It may finally be spring, but this month’s noteworthy plays have a dark tinge. Death will come dancing at Writers Theatre, while the past disturbs a young man at Next. Elsewhere, a sea captain’s obsessive quest will drive him toward destruction. But it won’t be all doom and gloom—hope springs eternal at the theater. Road […]
I’m the only girl in an all-male household. My four sons and husband love new technology. For years they’d pout on long car trips when I’d make them unplug to look out the window. They’d grunt and grab the remote out of my hand when I’d complain, “I can’t even turn on the TV!” They’d […]
What would you do if you couldn’t remember a traumatic event in your life? That’s just one question raised in Next Theatre’s “The Great God Pan,” written by Amy Herzog and directed by Kimberly Senior, whose work has been nominated for multiple Jeff Awards. Senior spoke with Make It Better about “The Great God Pan,” […]
One can hardly glance at his or her Facebook news feed without being cleverly implored a time or eight to “Dream BIG!”
The artistic director of a theater company is like the captain of a ship. A captain can’t do everything but must be sure everything gets done. Tasks include overseeing the budget, choosing the repertoire, hiring actors, set designers, costumers and directors. The men at the helm of two important North Shore theaters—BJ Jones, now in […]
You don’t have to buy the hottest ticket in town this weekend—it’s free.
When Janet Louer and I first created a young actor’s Repertory Company at The Actors Training Center (ATC) it was a way to offset costs.
They are “Puttin’ on the Ritz” at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago, and Frankenstein’s monster never looked better. The national tour of the Mel Brooks musical “Young Frankenstein” is hanging out in that gloomy castle in Transylvania Heights through Dec. 13, and all the old familiar pals from Brooks’s 1974 film comedy are there […]
Theater wonks prone to grousing over venues, contracts, subscriber bases or other foibles needn’t bother including Fred Anzevino in their gripefests. He doesn’t have the time. Because Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre’s artistic director is too busy discovering and fostering new talent, creating artistic community, directing, hawking tickets, laughing and secretly planning his next masterpiece to […]
Chicagoland fans of both college basketball and musical theater know Wichita State is not the only team to enjoy an undefeated regular season. Aurora’s Paramount Theatre completes its own 2013-14 perfect campaign with its absolutely spectacular production of “Rent,” following the equally triumphant trio of “In the Heights,” “Miss Saigon” and “42nd Street.” And know […]
