A few friends and I drove up and over to icky Rosemont yesterday to see the filmed NYPhil concert of Company, starring Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Colbert, Patti LuPone, Martha Plimpton, and …
I know someone who has an unequaled fear of bed bugs. Even mention the word “bed bugs” within earshot of this person, and they’ll start nervously looking around the room, a…
Mortar Theatre’s mission is to “engage community dialogue by lifting up and exploring stories of everyday heroes who shape our society.” The tuckers of this world are certa…
The recent casting announcement of Drury Lane‘s Sweeney Todd only heightened my excitement of this upcoming production (running August 11 – October 9). First, we get Gregg …
When my dad comes to visit, he expects three things: good coffee, some Chicago blues and a trip to Second City. And last weekend he got the coffee, we made two trips to Grant Park for the Ch…
Just got back from dinner at Girl and the Goat (I give it a B+), so on a 1hr delay. But we’ll get caught up by ffwarding though commercials. Fantastic opening number. Did NPH wear thre…
Charles Newell and Doug Peck. When you get the combination of these two artists working together, something awesome is bound to happen. Such is the case with Court's powerfully focused produ…
The Broadway revival of Chicago has been packing houses for 15 years. While much of that has to do with producers Barry and Fran Weissler keeping an ever-rotating cast of C- and B-list celeb…
Time Out Chicago has a list of non-Equity Jeff Award winners introed with a short recap of the ceremony — which seems like it was a bit of a disaster. I mean it’s one thing to be…
Broadwayworld.com has just announced that Jim Caruso’s Cast Party, Manhattan’s “extreme open mic night,” is set to return to Chicago’s Mayne Stage on Wednesday,…
Barbara Robertson. That’s the reason you need to see this one-person play about a recently widowed detective’s wife, named Alice, who sets out to find who killed her husband R…
Hey! It’s June! When did this happen? I’m hardly the first person to post this classic video of Ms. Leslie Uggams’ now-legendary performance of “June is Bustin’…
Check out this wonderful 20-second vid of the legendary Elaine Stritch dropping in for a surprise visit with the incomparable Patti LuPone backstage at the New York Philharmonic’s conc…
Do you love Sondheim? Are you a supporter of arts in schools? If you’ve said “yes” to either of these questions, then you should check out this three-night only benefit per…
Last night I tagged along as the lovely Katy Walsh’s plus one as she reviewed Victory Gardens’ The Gospel According to James for her blog, The Fourth Walsh. Now, because I wasn&#…
I’m usually inundated with press releases for upcoming shows, seasons and what-not, but when the below release came through, promoting a wild-sounding, street-based performance piec…
It’s official: American Theater Company has a hit on their hands. The Original Grease – the rough-and-tumble, R-rated musical which later become the much more family …
Taken today at 4:20 p.m. CT from the 28th floor of the Prudential building:
“Denial is not just a river in Egypt.” Isn’t that how the joke goes? Well, that river flows free and clear in Festen, Steep Theatre’s must-see production of David Eld…
Apparently some sh*t’s going down on Saturday. Which is a dirty shame, because I was really looking forward to my Memorial Day weekend trip to Door County. Ah, well. Because I like lis…
Alan Schmuckler accompanies Joe Kinosian’s campy antics in ‘Murder for Two’ Murder for Two is a really cute show. Charming performances, pleasant enough tunes (music by Joe…
To say King Agamemnon has a tough decision in front of him is quite the understatement. As leader of the Greek coalition during the Trojan War, he must either sacrifice his beloved daughter …
An on-air confession turns tragic: Bob Skosky, Suzanne Bracken and Tim Tintorini in Ludicrous Theatre’s “Sleeping with Straight Men” A few weeks ago, I worked from home and…
Tragedy: a tragedy by Will Eno is a short play with a big message about a whole bunch of nothing. Three reporters (Steve O’Connell, Mike Tepeli and Paige Sawin) are scattered throughou…
He (Mark L. Montgomery) and She (Jenny Bacon): two old flames who can’t put out the fire — even if it is just smoke and mirrors. One of my favorite books about showbusiness is &#…