By Sheri and Josh Flanders Sheri and Josh are an interracial, married, Chicago-based comedy writing and performing duo and contributors to ChicagolandMusicalTheatre.com. The following conversation was spawned by attending Black Ensemble Theater’s production of “A New Attitude: In Tribute to Patti LaBelle” …with their moms! SHERI: This is a special Mother’s Day edition, since we
Reviews
The musical theatre reviews featured here are written by reviewers, not critics. These impressions and opinions are from individuals passionate about musical theatre and represent, in most cases, one observation of one performance. The primary purpose in publishing reviews is to help patrons decide whether a production is a good use of their time and entertainment budget. Our reviewers are also encouraged to creatively shine a light on particularly good work done onstage and backstage, understanding that successful productions happen because of the work of many. Finally, ChicagolandMusicalTheatre's reviewers are asked to walk into a show expecting enjoyable entertainment—because that's the mindset of patrons who buy tickets to professional theatre.
Pride’s ‘Flies! the Musical’ flies in the face of ‘The Lord of the Flies’ in an unauthorized parody
By Sheri and Josh Flanders Sheri and Josh are an interracial, married, Chicago-based comedy writing and performing duo and contributors to ChicagolandMusicalTheatre.com. The following conversation was spawned by attending Flies! The Musical, presented by Pride Films & Plays. JOSH: It seems everything gets a musical treatment eventually, from TV shows (90210) to comics (Spiderman) to
Theatre at the Center’s staid ‘Forever Plaid’ looks and sounds terrific
Still, this opinion sees Forever Plaid coming up short in its quest to capture a period’s timeless elements in order to share them with another generation.
Zachary Stevenson channels Buddy Holley in American Blues Theatre’s magnificent production of ‘Buddy’
Stevenson doesn’t portray Holly quite so much as he channels Holley….
You don’t get that in a concert.
Everything’s not just fine, but sublime, about Lyric Opera of Chicago’s magnificently insightful production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’
Shown first as frenized idealists feelin’ the Bern of their time and then as ruthless, treasonous accomplices to their messiah’s murder, the cadre of Jesus’ followers, as a unit, becomes a signature of this production.
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