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You will not be disappointed. This is a beautiful venue for this production and I definitely recommend this version of “The Fantasticks” for anyone who has never seen the show before or anyone who is in another phase of life since the last time you …
From the moment the curtain was raised, revealing the stunning scenic set design and twenty-four member choir at the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston for Music Theater Works production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” the audience was thoroughly captivated.
The story revolves around the character of Quasimodo an orphan who was born with a number of physical anomalies and raised to adulthood completely within the confines of the cathedral, purportedly to shield him from being reviled and tormented by the masses who would see him as a monster and treat him as an outcast.
Listen to our podcast coverage of the Retro on Roscoe Festival a three-day street fair taking place in Roscoe Village between Western and Damen. There are all kinds of things to do in the summer in Chicago and these neighborhood fests can be a lot …
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.
Agency Theater Collective and End of the Line Production Presents “International Falls” by playwright Thomas Ward at the Nox Arca Theater in Chicago near Irving Park and Ravenswood through August 31, 2019. With Sean Higgins as Tim and Marie Weigle as Dee using humor to …
An entertaining show-lounge style cabaret performance. “You Can’t Fake the Funk (A Journey Through Funk Music) presented by Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater, works hard to “turn this mutha out.” Writer/director Daryl D. Brooks wants us to party and the music aboard the “Mothership” makes …
July 27, 2019, is the anniversary of a most shameful and unfortunate event that has left a deep scar in the history of Chicago.
Though this took place one hundred years ago, it unfortunately sounds all too modern and has set the tone for race relations in the city that resonates even today.
Daniel and Greg meet at a college open mic night and stay together for 42 years. Daniel is an aspiring singer/songwriter while the more pragmatic Greg has aspirations of being a stand-up comedian. “Now and Then” is a play about love and commitment that speaks …
The Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Chicago’s Navy Pier presents the Vegas-like pop-concert musical “Six” by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss featuring the story of the six wives of Henry VIII in song. “Divorced, Beheaded, Died; Divorced, Beheaded, Survived” is the leitmotif of the opening number, …
Podcast theater review of “The Flower of Hawaii” features tenor Rodel Rosel and soprano Marisa Buchheit. An American premiere presented by “Folks Operetta” as part of their “Reclaimed Voices Series at Stage 773 on Belmont through July 14, 2019.
We are happy to join forces with our sister channel AuthorsBroadcast.com to cover highlights of the 2019 Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest. In this podcast you can listen to authors give a brief synopsis of their books that include Chicago themes as well as romance, …
The Organic Theater Company’s presentation of “The Memo” is an absurdist black comedy that might be described as Monty Python meets “Office Space” in the “Twilight Zone.” The show runs through June 16, 2019, at the Greenhouse Theater Center on Lincoln Avenue in Chicago. “The …
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