Monthly Archives: October 2021
Memories Lost and Found
4000 Days – PrideArts
Michael lies in a hospital bed while his mother sits in a chair next to him. Carol protectively keeps an eye on her son, continually checking for a sign that he’s finally waking up from a coma. Micheal’s suffering from a blood clot on the brain, and it’s been three long weeks since he was conscious. Naturally Carol’s worried, although she appears sedate and self-assured. Michael’s loving partner, Paul, stops in, as usual, on his lunch break from work. He hopes to find Michael’s condition has improved. But the tension in the room between Carol and Paul is so thick you could cut it with a knife; and when Michael’s mother finally deigns to speak to her son’s partner, the conversation drips with venom.
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A Prophetic Musical Production
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog – Black Button Eyes Productions
Back in a more innocent time, about thirteen years ago, Covid-19 hadn’t reared its ugly head. We weren’t yet imprisoned in our homes for safety’s sake or masked for protection from a pandemic when we had to go out. After theatres shut their doors in March of 2020, live productions ceased to be. Only plays, musicals and concerts that could be streamed online were safe for presentation. Entertainment and enlightenment for an arts-hungry public was limited, but still possible.
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Coming Into the Light
Songs for a New World – Theo Ubique
Most theatres share a commonality, now that we’re finally coming out of the pandemic and presenting live shows. We are seeing more modest, smaller cast productions, typically a musical revue or a one-person show of some kind, that creates an immediate feeling of intimacy between the audience and the performers. At Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre, this style of show is their specialty, as one can tell from the company’s name. Also, no one in Chicagoland produces a more polished show than Artistic Director Fred Anzevino. This visionary Director and multi-Jeff Award winner is once again collaborating with his gifted, award-winning Musical Director and pianist, Jeremy Ramey. And once again the duo have brought magic to their audiences. Joining these two gentlemen, Theo Ubique newcomer Jamal Howard brings his own talent as Associate Director and Choreographer, to help guide this polished, professional production toward perfection. The result is a 90-minute show, with intermission, that sparkles with a welcoming glow as, after almost two years, we can finally return to live performances.
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