Sunday, November 18, 2012
REVIEWED BY RUSSELL GOELTENBODT: Before the beginning of the millennium the music industry has been filled with computerized enhancements. American Idol-esque vocal acrobatics, and techno mu…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:09PMPodcast With My One & Only’s ANDREW LUPP ANDREW LUPP most recently appeared here at the Marriott Theater as the Sergeant of Police in The Pirates of Penzance and as Phil Davis in…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 12:20AMFriday, November 16, 2012
REVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT A Gershwin musical set in the 1920’s, a fun story, great music, singing, and tap dancing, what more can anyone want for an enjoyable evening of musical the…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:32PMExecutive Director Walter Stearns announced today that he will launch a subscription series at the Mercury Theater including four full productions, which will transform the Mercury into the …
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:06AMGoodman Theatre announces a special staged reading of Roberto Bolaño’s epic novel 2666—co-adapted for the stage and co-directed by Goodman Artistic Director Robert Falls and new Goodma…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:42AMDirector Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice) along with screenwriter and master playwright Sir Tom Stoppard has created the most accessible adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s famous novel R…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:28AMThursday, November 15, 2012
Haul out the holly and break out the Christmas decorations! Broadway’s award-winning Karen Mason, from the smash hit musicals Mamma Mia, Hairspay!, Sunset Boulevard and most recently Wonde…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:44PMIf you and your family are looking for two fantastic hours of comedy, joy and some of the best disco music written since the 1970’s, well then, get thee to the nunnery because Sister Act h…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:07PMWednesday, November 14, 2012
Acclaimed jazz saxophonist Steve Wilson will headline a week at the legendary Village Vanguard in New York City, December 4th through 9th, 2012. Wilson will be joined by pianist Renee Ros…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:33PMThe Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has shattered sales records around the globe with more than 32 million copies sold in the United States alone and a 2013 Universal Pictures feature film re…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:26PMChicago Loop Alliance’s (CLA) fourth annual Winter WonderLoop will surprise and delight pedestrians in downtown Chicago this winter with “Random Acts of Holidays” from 11 a.m.-4 p.…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:16PMMSG Entertainment (MSGE) announces an all new production of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, starring the Rockettes, as Chicago audiences will experience the magic of Christmas like nev…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 01:08PMThe auction officially ends November 15, 2012. To view items up for bid in the WCL Cares Celebrity Charity Auction, visit charitybuzz.com/windycitylive. Be sure to register at charitybuz…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 11:02AMPodcast with JEFF GARLIN from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Jeff Garlin discusses his upcoming one-man show “Closer Than I Appear” at Steppenwolf Upstair…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:26AMShowbiz Chicago Podcast with HANK MENDHEIM from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:13AMREVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT: As a singer, performing a concert consists of many components which include vocal talent, stage presence, a repertoire, a connection to the music that is be…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:02AMTuesday, November 13, 2012
Victory Gardens Theater announces the first play of its 2013-14 Season: the Co-World Premiere ofAppropriate by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Gary Griffin. Appropriate is prese…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:19AMMonday, November 12, 2012
Showbiz Chicago Podcast with HANK MENDHEIM from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Windy City LIVE’s Senior Producer, Hank Mendheim discusses the development of the popular morning television s…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:09PMPodcast With Broadway’s Rebecca Luker from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Rebecca Luker’s Broadway roles include Winifred in the original Broadway production of MARY POPPINS (Tony Awa…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 03:38PMThe critically acclaimed River North Dance Chicago (RNDC) leaps into fall with their November 16 – 17 Engagement at the Harris Theater (205 E. Randolph Dr.). Introducing new work by Adam B…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:28PM The Joffrey Academy of Dance, Official School of The Joffrey Ballet, is pleased to announce the winners of the Third Annual Choreographers of Color Award: Ma Cong, William McClellan a…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:20PMTHE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER returns to the Mercury Theater (3745 N. Southport, Chicago), from November 23 through December 30, 2012. and includes a tribute to the late Julie Shannon, who wro…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:56AMSunday, November 11, 2012
The Odd Couple’s Oscar Madison and Felix Unger are two of the most recognizable characters in popular culture. Neil Simon’s 1965 creation of two bachelor best friends, one who is a slo…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 07:50PMSaturday, November 10, 2012
Podcast With Jen Bosworth from Michael Roberts on Vimeo. Jen Bosworth An Evanston, Illinois native, Bosworth is an alumnus of Evanston Township High School and The Theatre School at DePaul U…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 09:36PMPodcast With Jen Bosworth from Michael Roberts on Vimeo.
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 10:16AMVery few indie bands have ever had a debut release more critically lauded then Vampire Weekend, who brought their unique sound to a more than sold-out concert at the Metro on Sunday. The Ne…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 02:08AMFriday, November 9, 2012
Blue Man Group is a critically hailed theatrical phenomenon on stage at Chicago’s Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted Street. Blue Man Group’s production provides its audience with a u…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:25PM By popular demand, Steppenwolf Theatre Company adds an additional performance to the subversively funny hit season opener, Good People by Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire, dire…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:20PMRoots Handmade Pizza (1924 W Chicago Ave) will throw an all-inclusive New Year’s Eve Party featuring a five-hour premium bar package, a food buffet, midnight champagne toast, party fav…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:15PMWicker Park upscale sports bar The Fifty/50 (2047 W Division St) will throw an all-inclusive New Year’s Eve party starting at 8pm on Monday, December 31 featuring a five-hour premium b…
SOURCE: showbizchicago.com at 05:12PMMulti-talented singer/songwriter Laury Shelley discusses her upcoming concert “My Life With Legrand” which is a tribute to her friend and mentor, composer Michel Legrand. MJR (…
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