Moving music, mental health message mark Paramount’s premiere of “Dear Evan Hansen”
The Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album” and a half-dozen Tony Awards, including “Best Musical,” “Best Book” and “Best [More…]
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“Hell’s Kitchen” heats up and puts Nederlander Theatre in Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind”
Soulful pop meets hip-hop singer/songwriter Alicia Keys knows firsthand what it’s like to grow up in what could arguably be considered New York’s most creative [More…]
“The Sound Of Music” is once again one of the Nederlander Theatre’s “Favorite Things”
As attention spans get shorter, longevity in popular culture is becoming increasingly harder to attain, but Broadway turned Hollywood’s “The Sound Of Music” has thus [More…]
The “cirque, comedy, music, mayhem” of Teatro ZinZanni converge on Cambria Hotel
No other show on earth is quite like Teatro ZinZanni, which started in Seattle circa 1998, and in 2019, laid down presumably permanent roots in the Windy City on the 14th [More…]
Shakespeare Theater turns setbacks of British Invasion band The Kinks into a “Sunny Afternoon”
The likelihood of The Kinks reuniting is extremely low, especially considering co-founding brothers Ray and Dave Davies’ advancing ages or decades of disagreements, but [More…]
Paramount serves up the winning recipe of “Waitress” and a Sara Bareilles soundtrack
The largest subscription theater in America takes the lead once again by mounting the Midwest Regional Premiere of “Witness,” the Broadway smash featuring a soundtrack by [More…]
Corn, comedy and country star Reba McEntire’s endorsement make “Shucked” a CIBC smash
One of the funniest shows in what feels like forever is unlike anything else out right now, which is why the Tony Award-winning and Grammy-nominated “Shucked” got so much [More…]
From Bob Marley to Phil Collins, Black Ensemble Theater puts the needle on the “Hitt Records”
Stores that sell vinyl, CDs and cassettes might not be as common anymore, but no amount of streaming or online engagement can replace the feeling of physically browsing the [More…]
Paramount’s remarkable regional premiere of “Frozen” thaws hardest of hearts who “Let It Go”
The moment “Frozen” leapt off the movie screen to stages all across America and West End, it was met by endless public praises and the buzz is picking up all over again [More…]
The Who’s “Tommy” rings, dings and sings like a “Pinball Wizard” during Goodman relaunch
Even before it officially opened, the Goodman Theatre’s reworking of The Who’s “Tommy” was already extended twice due to overwhelming demand, and if the rousing [More…]