Broadway at Lyric’s “My Fair Lady” is elegant, magnificent
For the fifth installment of the Broadway at Lyric series, the Lyric Opera of Chicago dipped back to Lerner and Loewe’s classic “My Fair Lady,” which swept the Tony [More…]
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“A Whole New World” for “Aladdin” in spectacular stage adaptation
There’s never been a shortage of spectacle when Disney takes to Broadway, but the company that redefined the rules with “The Lion King,” “Beauty And The Beast” and [More…]
“9 To 5” works hard for workplace equality, spreads lots of laughs at Woodstock Opera House
Whether it was the movie starring Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda or the hit title song, “9 To 5” was a fixture of the 1980s that never really went away. When it [More…]
Demons duke it out with genius throughout “Charlie Parker’s Yardbird- A Chamber Opera”
Jazz trailblazer Charlie Parker once said “if you don’t live it, it won’t come out of your horn,” and it’s such presumed anguish that serves as the centerpiece for [More…]
A traditional throwback meets an exciting evolution in “Circus 1903” on Broadway In Chicago
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus may be shuttering its big top after 146 years in business, but there very well may be a new “Greatest Show On Earth” [More…]
Glam rock and gender-bending converge for the entirely unique “Hedwig And The Angry Inch”
Not since the debut of Boy George during the heyday of MTV has gender-bending been as curious or colorful as it is in the musical “Hedwig And The Angry Inch.” First [More…]
“My Way” paints a warm and witty profile of Sinatra with more than 50 swinging standards
No one could possibly replace or even properly impersonate Frank Sinatra, so going the route of a musical revue in “My Way” is a much more appropriate way for the Theatre [More…]
Chicago will always love Deborah Cox in updated musical edition of “The Bodyguard”
Regardless who steps into the role of pop star Rachel Marron and her protector Frank Farmer in the musical adaptation of 1992’s “The Bodyguard,” it will be nearly [More…]
Disco stays alive in brighter version of “Saturday Night Fever” at 40
The movie that made John Travolta a household name and The Bee Gees the kings of disco is back for its 40th anniversary, touching down in musical format at Drury Lane Theatre [More…]
Remembering Carrie Fisher with a look back at her one-woman show “Wishful Drinking”
In memory of actress/author extraordinaire Carrie Fisher, here’s a look back at a review of her one-woman show “Wishful Drinking” from the Bank Of America Theatre on [More…]