The cast of Circle Theatre’s “Urinetown.” (photo credit: Bob Knuth) Have you ever had to pee so badly you could nearly taste it? I remember one time I was at an Ann Hampton…
Rebecca Kling returns to the Chicago Fringe Festival. This Saturday I made the trek down to Pilson to catch a trio of shows on the final weekend of the second annual Chicago Fringe Festival.…
The cast of About Face Theatre’s “The Kid Thing” For most of my young adult life, the concept of wanting kids totally eluded me. It wasn’t even worth discussing with …
Mark Pracht as Charles Fontaine, Lisa Herceg as Rosalind Rollins, and Kimberly Logan as Olivia Wood in Babes With Blades’ production of “The Double” (Photo by Johnny Kni…
More than a decade ago, I saw my first Chicago storefront-produced musical. It was the swinging Burt Bacharach tuner Promises, Promises, produced by a little theatre group called Porchlight …
Got this press release in my box a few minutes ago, and I was immediately drawn to UrbanTheater Company’s frank response to their “nightmare” of a venue situation. Glad the…
Happy fall, kittens! As you can see from my CTA Tracker on my page (as Beyoncé would say, “to the left, to the left”), this Chicago Theatre Addict is going to be quite busy very…
Drury Lane Oakbrook loves its diva shows. In 2010, they did Funny Girl (my review here), and they’ll close out their 2011-2012 season with Gypsy (casting still be be announced). And no…
Kevin Buswell stares down Kirk Jackson and Mara Stewart in Ludicrous Theatre’s “Rocky Horror Show.” “Don’t dream it; be it,” sings Ludicrous Theatre’…
A girl (Cruz Gonzalez-Cadel) is invited on a fantastical (and fatal) journey in Mortar Theatre Company’s “Corazón de Manzana.” Photo credit: John W. Sisson, Jr. Dana Lyn…
An introverted and intellectually bewitching high school student (sporting a red hoodie)befriends her mild-mannered, but deeply frustrated, English teacher, Jacob Grimm. The relationship evo…
As the Chicago summer starts to wind down (boo!), things are heating up in Chicago's storefront scene. Out of the barrage of shows playing in the next few months, here are just a few highlig…
David Parkes and Janet Ulrich Brooks in TimeLine’s “A Walk in the Woods.” I took a class on negotiation in grad school. Despite all the fancy theories, case studies and tac…
Gregg Edelman and Liz McCartney share a moment in Drury Lane’s “Sweeney Todd.” I’m on a mission to get my friends out and see a show at Drury Lane. Yes, the 45-minute…
The ambitious storefront theatre company, Brikenbrak Theatre Project, is getting ready to open the premiere of Wolf, a new play written by artistic director Paul Cosca. I’m attending A…
Remember this classic scene from “Life Goes On”? No? Well, take moment and watch the clip below, if not only to witness LuPone (as Libby Tatcher) give one kick-ass audition, b…
Got this press release in my box, and had to share. Looks insane and totally like something only some Chicago group would/could do. I wish I could go, but my dance card is already full, alas…
Looking to have a fancy downtown Chicago experience at a splashy musical or star-studded play in the next few months? Check out my latest blog post on Chicago Like a Local cov…
Photos have been released of Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace’s production of Sweeney Todd. The much-anticipated production, which is currently in previews with press opening tomorrow night…
Following Silk Road Theatre Project’s Yellow Face and the Broadway-bound Chinglish at The Goodman (read my review), Halcyon Theatre concludes the summer of David Henry Hwang with their…
When musical theatre icon (and recent Chicago Tribune Literary Prize honoree) Stephen Sondheim gets raged up, he knows exactly what to do: fire out a feisty letter to The New York Times. Suc…
As a born and bred Midwesterner and now decade-long Chicagoan, I know how preciously we hold these two months of warm weather before we’re forced to put pants and close-toed shoes back…
Tim J. MacMillan isn’t what you’d call predictable. When asked about his work, the New York City-based playwright describes it as dramatic comedy, and proceeds to give examples o…
Looking for a some affordable family-friendly thrills this summer? Check out my blog post on Chicago Like a Local (formally Chicago, Second to None) covering Cirque Shanghai’s latest N…
And now for something completely unrelated to Chicago theatre. After much speculation, gossip and conjecture, they’ve announced the star of the new Bartlett Sher-helmed production of F…