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January brings some classic shows to local stages, led by a complex female protagonist in “Hedda Gabler” and the Weimar naughtiness of “Cabaret.” And if those stories are too serious for your tastes, head to Drury Lane for a monster moaning “Puttin’ on the Ritz.” Hedda Gabler January 7 to March 16 Two consistently great […]
In “Luck of the Irish,” having its Midwest premiere atNext Theatre in Evanston’s Noyes Cultural Arts Center, the Irish don’t have much. The story is about “ghost buying” in Boston in the 1950s, a maneuver in which a white man was given money by a black man to buy a house for him in a […]
As Suzy Snowflake continues her interminable tap-tap-tapping on Chicagoland windowpanes, it’s time to turn her attention-getting acoustics into a cue to indulge in a winter escape, if only for a couple of hours. At “42nd Street,” there isn’t an UGG boot to be found. Instead, this latest musical theater offering from Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is […]
Discriminating Oriental Theatre patrons through January 19 will spend much of Act 2 contemplating descriptions more vivid than “train wreck” to describe Broadway in Chicago’s initial offering of the new year, the first national tour of the musical “Ghost.” This too loud, blindingly bright, videocentric production offers none of the 1990 film inspiration’s sensuality. Unless, […]
Tanta isn’t the only Peruvian restaurant in Chicago—Macchu Picchu and Taste of Peru are two that come quickly to mind—but it is certainly the most high profile, and in my mind, the tastiest and most interesting. Chef Gaston Acurio, arguably Peru’s most famous restaurateur and its foremost food ambassador, has partnered with the VBD Group […]
Energy bars are everywhere: front and center at Jewel, Whole Foods, Target, Walgreens and in school cafeterias and vending machines. Viewed—often erroneously—as “healthy,” energy-bar consumption has risen dramatically in the past 10 years. The Packaged Facts reports a U.S. market for energy and cereal bars of $6 billion and growing. While energy bars aren’t usually […]
Winter brings slush, sleet and, unfortunately, some poor fashion choices. Just because we live in the Midwest and we’re susceptible to the erratic winter weather doesn’t mean we can’t look stylish. Below, our fashion no-no’s and resolutions. Fashion don’t: wearing UGGs everywhere Sure, they’re absolutely acceptable to wear when you’re running errands or going out […]
Ask Carrie Underwood what it’s like to have her live performance compared to an iconic film star’s. Unfair? Probably. But it’s not Abby Normal, for goodness sake. And it’s a fair guess a vast majority of patrons to Drury Lane’s staging of Mel Brooks’ musical “Young Frankenstein” will be scrutinizing the cast against their indelible […]
Move over BB cream, CC cream and oil; skin care is all about the facial serum. What makes serums so powerful? While a moisturizer hydrates your skin’s surface, a serum distributes nutrients and vitamins into the deeper levels of your skin that a moisturizer just can’t reach. The concentrated liquids treat various skin issues, so you’ll […]
