Sunday, January 12, 2025
A SHUCKING DELIGHT The Broadway tour of Shucked by Robert Horn will be cracking up audiences in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre through January 19th before it continues on its national tour. If you…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:35AMMonday, November 18, 2024
PAWFECT FOR THE KIDDIES I have often felt that anything that gets children exposed to live theatrical productions is such a gift. A staged show can have such an enormous impact on both creat…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:11PMSaturday, August 24, 2024
NOT QUITE THE GREATEST STAR The opening moments of this retelling of the Fanny Brice story has the main character sitting backstage as “ghosts” of former performers circle about her. The…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:17AMThursday, June 27, 2024
DYNAMIC DOZEN DELIVERS Turning the backdrop of one of America’s darkest days into a lively and highly entertaining musical, the creators of Come From Away successfully navigated turning te…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:58AMMonday, June 10, 2024
HAIRSPRAY: HIGH-STEPPIN’ AND HIGH HAIR IN HOUSTON Returning to the Broadway at the Hobby Center series for one week only, the high-stepping, toe-tapping, raucous romp good time known as Ha…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:59AMThursday, May 12, 2022
CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER JUST GETS BETTERER AND BETTERER After two Covid-19 delays, Lookingglass Alice is once again high-flying and adored at the Lookingglass Theatre, whose glorious and hi…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:52AMWednesday, May 4, 2022
HARRIED HAPPENINGS AT NAVY PIER A rarely produced dark comedy from the annals of William Shakespeare’s folio is ushering in springtime at Navy Pier. All’s Well That Ends Well might not …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:03PMCLASSICAL BLACK MUSIC MATTERS One of the really fantastic aspects of being a critic is discovering “new to me” talent. Being in the Chicago Arts scenes, it is next to impossible to see e…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:07PMFriday, April 29, 2022
UNDERSTATED PATHOS As timely now as it was when the original play was written over 150 years ago, Spring Awakening is now rocking the stage at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. This edgy m…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:20PMMonday, April 25, 2022
HIGH FLYING ADORED Equal parts sassy and sexy, the latest version of the Teatro ZinZanni, aptly titled Wishes & Dreams, is bringing much needed fun back downtown to The Loop. Set in a…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:54PMSunday, April 24, 2022
FAMILY FUN WITH A LATIN FLAIR Just in time for spring, the Chicago Children’s Theatre is back in bloom. Returning to live, in-person productions, Carmela Full of Wishes is a charming tal…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:53AMSaturday, April 23, 2022
SPECTACULAR! SPECTACULAR! If a high-kicking, visually spellbinding, toe-tapping night out is what you love in entertainment, have I got just the show for you. Even though the original openin…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 01:46PMWednesday, April 20, 2022
TOE-TAPPING TUNES MAKE THE SHOW Dust off the Mylar balloons and wrist corsages Chicago, you only have one week to attend The Prom as part of its national tour. No smelly gymnasium or date…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:03AMMonday, April 18, 2022
SPRING IN BLOOM WITH JOYCE DiDONATO Spreading a message of harmony, love and environmental consciousness through opera, American lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato, triumphantly …
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:27PMSunday, April 17, 2022
HAYES’S HARRIED HIT “It’d be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view.” The incomparable Oscar Levant is the subject of the latest p…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:57PMSaturday, April 16, 2022
A WINNING WINNIE Just in time to join in the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the beloved children’s character, the Mercury Theater is making a bold and commemorative move o…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:52PMThursday, April 14, 2022
WIZARDRY ABOUNDS One of the real hidden gems in the Windy City’s entertainment scene is the Chicago Magic Lounge. This stunning Art Deco theater is home to one of the most luxurious bars i…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:30PMBOW DOWN TO THE QUEENS OF SIX The second hottest fire to burn through Chicago since 1871 was last night, center stage at the CIBC Theatre, and is now playing there for the next four months b…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:31AMTuesday, April 12, 2022
COMPLEX AND POWERFUL, RELENTLESS LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE After Timeline Theatre Company’s near sold-out run during the winter, The Goodman Theatre is restaging playwright Tyla Abercrumbie‘…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:07PMMonday, April 11, 2022
ODE TO LOVE It is not everyday that Tony Award-winning chanteuses drop by to entertain in the Windy City, so it was with great anticipation that Renée Elise Goldsberry took to the Auditoriu…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 10:52PMFAMILY DYSFUNCTION, PAST AND FUTURE Philosopher George Santayana once famously wrote “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” This quote kept bouncing around my h…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 05:30PMSunday, April 10, 2022
DISASTER LIVES UP TO ITS TITLE Its not everyday a well-known chef headlines a new play, so it was with great interest I attended the new immersive comedy, A Recipe For Disaster! This Windy…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 04:14PMFriday, April 8, 2022
A ROYAL PRODUCTION There is something to be said for a classic musical lovingly restaged for a new generation of audiences. The Drury Lane Theatre should be very proud with their latest, Rod…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 06:44PMThursday, April 7, 2022
DAWN BLESS A BLESSING IN SCALED-DOWN CHURCH After an almost two year pandemic break, the Black Ensemble Theater BET) is back in business and doing a necessary check in on everyone’s mental…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:52PMWednesday, April 6, 2022
COMEDY SET TO A BEAT Tina Arfaee, Cat McDonnell, Uri, Teagan Earley, Breanna Ghostone, Preston Parker Often referred to as the crown jewel of sketch comedy, The Second City is unveiling it…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:23PMTuesday, April 5, 2022
ILLUMINATING, INDEED! Now in its 59th season, Giordano Dance Chicago is back with its latest collection of modern dance pieces, Illuminate, at the Harris Theater at Millennium Park. No Apri…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 09:45PMMonday, April 4, 2022
WINNING ASSIST Back in business after a near two year hiatus, Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s winning new dramady, King James, is a must see for more than just rabid sports fans. Truth be to…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 07:51PMMonday, February 14, 2022
SERIOUS STOMPIN’ IN CHICAGO One of the many things I enjoy about Porchlight Music Theatre here in Chicago is no one dusts off a little-known musical for a revamping better than this talent…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 08:56PMMonday, February 7, 2022
NOT QUITE A ROYAL REIGN FOR QUEEN OF THE NIGHT After over 750 plus days dark, Victory Gardens Theater is mounting its first new production of their mainstage season and of the year. Queen o…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 11:01PMSunday, February 6, 2022
REDEMPTION ON REPEAT, BUT IT’S TOUGH TO GET THROUGH THIS SCORE ONCE When it comes to timing, the Paramount Theater has absolutely nailed the opening date of its latest large-scale musical.…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 02:01AMSaturday, February 5, 2022
SISTERS DOING IT FOR THEMSELVES I cannot think of a better way to celebrate the beginning of Black History Month than with the musical musings and distinguished divas now honored at the Merc…
SOURCE: stageandcinema.com at 03:09AM 
