Star Trek Mission Chicago Sunday Panel Catchup
Well, all good things must come to an end. As much as we’ve enjoyed ourselves at Star Trek Mission Chicago, it had to come to a close sometime. Unlike most […]
Preview: Be a Good Nerd and Nerd Out for Good at the First Ever Digital Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival
Stage 773’s Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival is a staple in Chicago’s nerd/pop culture scene. In fact I’ve been covering it since its inception in one form or another. It’s always […]
Review: In Black Button Eyes’ Ghost Quartet, Comedy and Tragedy Span Four Centuries
Black Button Eyes Productions staged my favorite musical of the year, Evil Dead the Musical, and when I saw Ghost Quartet and its description I jumped at the opportunity to see it. I […]
Preview: Keep it Nerdy in May with Stage 773’s Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival
It’s been a pretty epic April and May for anyone who belongs to the “nerd” tribe. We had a great (if overstuffed at times) C2E2, Star Wars Celebration at McCormick […]
Review: Maria Callas Comes to Life in Timeline’s Impressive Master Class
It’s not likely (though perhaps possible) that director Nick Bowling and music director Doug Peck knew when they selected Terrence McNally’s Master Class for Bowling’s 30th production at Timeline Theatre Company […]
Chicago and Paris Band Together for Cabaret: An Interview with Claudia Hommel
Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion is a week-long festival running October 28 through November 4 that brings together cabaret performers from the U.S. and France to explore the artistry and history behind […]
Review: Sixth Annual Nerd Comedy Fest Remains Full of Heart
It’s been about a week since the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival. In its sixth year at Stage 773, this festival has always been an intimate favorite, truer to […]
Calling All Nerds: It’s Time to Assemble for the Sixth Annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Fest
It’s time once again to buckle up for three days of nerdy performance fun at Stage 773 tonight as the sixth annual Chicago Nerd Comedy Festival begins. This year’s […]
American Blues Theater Rocks With Superb Revival of Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
As a diehard rock ‘n’ roll fan, I’ve always thought that February 3 should be a national holiday—the day of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly at the age […]
Review: Six Corners, A Quintessential Chicago Story, Bad Cops and All
Keith Huff’s Six Corners, the world premiere now at American Blues Theater, is quintessentially Chicago. It’s the story of a pair of shady cops, not always on the up and […]
Your Chicago Curated Weekend: 2/22 – 2/25
After a long week of work, why not relax with some of Chicago’s coolest events! There are plenty of festivals going on around town like the always interesting Frequency Festival […]
We the People: The Anti-Trump Musical Fails to Soar
It’s pretty hard to look away from the events in this country as late, and it’d be a surprise to find anyone who didn’t at least have an elementary grasp on […]