Finally, everything you love about Valslist.com right on your phone! Make It Better’s Val Haller, who worked closely with her son on the project, says that her playlist-building app is truly one of the first apps geared toward busy adults. If you don’t have time to discover new music on your own, Val does the […]
When Glencoe’s Writers Theatre wanted to make a statement with their brand-new theater, they turned to hot commodity Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang Architects in Chicago.
The holidays are magic. But as The Second City’s “Holidays in the Heights”opening musical number reminds us, there is plenty that isn’t quite so magical about the season. The cast then spends two hours making us laugh at all the craziness that occurs during “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” Husbands find themselves at […]
It’s not a holiday show, per se, but the spirit of the season pervades Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s (CST) take on Wiliam Shakespeare’s great comedy,“The Merry Wives of Windsor.” It’s a farcical romp, but ultimately, it is also a story of forgiveness and understanding, set against a winter backdrop. Directed by CST Artistic Director Barbara Gaines, […]
The tribe at the center of “Tribes” is an argumentative English family, a bunch of Brits who are prone to shouting matches and cruel taunts. Except, that is, for Billy, one of three adult children in this combative clan. Billy has been deaf since birth, and the rest of the family often ignores him as […]
This time of year, it’s all about two things: lists and radar. Make those lists, check them twice, click here to see how Santa handles wind and snow and ice. It’s a familiar drill, and it’s made a whole lot more enjoyable with a seasonal trip to Chicago’s Lakeview neighborhood. Director L. Walter Stearns and […]
You can get by with a lot when you blame the champagne. That’s the message of “Die Fledermaus,” Johann Strauss, Jr.’s romp through Vienna in 1870, which opened December 10 at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Adele, a parlor maid, borrows a dress from her mistress’s closet to wear to a party given by Russian Prince […]
How’s this for impressive credentials: a 2008 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, an Honorary OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) and numerous Joseph Jefferson awards. But when Barbara Gaines first started the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) in 1986, she had no idea that she would be sitting firmly atop the theater world nearly […]
Fans of radio plays are in luck this season with American Blues Theater’s new production, “It’s a Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago!” The radio play within a play tells the heartwarming story of George Bailey and his relationship with the folks from Bedford Falls. Making this show unique is the way in which the story […]
Opera is a terrific entertainment for all ages. Brilliant vocalism is the centerpiece, of course—opera is famous for its solo and ensemble singing—but it also incorporates thrilling choral and orchestral music, plus the visual stimulation of fabulous scenery and costumes, and the theatrical excitement of great acting, dancing, even sword-fighting. It’s all performed live, almost […]
