A term paper is due at 9 a.m., you have a midterm in two hours, a choir concert tonight and a basketball game after that. Sound stressful? This is the load many high school and college students are facing this time of year. And while some stress is OK, and sometimes even motivating, there’s a […]
The voters have spoken, and “Duck for President” is a winner! The new production from Lifeline Theatre mixes music, laughter and a mini lesson on democracy into an engaging show that is somewhat reminiscent of a “Schoolhouse Rock” video. The play, adapted from Doreen Cronin’s best-selling picture book follows Duck as he hits the campaign trail […]
At 400 square feet, it may be the smallest bar in Chicagoland, but that’s just how proprietor Scott Bradley of Evanston likes it. “It’s a place for adults to get a cocktail and a bite,” he says. “It’s less about ‘the thing’ and more about the time you spend here.” With just 12 seats, it’s […]
I am haunted by this play. I loved the novel, “The Book Thief,”(Knopf, 2007) and mulled over it for weeks after I finished reading it. The play is about the power of words and stories, but also about the randomness of life—and death—driven home by the narrator of the play: Death. Set in Nazi […]
Dance can be modern, classical or theater with movement. The Joffrey Ballet embraces them all in its fall program. Three ballets are being presented under the title “Human Landscapes,” and each one confronts humanity in its own way. Most powerful, of course, is Joffrey’s revival of “The Green Table,” a German Expressionist ballet, choreographed by […]
Babies might not be delivered by a stork, their toys can be! I give you: Stork Stack, the perfect gift for a new mother. A new service in the Chicago area, Stork Stack users sign up for a subscription which delivers a “stack”, or gift basket, to your door each month. The baskets contain 5 […]
This show is going to win a Tony or two … or three or four. “Kinky Boots,” currently in its pre-Broadway run downtown at the Bank of America Theatre, is a tour de force de fun. Its stars are Stark Sands as Charlie Price, the son of a shoemaker, and Billy Porter as Lola, the […]
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Giuseppe Verdi’s “Simon Boccanegra” is a masterpiece for the ages. It opened the evening of Monday, Oct. 16 and the Civic Opera House exploded with a house full of male voices of the highest caliber. The cast is a lineup of men at the top of their game. Led […]
Just who do you think you are? That’s a question lots of people are asking — about themselves. A genealogy craze has led to the popularity of Internet sites like ancestry.com, which now has more than 2 million registered users. Travel is another great way to feed this fascination with family, and to explore your […]
The Chicago Children’s Theatre’s production of “Harold and the Purple Crayon” is chock full of delight, wonder and charm. Inspired by the Crockett Johnson’s classic of the same name, the play tells the story of Harold, a creative and curious toddler who creates his own adventure with the help of his trusty crayon. It’s a […]
