‘Articles’ Archives
ChicagoLive! with Rick Kogan
This is an hour of true variety, and they say "variety is the spice of life"! Tonight's show, week two of this segment which will continue through August 25th, featured the comedy of Second City ( Jimmy Carlson, Matt Hovde and the adorable Andel Sudik). They do little [Read More]
Happy Birthday Teatro Vista
Partyiers can look forward to appetizers, drinks, strolling through some marvelous exhibits at the museum, a raffle, dancing and the centerpiece of the evening: a previewof the upcoming 2011-2012 season, including a preview of the works of their new resident writer, and [Read More]
Dusk Variations Series comes to Millennium Park
During these crazy days of Summer, Millennium Park has been bustling with activity- music of all types and styules to help heat up or cool off the music lovers of Chicago. To start off the month of August, back for its third season, the popular Dusk Variations series in the [Read More]
2011 non-equity Jeff Awards
An evening filled with theater people expressing themselves as themselves instead of the many characters they play in the theaters. This is a fun group, indeed, possibly much more fun than the Equity Awards celebration in the fall. This is a little less formal and some of [Read More]
Shiver Me Tudors-”Pirates of the Renaissance”
The Bristol Renaissance Faire is a place to check your normal self at the gate so you can whoop and holler at jousting Knights, get down and dirty with beggars or hurl a ripe tomato at a blustering braggart. You can also watch glass blowers at their art, join in on court [Read More]
Watch History Being Made
How would you like to watch some history being made. I am sure you know that we have our own Awards that are given out for excellence in theater for all those marvelous actors, directors, technical people and companies. These are the Jeff Awards. A treasure and an honor [Read More]
“Glee-Live” coming to the Chicago area
Get ready! “Glee” the American musical comedy series that has thrilled television audiences on Fox since 2009 is on the road and the Allstate Arena in Rosemont is on the schedule for June. For those of you unfamilar with this award winning show, it is about a [Read More]
“500 Clown Trapped”
the little ones watched with very little distraction as the clowns did their thing, climbing poles, flying in an airplane, riding the train rails and having to deal with their musical instruments disappearing into what appears to be a snow covered platform that takes on a [Read More]
“A Twist of Water” revisited
I feel even stronger about this production than I did before! Tovar,Pearson and both the Browns have kept their intensity and the emotional roller coaster ride continues since the original opening. These are powerful actors who run the full gamut of emotions, but the [Read More]
Piccadilly Circus Comes to Town
As we get into warm weather, it seems every year, shows start arriving for the kids. Piccadilly Circus is opening this week-end at Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates for a short visit as it makes its travels through the United States. For 25 years, this exciting troupe [Read More]
