Hey! Djou See Royko?

Mike Royko was an outspoken Chicago journalist, who in the 1960s through 1990s railed against the political machine and championed the cause of the underdog with the same zeal he displayed toward his beloved Chicago Cubbies.

Mitchell Bisschop’s roughly two-hour performance as Royko serves as a reminiscence for those of a certain age, and as an entertaining summary of our recent history for those of a younger generation who might not have first-hand familiarity with events related to the quickly fading recent past.

This is some observations of the person as well as a podcast theater review of the one-man show ROYKO: The Toughest Man in Chicago playing at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.