By Patrick O’Brien It’s no spoiler at this point to note that Come From Away concerns itself with the immediate fallout of the terrorist attacks on September 11th, 2001, the last time in living memory (prior to the pandemic, of course) that the world came to a standstill. (This is its second touring stop in
Archives for February 2022
Porchlight’s ‘Blues in the Night’ might just brighten your day
By Grace Ferolo It may be last call at a south side Chicago hotel in 1938, but the night has just begun at The Ruth Page Center for the Arts as Porchlight Music Theater Company dazzles in its latest mainstage production, Blues in the Night. Originally conceived by Sheldon Epps in 1980 and now directed
Metropolis’s ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill’ shows audiences “what a little moonlight can do”
By Cori Lang Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a biographical account, musical celebration, and emotional retelling of famed jazz singer Billie Holiday’s life, is a must-see at Metropolis Performing Arts Centre this season. Stepping into Metropolis’s Brick in the Spotlight Theater, the audience is immediately transported into the intimate Emerson’s Bar and Grill.
Marriott’s ‘West Side Story’: Meet a girl named Maria, and ask who’s minding our children
By Barry Reszel It was May 2019—which is to say, a lifetime ago—when last this site had something to say about the musical masterpiece, West Side Story. Opining on the genius of Stephen Sondheim, reviewer Patrick O’Brien connected Sondheim’s Story lyrics to his decades-later Into the Woods score/lyrics. Both offer the same query: Who is
Eagerly anticipated production of ‘Children of Eden’ adds third performance date
Children of Eden, initially announced to play September 16, 2022, at 8 pm, and September 17, 2022, at 2 pm and 8 pm, at the Arcada Theatre will now play an additional performance at 1 pm on Sunday, September 18, 2022. To accommodate additional group requests for the new performance, individual ticket presale will be
