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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”), …
In the post-WWII era, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein reinvented American Musical Theater for a modern audience. This is my audio podcast review of the book by Todd S. Purdum, “Something Wonderful Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway Revolution” by Todd S. Purdum. I’ve taken a short trip …
HIT HER WITH THE SKATES is a regionally inspired musical by Christine Rea (book/lyrics) and Rick Briskin (music/lyrics) that will have its world premiere March 18, 2020 at the Royal George Theatre in Chicago featuring “American Idol Power Couple,” Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young. We …
John Denver’s music was considered to be more-or-less middle-of-the-road if not downright conservative in the wake of rising rock stars like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix. This issue is confronted early in this latest jukebox boomer music revival “Almost Heaven- John Denver’s America.” However, the …
The Chicago premiere of “Whisper House” by Black Button Eyes Productions is a somewhat touching story of love and acceptance, with an unusual treatment and interesting musical score delivered by a competent cast . . . Music & Lyrics by Duncan Sheik Book & Additional …
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 …
This exuberant Broadway in Chicago production with Caribbean inspired compositions of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty is a cautionary love story warning of the dangers of tempting fate, told as a folk tale passed down by the village storytellers to a Little Girl. “Once On …
This production of “Twelfth Night” presented by Midsommer Flight can be described as “Theatrum in Orto” or “Theater in a Garden” offering the fifth annual holiday presentation of one of Shakespeare’s silliest plays, energetically performed, amid the tropical flora collection at The Lincoln Park Conservatory, …
In this popular Agatha Christie murder mystery, five distinctly eccentric individuals have each booked their stay during the inaugural opening of Monkswell Manor, a country guesthouse owned and operated by Mollie and Giles Ralston. “The Mousetrap” is currently on stage at the Court Theatre in …
“The Christmas Foundling” by Normal Allen (inspired by stories of Bret Harte) is at The Buena, Pride Arts Center, 4147 N. Broadway, Chicago, through January 5, 2020 An upbeat holiday story explores the meaning of family bloodline ties while illustrating the need for humans to …
If people are the lifeblood then the bus and train lines that crisscross Chicago are literally like capillaries delivering existential nutrients to every corner of the city. Each person is on their own personal distinct mission that drives the pulse and contributes to the vibrancy …
We are planning to have Eventologist, Adrienne Sioux Koopersmith as a recurring guest on our Chicago Broadcasting Network podcast to share one or more monthly “holidates” with us including suggestions on how to specifically celebrate with a “Chicago Spin” beginning with National Smith Day, January …
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