Category Archives: Theater
The Edge Theater – 8/27/21
5451 N Broadway Chicago, IL, (773) 769-9112, edgetheater.com After dinner at Pearl’s with our friends, we walked over to the Edge Theater to enjoy “Songs of in the Key of Chicago.” Featuring: Kevin Wood, Carla Gordon, Cynthia Clarey, Cindy Firing, … Continue reading
The Band’s Visit – Cadillac Palace Theater
The Band’s Visit – Cadillac Palace Theater – 151 W Randolph St., Chicago, (312) 977-1700, broadwayinchicago.com A curious freedom shapes The Band’s Visit, the new Broadway musical about a group of Egyptian musicians who get lost on their way to a … Continue reading
THE MUSIC MAN
THE MUSIC MAN – 170 N Dearborn St., Chicago, (312) 443-3800, http://goodmantheatre.org The Music Man – He’s charming and charismatic—no wonder con man Harold Hill assumes he can easily fleece the citizens of staid River City, Iowa with the grand promise of … Continue reading
“Head over Heels” at Theater WIT
Head over Heels – Theater Wit – 1229 W Belmont., Chicago, (773) 975-8150, http://theaterwit.org HEAD OVER HEELS is a new musical comedy from the visionaries that rocked Broadway with Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Avenue Q and Spring Awakening. This laugh-out-loud love story is set … Continue reading
4 Places
4 Places – The Den Theater – 1333 N Milwaukee., Chicago, (773) 697-3830, thedentheatre.com – Deceptively simple in its structure and unfolding in real time, this emotionally precise play deploys its spare components to devastating and darkly comic effect. A brother … Continue reading
Miracle (CUBS) – musical 108 years in the making 6/2019
Miracle A musical 108 yrs in the making. – Royal George Theater – 1641 North Halsted Ave., (312) 988-9000, theroyalgeorgetheatre.com Miracle is set against the backdrop of the Chicago Cubs 2016 Championship season. MIRACLE tells the story of a typical blue … Continue reading
Falsettos – 6/2019
Falsettos – Nederlander Theatre – 24 W Randolph St, (312) 977- 1701, broadwayinchicago.com Falsettos revolves around the life of a charming, intelligent, neurotic gay man named Marvin, his wife, lover, about-to-be-Bar-Mitzvahed son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. It’s a hilarious and achingly poignant … Continue reading
Life on Paper at Jackalope Theater 6/2019
Life on Paper – Jackalope Theatre – 5917 N. Broadway. – Edgewater, (773) 340-2553, jackalopetheatre.org Presenting the hilarious and heartfelt play about the value of life and the infinity of the soul. After his proof for the Riemann Hypothesis (one of the world’s last … Continue reading
The crowd you’re with 5/2019
The crowd you’re with – Raven Theater – 6157 N Clark St., Chicago – (773) 338-2177, http://raventheatre.com A backyard barbecue is the perfect place to tackle life’s big questions: Is the chicken done? Does the band need a new tune? Is … Continue reading
The Winter’s Tale 5/2019
Winter’s Tale – Goodman Theater – 170 N Dearborn St., Chicago, (312) 443-3800, goodmantheatre.org A jealous king accuses his wife of infidelity, setting off a calamitous series of events. But what begins as tragedy evolves, unexpectedly, into a fantastical journey—from … Continue reading