How does a theatre company stick around for 45 years yet still remain vital? Northlight Theatre seems to have figured out that conundrum, and if the sold-out crowd of 330 supporters at their recent gala is any indication, their audience is clamoring for more. Full disclosure: I’m one of their biggest fans, and co-chaired this […]
Chicago boasts one of the most vibrant arts and entertainment scenes in the country, if not the world. With many of our greatest theatrical institutions relying on the support of generous donors, it’s up to all of us to help. If you love taking advantage of Chicago’s incredible arts and entertainment offerings, consider supporting one […]
In September 2019, Anne L. Kaplan succeeded Zachary Lazar as The Joffrey Ballet’s Board Chair. She’s well prepared from her work as Board Chair of Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) from 2015-2018; prior Joffrey service as Executive Committee Vice President and member of the Strategic Planning, Development, and Campaign Planning Committees; substantial other civic […]
Experience what critics are calling “captivating” (Chicago Sun-Times), “delightful and thought-provoking (Chicago Reader). High humor and human drama collide in a rollicking comedy “so clever it uplifts, so timely it hurts” (The New York Times). In 1899, legendary leading lady Sarah Bernhardt’s decision to assume the title role of Shakespeare’s Hamlet left critics and patriarchs aghast and […]
It’s an inauspicious start. You begin your visit to the mysterious Teatro ZinZanni via the nondescript entry lobby of the Cambria Hotel in the very heart of The Loop. But it gets exponentially more interesting when you are quickly ushered up to the 14th floor and enter into a once-forgotten, now reclaimed, two-story ballroom that […]
Chicago’s theater scene is just starting to heat up, with everything from a world premiere take on Jane Austen to an adaptation of an Oscar-winning movie. Here are the best shows to see around Chicago and the suburbs this fall and winter. “A Doll’s House” Sept. 25 to Dec. 15 Daring to depict a woman […]
The Joffrey Ballet opens its 2019-20 season with the Chicago premiere of Cathy Marston’s enthralling adaptation of the classic novel “Jane Eyre,” presented at the Auditorium Theatre, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, in 10 performances only, Oct. 16-27. Set to music by Philip Feeney, Marston’s celebrated adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel combines theater […]
What if happily ever after isn’t what you thought it would be? Writers Theatre opens its 2019/2020 season with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods,” which explores the dark Brothers Grimm fairy tale characters you remember, but with surprising twists. You’ll be enchanted by the witch, laugh at the scene-stealing cow, cry with […]
Lyric Opera of Chicago is opening its spectacular 65th season with Gioachino Rossini’s beloved comic opera, “The Barber of Seville,” on Saturday, Sept. 28. A Grand Lyric Tradition Less than two months after the very first meeting of Lyric’s Women’s Board in 1955, the inaugural Opera Ball was held. In its first year, the event […]
On June 10, Chicago Shakespeare Theater held GALA 2019 to award those whose efforts have helped Chicago become a better place through acts of community engagement, artistic leadership, and philanthropy. This exclusive gathering included a cocktail reception followed by a three-course dinner and a dedicated performance from the cast of popular musical “SIX” — Adrianna Hicks, Andrea Macasaet, Brittney […]
