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If you think you know something about Georgia O’Keeffe, be prepared to be pleasantly surprised. Her styles at this time while living in New York during the 1920s seems to have generally drifted away from her previous more colorful and amorphous forms, and instead varied …
A war of words. In 1938 twenty-five-year-old Orson Welles became famous after his radio play interpretation of “A War of the Worlds” shook the airwaves, purportedly nearly causing national panic. The book’s seventy-five-year-old author H.G. Wells was not amused at how his intellectual property was …
“Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil” is the best musical I have seen in years. Opening night was one to remember. John Berendt, the author of the best-selling book, was on hand for the curtain call and to see this new musical version written by Taylor Mac come to life. The excitement of the evening spilled out into the street as people chattered about what a great time this was.
At the Goodman Theatre, 70 N Dearborn St, Chicago, through August 11, 2024. For tickets and information visit https://www.goodmantheatre.org
Cast: J. Harrison Ghee, Tom Hewitt, Sierra Boggess, Lance Roberts, Austin Colby, Bailee Endebrock, Shanel Bailey, Jessica Molaskey, Mary Ernster, McKinley Carter, Brianna Buckley, Maya Bowles, DeMarius Copes, Sean Donovan, Jason Michael Evans, Christopher Kelley, Andre Terrell Malcolm, Jarvis B. Manning, Jr., Wes Olivier, Kayla Marie Shipman, Rory Shirley, Calvin L. Cooper, Daryn Whitney Harrell, Kayla Kennedy, Jake DiMaggio Lopez, Justin Thomas Rivers.
You’ve probably seen ’em. Signs like Throop, Goethe, Paulina and Devon but how do we say them in Chicago and why? Here is a short video from WBEZ that at least tries to tackle the “why” as well as some of the “how.” My friends …
Be sure to enjoy the podcast and the accompanying photos at the bottom of the page. You don’t need to be an architectural expert to simply look around and enjoy the various styles and building materials that combine to make up Chicago’s diverse urban landscape. …
In this podcast episode I present my film review as well as share some personal recollections of the Maxwell Street and Halsted shopping district where the music known as Chicago Blues sprang to life. If you want a glimpse at a piece of the not too distant Chicago past, I highly recommend the documentary film “And This Is Free: The Life and Times of Chicago’s Legendary Maxwell Street.”
Beginning in the 1950s and ending in the 1970s Mr. Kelly’s on Rush Street was the premiere Chicago nightclub featuring some of the most popular entertainers of the period. The Newberry Library at 60 West Walton Street, Chicago is launching a new exhibit on March …
When you cannot adequately express yourself with the nuance and clarity of a native speaker, people do not know that you are actually smart, funny, and kind. Instead, they only hear your imperfect pronunciation and limited vocabulary. You may be easily assumed to be inferior …
In this “Cracking the Code of Spy Movies” podcast, Raymond Benson (author of 12 post Ian Fleming, James Bond books) joins Spy Movie Navigator hosts, Dan Silvestri and Tom Pizzatto in an enthusiastic conversation with John Morris Russell (a/k/a JMR), conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, about his upcoming appearence conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program of Bond movie music. The event dubbed “Shaken Not Stirred” will be a fundraiser for the CSO Tuesday, June 4, 2024.
JMR and the CSO will be joined at the event by Broadway star and vocal powerhouse Capathia Jenkins in this salute to the notorious secret agent.
This fun roughly 30 minute podcast with get you excited about hearing the music behind the most icon spy genre films of the 20th Century written by some of the most iconic film composers of the era.
Author Benson who is also a pianist tell about playing the music of John Barry for the composer himself.
JMR talks about what to expect in this concert and how it all came together.
Raymond Benson understands James Bond, Maestro John Morris Russell understands film scores, and Dan and Tom understand what audiences want to know about spy movies. So take a listen to get ready for what is sure to be one of the most talked about musical events of the summer.
May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. In this podcast we do a quick overview of some of some ways you can experience the Eastern Asian, South Asian, South-East Asian, Central Asian, Western Asian …
Comedy in May. Reno Lovison reviews Judgment Day. “This world premiere comedy is a thought provoking and thoroughly entertaining production with several guaranteed laugh-out-loud moments.” Also a restaurant review of Offshore Rooftop Bar at Navy Pier. Purported to be the nation’s largest rooftop venue. Excerpt …
PODCAST THEATER REVIEW by RENO LOVISON
In this musical comedy, three overworked, underpaid and unappreciated 1970’s era office secretaries seize the opportunity to kidnap and blackmail their domineering misogynist male boss in an effort to change the power dynamic and improve their working environment.
The point being made is that women are an integral part of the workplace, capable of higher order thinking and not simply flesh and blood machinery.
It may be difficult for some younger people today to consider how prevalent this thinking was prior to the 1980s and that the glass ceiling for women was very real.
9 to 5: The Musical is at the Metropolis on 111 W. Campbell Street in Arlington Heights, IL through May 26, 2024. Runtime is about 2 hours with one intermission. For tickets and information visit metropolisarts.com or call (847)577-2121.
Podcast also includes a restaurant review of Peggy Kinane’s, our pre-show dinner choice.
Cast: Janelle Sanabria, Melissa Crabtree, Savannah Sinclair, David Gordon- Johnson, Dani Goldberg.
Directed by Landree Fleming. Musical Director Harper Caruso. Scenic Design Eleanor Kahn.