Chicago Lifestyle Podcast & Video Blog
Podcast episodes and video related to musical theater, musical film, music performance and musicians in Chicago.
Includes classical, traditional, folk, reggae, jazz, blues, theater, pop, rock, current, and avant-garde styles.
Steve is a Chicago native currently living in L.A. and is the composer of our theme song Foster Avenue Beach. You can leave a song request and or comment by text or short voice message at the following number ONLY during the live show please. …
The legendary and picturesque Green Mill Cocktail Lounge just off the corner of Lawrence and Broadway in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood is known for its poetry and jazz, making it the perfect venue for flutist and word artist Janice Misurell-Mitchell. This particular performance occurred on February …
This is an awesome mix of opera and hip-hop shot in and around Chicago. Look for familiar scenes of the city via rooftops and bridges. The music video features soprano Marisa Buchheit singing “Habanera” or “L’amour est un oiseau rebelle” (“Love is a rebellious bird”), …
Always …Patsy Cline is an amusing tale written by Ted Swindley, based on a true story, as told by Louise Seger who met young Patsy Cline at one of her early Houston performances in the 1950s. The encounter created a friendship that lasted until the …
“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” presented by Music Theater Works at the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston is an upbeat holiday extravaganza by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricist Tim Rice that provides an evening’s worth of solid cheerful entertainment. The MTW orchestra is a joy …
The semi-autobiographical movie “Blinded by the Light” is based on the experiences of British born journalist and Bruce Springsteen super-fan Sarfraz Manzoor. The winsome Viveik Kalra stars in the lead role, of Javed who wants nothing more than to bust out of his small working …
Country music has been described as three chords and the truth. The world premiere of Anthony Whitaker’s “My Life is a Country Song” presented by New American Folk Theatre has taken that adage to heart crafting a well-told musical tale of love, friendship, and personal …
Love, lust, and the quest for power lead to despair and death in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” at Lyric Opera Chicago. A seemingly outlandish story based on the play “Kabale und Liebe” (Intrigue and Love) by Friedrich von Schiller none-the-less may resonate with modern audiences …
The clever lyrics and memorable mid-century melodies of “Lerner and Loewe’s Greatest Hits” are performed by Music Theater Works at Nichols Concert Hall in Evanston through October 13, 2019. This trip down memory lane starts in the Highlands of Scotland, over the bumpy trails of …
Chicago summer fun report. Remember that Chicago is full of a lot of fun stuff to do all year but even more so in the summer months with scads of outdoor festivals and entertainment that adds to the already plentiful year-round activities.
The West Ridge Nature Preserve unveiled their new children’s play space. Festivities included live music, fun with dirt and sticks, as well as roasting marshmallows in a fire pit. When visiting you can watch the ducks, geese, seagulls and other waterfowl cavort in the pond, …
As part of “Make Music Chicago” celebration, Julie Lovison, Director of The Lake Shore Music Studio and a few of her students performed at Washington Square Park in the Gold Coast area near Rush Street (actually just off Walton). The piano was provided by the …
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