Monthly Archives: September 2017
A Haunting True Story of Compassion and Grace
United Flight 232 – The House Theatre Company of Chicago at the Chopin Theatre
Attending this 2016 Joseph Jefferson award-winning show for Best Production of a Play, I knew this
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The Songs Deep Inside
A New Brain – Theo Ubique
Theatergoers may think some subjects are taboo for a musical. But then we recall there’s a popular
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Waitin’ For the Light to Shine
Big River – Theatre at the Center
Based upon Mark Twain’s classic novel, found on practically every high school student’s summer
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A Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On!
Million Dollar Quartet – Paramount Theatre
A slice of actual rock and roll history has been preserved, fictionalized and brought to life in
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Irish Myth and Theatrical Tragedy
Deirdre of the Sorrows – City Lit
Famed Irish poet, playwright and folklore enthusiast John Millington Synge was the author of such
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Feel the Noize
Rock of Ages – Drury Lane Oakbrook
Never hiding the fact that this lighthearted musical is Nothin’ But a Good Time, Scott Weinstein has
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What Will You Fight For?
The CiviliTy of Albert Cashier- Permoveo Productions, in association with Pride Films & Plays
A timely, inspirational and emotionally awakening new musical is having its world premier in
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Color and Light
Ravinia – Bryan Wallick, Piano
The crisp, autumnal scent of the Ravinia Festival grounds, squirreled away from Chicago’s smog and
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Outlaw Lovers on the Run
Bonnie and Clyde: the Musical – Kokandy Productions
Frank Wildhorn is the indefatigable and prolific writer of so many bland, uninspired musicals that this particular 2011 offering stands out, to some degree, in this
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