“Aladdin” is pure entertainment for children of all ages. Based on the popular 1992 Disney movie, the production includes many of the film’s original songs, including the rousing “You’ve Never Had a Friend Like Me,” and “A Whole New World,” which for this reviewer, was worth the price of admission alone. Bernie Yvon was hysterical […]
How much is too much? That’s the question at the heart of Emerald City Theatre’s delightful new production, “Pinkalicious: The Musical.”
An earthy voice that could easily belong to a major rock chanteuse sang out a cover of Harry Nilsson’s 1974 classic, “Don’t Forget Me” on a lawn in the June twilight. The voice was 12-year-old Elenna Sindler, an 8th grader at Northbrook Junior High. Sindler is the lead singer of Northbrook Garage, a blues-rock band […]
There is something about attending a Broadway musical … The buzz of the crowd as they make their way into the luxe red velvet and gold gilded playhouse, the thrill of hearing the pit orchestra honk and whistle out notes of what’s to come. The anticipation is heightened when the production is the classic “West […]
Looking to experience more culture, more arts? BackStage Evanston, on Sept. 18, provides a sneak peak to 17 different local performances. The unique experience will take place from 3:30-7 p.m. at the Ethel M. Barber Theater at Northwestern University. “We’ve got a lot of performing arts in Evanston,” says Penny Rotheiser, chair of the event […]
When Arian Moayed was performing “Death of a Salesman” his sophomore year at Glenbrook South High School, he never dreamed he would someday be nominated for a Tony Award. But this year, that’s exactly where the 31-year-old actor found himself: Hearing his name called for Best Actor in a Drama for the play “Bengal Tiger […]
The Las Vegas hit show, Thunder From Down Under, has returned to the Windy City from June 24 to October 29. If the summer’s heat waves aren’t enough, throw in a night of Australian men with washboard abs and sexy moves and that should do the trick! This internationally acclaimed show is steaming up the […]
Patrick Stump, who will perform at Lollapalooza on Aug. 6, never dreamt of pop stardom, but passion and talent landed him there nonetheless. As his band, Fall Out Boy, rose out of the Chicago hardcore and punk scenes to success on a national scale, the spotlight landed square on Stump’s soulful voice. The Grammy-nominated group […]
We could all learn to laugh at ourselves a bit more, and HBO star and Second City alum Jeff Garlin can surely teach us. In his latest stand-up routine at Steppenwolf, “No Sugar Tonight,” which runs an hour and a half, he proves that he’s incredibly comfortable with himself, and therefore comfortable making fun of […]
Last May on the season finale of ABC’s hit series “Grey’s Anatomy,” viewers could hear the soothing, coffeehouse voice of Evanston resident Andrew Belle singing “In My Veins.” Nothin’ goes as planned. Everything will break. People say goodbye in their own special way. All that you rely on and all that you can fake will […]
