Chicago opera scene hits high note with loyal audiences
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The plot summary of U.S. opera in recent years has unfolded like the last act of a Verdi tragedy: New York City Opera, dead; Opera Boston, dead; San Diego Opera, on its f…
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The plot summary of U.S. opera in recent years has unfolded like the last act of a Verdi tragedy: New York City Opera, dead; Opera Boston, dead; San Diego Opera, on its f…
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HEDY WEISS: Fierce and funny, the dramatically reimagined edition of the Stephen Sondheim musical once called "Bounce!" is cleverly staged by Gary Griffin.
ABRACADABRA! In a welcome and overdue debut at Chicago's Auditorium Theatre, this weekend Houston Ballet offered two performances only of their sumptuous three-act ballet Aladdin, an Arabian…
Relational March Day 17-20 In Minneapolis, Emily Gastineau and Billy Mullaney (who work together as Fire Drill) have braved the cold long enough to curate an incredible show at The White Pag…
Joseph offers up a pretty entertaining kid-friendly evening, with director Andy Blankenbuehler bringing together an athletic and thoroughly capable company doing energetic dancing for some 9…
RECOMMENDED In "Road Show," now playing at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Stephen Sondheim and John Wiedman compress the story of minor American legends Wilson and Addison Mizner into a peripa…
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SONDHEIM'S SWAN SONG? In one edifice"Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier"you find the beginning and possibly the end of Stephen Sondheim's stellar career. The Courtyard Stage is hosting…
Greek mythology by way of Chicago's bike lanes propels Laura Jacqmin's quirky, fast-paced take on death, grief and moving on. Unfortunately, if you filter out the souls - living and otherwis…
Bailiwick Chicago has developed a track record of bringing lesser-known musicals to the city, and their performance of this vibrant piece is nearly flawless. (read more...)
Devil Land is a spellbinding story of a woman forever trapped in self-hatred and denial of her indigenous roots. She draws her husband by kidnapping a not-so-innocent child, leading them in…
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Chicago Tap's latest 90-minute narrative with interactive elements is pure charm, with a sweet, hopeful message that love actually is all around. (read more...)
AS YOU BIKE IT Growing up and accepting change and loss are very personal processes. Buzz22, whose mission is to stage “stories to explore the coming of age,” has been following …
As a bit of American musical theater, "Chicago" gets away with murder. Not just because its main character, the narcissist with moxie named Roxie Hart, is acquitted for a killing she clearly
FUR A GOOD TIME, CALL MASOCHISM ON PARADE David Ives' two-person fetish comedy, Venus in Fur, is a sexy crowd pleaser and an actors' tour de force exercise. The play casts a spel…
Chris Lemmon, the son of the late Hollywood actor Jack Lemmon, is headed to the Royal George Theatre mainstage with a new play with music about his relationship with his legendary, Academy A…
Elvis Sotjko is no stranger to performing in front of an audience, having gone to the Olympics representing Canada in figure skating. Now, Sotjko is trading in the skates for a pair of danci…
DANCE CARD: For adventure, magic and a cheery message, it's hard to beat the tale of Aladdin, the poor boy who wins over a princess with the help of a genie in a lamp. In fact, Disney's belo…
(SOCIAL) MEDIA MADNESS Gay playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (contributor to Glee and Big Love) may have stumbled with his over-the-top dark comedy Say You Love Satan–produced in Chica…
Two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojko made his Broadway debut beginning March 17 in the long-running, Tony-winning revival of Chicago at t…
Olympic figure skater Elvis Stojko makes his Broadway debut in Chicago on March 17, 2014 at the Ambassador Theatre. Check out photos of his first Broadway bow!
The company of Broadway's Tony Award-winning, record-breaking smash hit musical Chicago just welcomed two-time Olympic silver medalist and three-time world champion figure skater Elvis Stojk…
The depth of the Chicago winter next year is to be enlivened by the coming of puppets from far and wide.