By Barry Reszel Prospective patrons need to know two significant things about Chicago Children’s Theatre’s current world premiere production of Wonderland, Alice’s Rock & Roll Adventure. First, that this cutting-edge piece of new musical theatre put out there by Chicagoland luminaries Michael Mahler and Rachel Rockwell is not merely for children. The score is a
Archives for April 2015
Porchlight’s ‘Funny Thing’ happens inside Stage 773
By Jori Waldron It’s so satisfying to see a fun show with old-school comedy that the entire audience thoroughly enjoys. That’s what is going on at Stage 773. The Porchlight Theater’s production of Stephen Sondheim‘s A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum provides an evening of humor that theatergoers should expect from
Hyporcrites’ self-reporting changes non-Equity Jeff nominees
Saturday, April 25, 2015 – Chicago, IL. Early Friday, April 24, 2015, Sean Graney, who recently returned to Chicago to resume his post as Artistic Director of The Hypocrites, informed the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee that he just learned the theater company had been operating under an Equity CAT-N contract for the duration of the
2015 non-Equity Jeff Award nominees announced
Thursday, April 23, 2015 – Chicago, IL. The Jeff Awards Committee today announced 118 nominations in 24 categories for the 42nd Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards for productions that opened between April 1, 2014, and March 31, 2015. The Non-Equity Awards honor excellence in Chicago theatres not under a union contract. Jeff judges attended opening nights
Black Ensemble’s goin’ to heaven party couldn’t be much sweeter
By Patrick O’Brien Though she gave up a singing career to raise a family, Grandstine (Yahdina U-Deen), the veritable matriarch of the Harris family, refused to let the music on which she raised her family fade away in vain. So much so, she insisted that her family use that music to celebrate her life rather
