By Anna DeNoia Those unfamiliar with Theo Ubique’s new home on Howard Street, where it had moved not too long before shutdown, are in for a treat. There are still candles burning on quaint cabaret tables, and there’s still a cozy bar at the back of the house. It’s a suitably intimate space for the
Archives for September 2021
Going back to live shows, Drury Lane goes to ‘Plaid’
By Eric Karas Theater is back, and so are the boys in plaid! Easing into things, Drury Lane Oakbrook presents Forever Plaid, that perennial feel-good show about four Sixties-era close-harmony singers who, though struck down in a car accident, have one more show in them before heading to that Great Bandstand in the Sky. The
Lyric Opera pours out an ‘Elixir’ in celebration of togetherness
By Anna DeNoia Lyric Opera’s Elixir of Love provides both a dreamy escape for its audience and further sticks the landing on their reopening. This production crafts a new setting for Gaetano Donizetti’s classic comedy, painting a picture of the Fifties dolce vita Italy. Designer Robert Innnes Hopkins, a master of perspective and precision, makes
Marriott’s ‘World’ brings the songs of Kander and Ebb back ”Round’
By Barry Reszel Lincolnshire’s Marriott Theatre, a decades-long Equity regional leader, opened its post-COVID (we hope) life with a consummately professional, vaccination- and mask-required production of The World Goes ‘Round. The five-performer, intermission-less ninety-minute musical revue features the works of John Kander and Fred Ebb, among the most acclaimed Broadway musical songwriting teams ever. Director
Venus Cabaret opens with concert series, Mercury Theatre announces its season
Chicago – Venus Cabaret Theater, the intimate performance space at Mercury Theater Chicago, under the director of Cabaret Director Honey West, Artistic Director Christopher Chase Carter and Managing Director Shane Murray-Corcoran, announces its reopening celebration this fall with The Dark Night Series. In theater, the night off is known as a ‘dark night’ since the lights are off. At Mercury Theater Chicago, the ‘ghost
