“In the Heights” is a musical all about the who… In an ethnic New York neighborhood filled up with the blues Now this rap just takes a minute, so hush and be still Then go out and buy some tickets ‘cause it’s really quite a thrill The show won several Tonys, so it’s definitely worth […]
Renowned playwright David Mamet says, “To find beauty in the sad, hope in the midst of loss and dignity in failure is great poetic art.” By Mamet’s definition, Northlight Theatre’s 2013-14 season opener, the understated dramatic comedy “4000 Miles,” may be poetry indeed. This year’s Pulitzer Prize for Drama committee thinks so, naming the Amy […]
The Chicago area’s theater season falls into place this month with an intriguing New York troupe visiting the North Shore and acclaimed dramas making their local premieres. The Old Man and the Old Moon September 3 to November 10 PigPen Theatre Co., which created this mythological adventure in New York, is coming to Glencoe to […]
Frog and Toad are great friends. The optimistic amphibian and his grumpy pal were created in the 1970s by Arnold Lobel in a series of I Can Read books.
The outward appearance of Dolly Parton costumes her philosophy, “I always just thought if you see somebody without a smile, give ’em yours.”
Those who humble themselves by bowing first deserve to be exalted by Chicago’s appreciative patrons of “Flashdance—The Musical.”
“Pandora” might refer to the owner of a mythological box, an avant garde system of decoding musical DNA or a line of women’s jewelry.
Goodman’s “Jungle Book” hits the mark this summer, with the perfect mix of Bs.
Belleville is an actual place, a neighborhood in Paris with a name that means “beautiful town.”
Like your plays served up with a side of crazy? Keith Huff’s “Big Lake Big City” delivers.
