Monday, June 20, 2011
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 …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:38AMSunday, June 19, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:30PMFriday, June 17, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:31AMThursday, June 16, 2011
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 Edel…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:16PMMonday, June 13, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:48PMSunday, June 12, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:02PMSaturday, June 11, 2011
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 pro…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:31PMWednesday, June 8, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:20AMTuesday, June 7, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:08AMMonday, June 6, 2011
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,…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:21PMThursday, June 2, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:02AMWednesday, June 1, 2011
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’…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:12AMThursday, May 26, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:55PMDo 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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:39PMWednesday, May 25, 2011
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&#…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:52PMTuesday, May 24, 2011
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 piece …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 03:30PMMonday, May 23, 2011
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 friendly…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:11PMFriday, May 20, 2011
Taken today at 4:20 p.m. CT from the 28th floor of the Prudential building:
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:25PM“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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 12:10PMThursday, May 19, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:53AMWednesday, May 18, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 05:21PMTuesday, May 17, 2011
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 …
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:32AMSaturday, May 14, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 02:41PMFriday, May 13, 2011
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…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:22AMTuesday, May 10, 2011
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 &#…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 07:55AMMonday, May 9, 2011
“A Minster’s Wife” in the 2009 Writers’ Theatre production (left) and at Lincoln Center (right). In my list of top shows for 2009, I ranked Writers’ TheatreR…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:35AMFriday, May 6, 2011
Powerlessness. Mob mentality. Virtual worlds. Avoidance. Depression. Escape. These are just a few of the themes explored in German playwright Manfred Karge’s subversively dark comedy The C…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 06:38PMWhen I turned my phone on after seeing Strawdog’s The Conquest of the South Pole last night, a text popped through. It was a message from my dear friend Jamie, which simply read, ̶…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 08:59AMThursday, May 5, 2011
I love me some flying. I often joke that any show could be improved with a little theatrical aerialics. (“Yes, Death of a Salesman is a great American drama, but you know what would ma…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 09:05AMTuesday, May 3, 2011
“We Go Together” — the cast of American Theater Company’s “The Original Grease” Who knew Danny Zuko hung out at gay-friendly Foster Beach? I always knew h…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 02:56PMMonday, May 2, 2011
A Twist of Water is a play about rebuilding and new beginnings, Chicago style. This stunning new work, written by Caitlin Montanye Parrish and directed by Erica Weiss who is also the co-crea…
SOURCE: Chicago Theatre Addict at 01:05PM 
