Thursday, December 7, 2017
There is far more to this show than biography.There is the vibrant sense of a musical era in the making.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:30PMWednesday, December 6, 2017
The show's playful yet pungent parody seems more timely than ever.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:00PMPuccini's melodies are beyond rapturous, with several haunting themes and variations exquisitely laced throughout the opera's three acts.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:56PMTuesday, December 5, 2017
Clarion voices and exceptional acting reveal the full beauty of Jeanine Tesori's work.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:08PMMonday, December 4, 2017
His haunting pencil drawings and prints became a prized feature of the Chicago theater scene in the 1980s and '90s.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:00PMSunday, December 3, 2017
WEISS: Since the debut last season of Christopher Wheeldon's production, the ballet has become clearer and deeper in its storytelling and dancing.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:59PMTuesday, November 28, 2017
WEISS: The exuberantly performed holiday musical can't overcome its essentially annoying quality.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:57AMSunday, November 26, 2017
WEISS: A lively Northlight cast plays out the path taken to get the Bard's 36 plays on paper.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:12PMWednesday, November 22, 2017
"White Christmas" is at once a sassy romantic comedy and a patriotic homage to the post-World War II era.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:23PMTuesday, November 21, 2017
"Lizzie," the riveting musical about the notorious Lizzie Borden, turns out to be an ideal inaugural production for Firebrand Theatre.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:43PMPlaywright Tracy Letts has devised a blood ritual rooted in the farcical manifestations of local government and parliamentary procedure.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:04PMMonday, November 20, 2017
Georges Bizet was just 24 years old when his opera, “The Pearl Fishers” (“Les pecheurs de perles”) — now in a new-to-Chicago production at Lyric Opera — had its p…
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:45PMThursday, November 16, 2017
Think of it as a sort of "SpongeBob Square Pants" for adults.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:16PMWednesday, November 15, 2017
A gifted cast, marvelous sets and witty repartee fuel a marvelous production.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30PMThe Bourne family possesses glorious voices that, when joined in unison, create one of the most beautiful, multi-layered sounds imaginable.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:30AMMonday, November 13, 2017
The play, directed by Sandra Marquez, is a canny indictment of success at any price.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:50PMSunday, November 12, 2017
WEISS: The actress, a Chicago favorite, brings emotional fire and sparkling intelligence to the poet in the one-woman show.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:09PMTuesday, November 7, 2017
JIMMY BUFFETT: "My love of musical theater dates back far longer than my interest in the music I am known for."
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:34PMRaven's current hit, Tarell Alvin McCraney's "Choir Boy" — expertly directed by Menendian — runs through Nov. 12
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:25PMMonday, November 6, 2017
The 49th annual Jeff Awards, presented Monday night, proved to be an exciting event for the Paramount Theatre and Court Theatre.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:30PMA downright revolutionary edition of "42nd Street" is now dazzling audiences at Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:05PMSunday, November 5, 2017
Marriott Theatre's in-the-round production of the wonderfully rambunctious Disney musical is aided by the physical brilliance of an exemplary cast.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:32PMFriday, November 3, 2017
They not only can act, sing and dance up a storm, but, in "School of Rock" – now at Cadillac Palace Theatre - they also can play musical instruments.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:20PM"A Golden Celebration of Dance" — a one-night-only mixed repertory extravaganza — will showcase artists from internationally acclaimed companies.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AMThursday, November 2, 2017
Wagner's propulsive, wildly expressive score, which can sometimes feel like a cinematic soundtrack, is in a class all by itself.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:32PMTuesday, October 31, 2017
Playwright Rohina Malik is a stylish, accessible writer who can mix poetic angst with comedic manners.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:06PMSunday, October 29, 2017
WEISS: When you combine a New Orleans/voodoo vibe with cutthroat Chicago politics, the mix of passion, betrayal and corruption is irresistible.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:47PMThursday, October 26, 2017
Director Kaiser Ahmed has cast "1980" ideally, although too often he seems to have pushed his actors into overdrive.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:46PMMonday, October 23, 2017
"The Black Renaissance" is a full throttle exploration of the history of race in the United States.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:00PMGriffin's 30th season will be celebrated with its typical mix of a musical and contemporary plays.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:58PMSunday, October 22, 2017
Jean Nabers' world premiere at the Gift Theatre might best be described as a study in self-destruction and reconstruction.
SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:14PM 
