Monthly Archives: December 2014
Singed Clowns Waiting in the Wings
Burning Bluebeard – The Ruffians
Audiences flocking to the theatre these days seldom give thought to their personal safety. Even back at the turn of the century, only 30
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In English…the Language of Love
The Merry Widow – Light Opera Works
Franz Lehar’s delightful, somewhat melancholy confection hasn’t been seen at Light Opera Works since 2005, when Stacey Tappan, the
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Who Wears Short Shorts?
Pirates of Penzance – The Hypocrites
It sucks when you’re a slave to duty and you learn that your leap year birthday adds another 63 years to your apprenticeship with a band of
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Ten Lords A Leaping, Nine Ladies Dancing…
Cirque Dreams Holidaze – Chicago Theatre
A completely unique kind of entertainment for the holidays (or holidaze, if you will) has arrived in Chicago for a short visit. It’s part of a
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The Shoe Fits!
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Broadway in Chicago
Chicago area little girls will be polishing their glass slippers and heading into the Loop for this marvelous, magical, musical production. Charles Perrault’s beloved 17th
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Foul Play for the Holidays
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose – Raven Theatre
Back once more for another helping of holiday cheer, Raven’s alternative to Scrooge and the Nutcracker is a sweet treat, short in length but long on entertainment value.
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If You’re Wondering Who We Are
The Mikado – The Hypocrites
This remount of the theatre’s highly popular and critically acclaimed, re-imagined version of Gilbert and Sullivan’s classic, comic operetta is imaginative, energetic and,
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And the Party Rages On
Airline Highway – Steppenwolf Theatre
The formerly glamorous Hummingbird is now a rundown motel located on New Orleans’ Airline Highway, a divided straightaway that connects the Big Easy with Baton
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The King of New York Rules in Chicago
Newsies – Broadway in Chicago
Disney’s stage adaptation of their so-so cult movie musical of the same name unexpectedly took Broadway by storm, won Tony Awards for its athletic choreography and
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Looking For a Hero
Pericles – Shakespeare Theatre
Any play that begins with “Once upon a time…” signals that it’s going to be a folk tale, a heroic myth or perhaps even a fable. “Pericles, Prince of Tyre,” along with only
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