Lollapalooza may be over, but it will still be a big weekend for music with concerts and a music festival in Evanston and Chicago. Plus, enjoy a variety of delicious food at both the Chicago Hot Dog Fest and Veggie Fest Chicago. Out of Space Aug. 8-11 Evanston SPACE is heading outside for four days […]
During its 5,000-plus performance run from 1996 to 2008, a reviewer called it, “Seinfeld set to music.”
“Dreamgirls,” the glitzy, loose fictionalization of the Supremes becoming stars through the 1960s and 70s, premiered August 22 on the cusp of Leo and Virgo. And the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre faithful rose to their feet. Opening night certainly enjoyed its share of star-quality moments. The vocal chops of Raena White as the top-then-toppled Dreamette, Effie, […]
The press release is spot on. “The Marriott Theatre (in Lincolnshire) presents A TREASURE CHEST OF ALL-STARS in, ‘The Pirates of Penzance’” through June 10. Led by hometown-boy-back-from-Broadway-success Kevin Earley as the Pirate King and Broadway-credentialed Omar Lopez-Cepero as Frederic, a massive ensemble of regional and local stars energetically swashbuckles its way through the W.S. […]
Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire sets national regional theater subscription records for its ability to leave audiences walking out wondering how they do it. Pulling off such big musicals … in the round … with top-tier talent … where every seat is great … and for such a fair price. But leaving the theater’s current offering, […]
“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 […]
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 […]
You might think that you have to go downtown to see a big spectacle musical, but thanks to the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, there’s thrilling singing and dancing to be enjoyed right here in the suburbs. Known for its Broadway revivals, the Marriott has mounted “A Chorus Line,” which—at a reasonable two and a half […]
“The Drowsy Chaperone” is a very silly show providing wacky merriment to Marriott Theatre audiences in Lincolnshire. This over-the-top send-up of Broadway musicals, old and new, however, is so wild that gales of laughter are the only response. Set in 1928, during Prohibition but before the Depression, the musical revolves around a Broadway star played […]
Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire has more subscriptions than any regional musical theater in the country. That’s reason enough for the nearly 900-seat arena theater on Milwaukee Avenue to celebrate, but there is another one: This year marks the theater’s 35th anniversary, during which about 9 million people have seen one of their shows. This tenacious, […]
