Attending opening night of Porchlight Music Theatre’s season opener, Rent, was a peculiar proposition for me from the moment I…
First released in 1997, the animated feature film Anastasia quickly earned a recognition among the widely popular Disney princesses of…
Philip Glass is considered one of the greatest living composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. His spare and layered…
For the uninitiated (and perhaps even for those clued in) thinking of going to the opera, the Lyric’s Ernani is…
Controlled chaos is an oxymoron. The word chaos could be a synonym for anarchy meaning away from all of the…
There have been some really great one-woman performances and standup comics over the years. My favorite ones have told stories…
Making its pre-Broadway world premiere in Chicago this month, the new musical version of Lauren Weisberger’s (and the 2006 film…
In October 1971, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice debuted their new rock opera, a reimagining of the greatest story…
From its home base at the far end of Navy Pier, the Chicago Shakespeare Theater routinely presents some of the…
Over the last 15 years or so, chances are you’ve come across comedian, author, filmmaker, podcaster and storyteller Mike Birbiglia.…
If my records are correct (yes, I keep track of these things), the last production I saw at Hyde Park’s…
Full disclosure: I listen to standup to help me sleep. During these dystopian times, when I’m frequently unable to catch…
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