‘Cabaret’ Archives
Whoopi comes to The Horseshoe
Get ready "The View" fans- Whoopi Goldberg is coming to our area for one night only to help celebrate "Black History Month" at The Venue. The big night is Friday,February 11th, and while the theater is large ( roughly 2,400 seats) tickets will sll out quickly, so you can [Read More]
New Year’s Eve at The Old Eagle Room
The "Old Eagle Room" is a landmark in the area, but as a movie theater and the Polo Cafe, was the candy store next door. Now the Polo is a special place to dine and The Old Eagle is a banquet room for small parties and cabaret. For New Year's Eve, Dave is offering a special [Read More]
Cabaret Comes to Millennium Park For The Holidays
While the weather outside is frightful, the cabaret at Millennium Park- "Cabaret With A View" promises to be delightful! Yes, Cabaret will be performed at Millennium Park in the winter. How? ,You may ask! It will be performed ON the stage of the Jay Pritzker Pavilion and [Read More]
“Second City’s Dysfunctional Holiday Revue”
Every year Second City, Chicago's marvelous "cabaret Comedy Club" brings us many laughs with their Holiday Show, a seasonal blend of songs, hilarious scenes and of course, their trademark- improv!. I love taking the walk down Wells Street to this famed house of hilarity and [Read More]
“Cats”
Impossible is a word that doesn't exist in the mind ( and heart) for Fred Anzevino, Artistic Director of TheoUbique. Challenge does, and challenge is from what I see , one of his favorites. All right! "Cats" is more of a dancers musical than an actor's so, he goes out and [Read More]
“Follies” a celebration of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th
For anyone who loves ( or even just appreciates) the work of Stephen Sondheim, you are in for a rare treat. As pert of The Chicago Humanities Festival, for ONE NIGHT ONLY, some of Chicago's finest musical theater talents will gather at Francis W. Parker School, in the Diane [Read More]
“Close To You” Follow-up/Review
I would like to report that I attended this special night at The Metropolis Performing Arts Center in Arlington Heights and had a delightful evening. Lisa does not try to imitate Karen Carpenter in any way shape or form, but her love for the music of Ms. Carpenter does show [Read More]
“Close To You: Music of the Carpenters” coming to Arlington Hts.
Lisa asured me that her show is in fact, NOT a Cabaret type show, but instead should be considered a concert- a concert to celebrate the life and music of Karen Carpenter so that despite the tragedy in her life that caused her early death, her memory and music will continue [Read More]
“Bernhardt On Broadway:The Musical”
Ms. Dunitz takes on her character with great style and grace and despite some a/c problems and some sound system snafus, takes us on a trip through time as we learn about this woman who formed her own theater company, at a time when women would never have tried, and sold [Read More]
“Bernhardt on Broadway”
Cabaret performance is not always just the name singers, but some Cabaret performers enjoy bringing legends to the stage. Carol Dunitz has written a script, music and lyrics for her one woman show "Bernhardt on Broadway", so that we can get a true feel for what this woman [Read More]
