Monthly Archives: March 2013
Let the Mirror Balls Drop
Amidst a profusion of sequins, marabou and mylar the ensemble of this cotton candy of a musical guarantees to dazzle and delight audiences of every age, gender and persuasion. It’s just plain fun and, boy, do we ever need this dose of eye-popping, over-the-top beguilement right now. Simon Philips has directed a wildly energetic musical version of the 2011 Tony Award-winning production that was, in turn, based upon a 1994 film cult classic.
A Revival in Need of More Work
Jekyll & Hyde
What has become of legit singing? Where is simplicity? Has musical theatre totally morphed into a reflection of what the rest of America has become: a land of excess where, like the cars it drives, the speeds at which everything travels, the prices we pay, and 99% of its music have evolved into more, bigger, faster and louder? This seems to be director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun’s modus-operandi for his revival of Frank Wildhorn’s reworked magnum opus, which has been around in some form or other since 1990. It ultimately made its Broadway debut in 1997 and, between that production, national and international tours and local productions, it has developed quite a cult following. And like this pre-Broadway tour, that earlier incarnation also played Chicago prior to opening in New York City. Hopefully there will be some adjustments made before this production reaches the Big Apple.
Read MoreSoaring Beyond the Rooftops
Fiddler on the Roof
Jim Corti rings down the curtain of his second, highly successful season at Aurora’s beautiful Paramount Theatre with a robust, beautifully designed and professionally acted remounting of yet another classic from Broadway’s Golden Age. Joseph Stein’s dramatic adaptation of Sholem Aleichem’s stories about Tevye, a Jewish peasant milkman, his family, friends and neighbors, all trying to survive poverty, oppression and change in turn-of-the-century Russia, is one of the most often-produced and best-loved musicals of all time. Filled with beautiful music by Jerry Bock with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, this show could simply be presented as written with confidence. But that’s not Mr. Corti’s style.
Read MoreMB FINANCIAL PARK AT ROSEMONT GOES MAD IN MARCH
Announcing St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness and Easter
Celebrations at MB Financial Park’s Restaurants and Attractions
This March, MB Financial Park at Rosemont’s unparalleled roster of restaurants and attractions will offer specials all month long in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, March Madness and Easter.
Between the weekend-long lineup of St. Pat’s festivities March 15 – 17 at Five Roses Pub, Hofbräuhaus Chicago’s Grand Opening celebration March 18, Kings Lanes, Lounge & Sports March Madness tournament March 27 and family-friendly packages for Easter Sunday, March 31 – not to mention Adobe Gila’s Margarita Fajita Cantina, Bogart’s Bar & Grill, Park Tavern and Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill – MB Financial Park at Rosemont has something for everyone this March.
For more information visit www.Rosemont.com.
FASHION OUTLETS OF CHICAGO ANNOUNCES RETAIL LINEUP
Bloomingdale’s The Outlet Store, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th
and 120 brands to open August 1, 2013
Premier U.S. outlet developer and manager AWE Talisman and Macerich (NYSE:MAC), one of the nation’s leading regional mall owners, operators and developers, today named the full slate of anchors and the list of specialty stores coming to Fashion Outlets of Chicago. The new property is set to open just outside of Chicago – minutes away from O’Hare International Airport – in Rosemont, Ill., on August 1, 2013.
Anchors opening at the two-level, 530,000 square-foot outlet mall include Bloomingdale’s The Outlet Store, Last Call by Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5th and Forever 21.
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