321 stories by "Bob Bullen"
I’ll admit it: I had pretty low expectations going into The Doyle and Debbie Show. The only thing that convinced me to check it out was the insistent Katy Walsh of Chicago Now’…
If you truly want to experience Chicago like a local, then you should know the secrets us locals use to get the best seats when attending Chicago theatre. Find out how in my latest Chicago L…
Carolyn Klein as Miss Neal (Left) & Elizabeth Bagby as Miss Emery in The Strange Tree Group's The Spirit Play. Photo by Tyler Core. Do you believe in ghosts? My partner is an extreme ske…
Do you like Halloween? Do you like musicals (with a little cheesy pop thrown in)? Then you’ll most certainly enjoy Catalyst Cabaret‘s new Halloween show (which sadly only has one…
Check out my latest Chicago Like a Local blog post on Halloween-happy theatre options in Chicago: As Halloween creeps upon us, there are many kooky, dark, macabre and spine-chilling theatric…
Actually, I hate fishing. But Chicago Theatre Addict is taking a pause for a bit as lifely obligations take center stage. Back in a week or so! As always, thanks for reading.
OMG are you sick of me writing about this stupid show yet? Well, there’s the door, kiddo. No, that’s the closet. Nope, that’s the way to the robot collection. Oh gosh. Neve…
Susan Moniz as Sally Durant Plummer in Chicago Shakespeare Theatre’s “Follies” Something magical’s happening on Navy Pier, and it’s not the weekly fireworks spe…
Have you ever wrapped a towel around your head as a makeshift turban and emoted "With One Look" into a mirror, or longed for the day the word would accept a tall, white guy playing Effie Whi…
Terri White (center) leads the cast of “Follies” in “Who’s That Woman?” (Photo credit: Joan Marcus) From the moment you enter the cavernous Marquis Theatre, the…
Betty Buckley’s new cabaret act is now playing at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency through Oct 29. Betty Buckley loves men. And in a pair of glittery silver heels balanced by her ele…
Betty Buckley’s new cabaret act is now playing at Feinstein’s at Loews Regency. Hello lovlies! I’m in NYC for a few days, and have a full theatre schedule lined up, featuri…
My sister, Heather, is an amazing woman. A tenured chemistry professor by the age of 34. A mother of an amazingly adorable 1 year old boy. Wife of an equally awesome husband — also a c…
After a long day and even longer week, how lovely to encounter this on the Red Line’s Lake stop. And thanks to my trusty iPhone, I could share it with you all. Stop, take a moment and …
Patrick Andrews and Edward Gero get to work in John Logan’s “Red.” The creation of art is a daunting thing. Not only is the process most usually taxing (especially if the c…
Yesterday, I noticed a significant — and seemingly out of the blue — spike of new twitter followers. So, I did a little digging and discovered I’d been listed as “The…
Brick (Eric Lindahl) can’t face his wife, Maggie (Jeremy Myers) in Hell in a Handbag’s “Pussy on the House” by Ryan Landry. (Photo by Rick Aguilar Studios) What happe…
The cast of New Colony’s “Frat,” from the 2009 production. Photo by Anne Petersen. I was in a fraternity in college. Ok, so it was a music fraternity. Still, there were rit…
Got this press release in my box. I’m all for supporting new musical works, especially when the support of new works supports worthy nonprofit organizations — in this case, The T…
Ron Raines and Bernadette Peters (and their ghostly counterparts) in the Broadway production of “Follies.” (Photo © Joan Marcus) The challenge: To see two productions of Folli…
Mark Montgomery and Kate Fry in Victory Garden’s “In the Next Room or the vibrator play” One simple moment in Sarah Ruhl’s In The Next Room, or the vibrator play p…
My dear friend and fellow Chicago theatre blogger Katy Walsh has teamed up with Chicago actor Joshua Volkers to produce “Off Book,” a new weekly podcast discussing our vibr…
So, yeah. I saw this play about woman talking about clothes. Despite a great cast and intriguing premise, this Vagina Monologues-esque show came off a mostly pandering bore filled with…
Glynis Gilio (Young Violet) and Harmony France (Violet) in Bailiwick Chicago’s production of “Violet” (Photo by Bailiwick Chicago) While Violet, a musical by Jeanine Tes…
It’s Tuesday. Time for some random silliness. I’ve been a fan of the folks behind the Punchy Players YouTube channel for about a year now. While the frequency of their output is …
