Articles by Andy Argyrakis
The return of Cyndi Lauper’s revised, revitalized “Kinky Boots”
Following its 2012 debut right here in Chicago, “Kinky Boots” took Broadway by storm, racking up six Tony Awards the following season, including “Best Musical” and [More…]
Brian Wilson brings brilliance and beauty to virtual beach party
When it comes to needing reasons to tour, being a co-founder and primary songwriter for The Beach Boys is certainly enough for Brian Wilson, though add in the arty new biopic [More…]
Grateful Dead bid a grand goodbye at Soldier Field
Twenty years after the Grateful Dead’s last concert with Jerry Garcia, the band that essentially invented the jam said goodbye for good during a three night stand at [More…]
Pre-Broadway musical “Beaches” juggles jokes, stirring songs and tons of tears
From its infancy as a novel by Iris Rainer Dart through a blockbuster silver screen adaptation starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey, “Beaches” continues to be an [More…]
U2 trades excess for introspection during tech-savvy journey
Coming off the most massive and highest grossing concert tour in history, U2 could’ve either repeated the formula verbatim or thrown the entire rule book out the window. [More…]
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga enchant with standards and swing at Ravinia
In a week that’s brought The Rolling Stones to Summerfest, five nights of U2 to the United Center and a trio of Grateful Dead farewell shows to Soldier Field, it would seem [More…]
Burlap To Cashmere set to unveil “Freedom Souls” at SummerStage
After becoming one of the brightest buzz bands throughout the late 1990s, New York’s Burlap To Cashmere fell a bit under the radar throughout the following decade, though [More…]
George Clinton and War revisit the foundations of funk n’ soul
In what’s becoming an almost annual tradition, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic once again led the 2015 installment of the Chicago Funk Fest at The Venue At [More…]
Emilio & Gloria Estefan’s “On Your Feet!” musical astounds during debut
With buzz steadily brewing around Broadway circles for the past year, Gloria & Emilio Estefan’s “On Your Feet!” finally landed at Chicago’s Oriental Theatre [More…]