If I had a dollar for every adult who said, “I just ask my kids to download music for me”—I would be a rich woman. It’s the trend (or the curse) of the busy adult—have the kids do it for you. But do you really like the music they choose? Most of you say not […]
A most agreeable stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” opened March 19 at Northlight Theatre. The production is commendable for its fidelity to the text and spirit of this esteemed author’s first novel, which, though I should not be so bold as to mention it, was rebuffed many times before its publication in […]
“How Can You Run with a Shell on your Back?” is a delightful romp for audiences of all ages. The musical, directed by Dominic Missimi, tells the story of six students, all with unique personalities and foibles, who bond together through the creative retelling of several of Aesop’s fables. Together, the kids learn the importance […]
Viper Alley in Lincolnshire is the hot new music venue on the North Shore. It’s part restaurant, part concert venue, part nightclub, part bowling alley. The space is cool—the decorating is “industrial chic” with cement walls and floor-to-ceiling windows, so you feel like you’re in a downtown loft. The space is versatile and can be […]
After its tear through Europe, Broadway and the Tony Awards, “God of Carnage” has stormed Chicago as a bitterly funny critique of our best intentions. “Carnage” tells the story of two sets of parents trying to deal amicably with the bullying occurring between their sons. Veronica and Michael Novak invite Annette and Alan Raleigh to […]
Call out the fire trucks! The Lyric Opera’s second cast for Bizet’s “Carmen” is hot. The popular opera, which runs at the Civic Opera House through March 27, has been infused with new blood and its gripping drama flows fiercely toward its brutal finale, when Carmen pays for her sins with her life. Making her […]
Like Studs Terkel himself, the musical “Working,” based on his book of interviews, celebrates men and women from all walks of life. Some characters love their work, others hate it—but either way, the 1-hour-40-minute, no-intermission show explores the many ways that work can give meaning to our lives. In this revised version of the ‘70s […]
As the Festival’s fearless leader, Welz Kauffman knows this summer’s schedule inside and out—so, we asked him for a tour. And while of course the Highland Park resident loves everything on the lineup that he helped create, “there are some things that are very special and unique this summer,” he says—one of them being the […]
Handel’s “Hercules” recently opened at the Lyric Opera of Chicago with a question as new as today’s headlines and as ancient as the Acropolis.
We recently turned our clocks ahead—so take your music into the future, too. While you’re changing the batteries in your smoke detector, flipping mattresses, or whatever else Martha Stewart says we’re supposed to do once a year when we turn the clocks, why not learn something new—like getting an iTunes account on your computer? It’s […]
