Scooby-Doo! in Stagefright–Live on Stage
Jinkies! The Scooby gang is up to it again in this delightful theatrical production of "Scooby-Doo! in Stagefright--Live on Stage." Presented as a long-lost episode of the late 1960s cartoon series,...
View Article‘Fantasticks’ is more than romantic farce
The Fantasticks" is a charming musical set during a time when walls were able to keep young lovers apart and parental matchmaking was an accepted form of courtship. Tom Jones (no, not that one) and...
View Article“Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk”
Savion Glover's lean, nimble legs whip across the stage in a way that defies speed. But it's when he slows down that the viewer is able to fully relish each syncopated, seemingly effortless step. With...
View Article‘Roasting Chestnuts: Oy! It’s Christmas’
Gina Oswald is a fictional character, but you'll recognize her immediately when you see her cheesy schtick in the Noble Fool Theater's revival of the holiday revue "Roasting Chestnuts: Oy! It's...
View ArticleFast-paced ‘Blast!’ feeds on youthful energy
"Blast!" represents every band geek's revenge. Though the show evolved from the routines of the Star of Indiana drums corps, make no mistake about it. This is no school production and there are no...
View ArticleSpeaking with Jeremy Piven
You know Jeremy Piven. Or at least you think you do. Chances are you attended Evanston Township High School with him, or were in acting classes with him at his parents' Piven Theatre Workshop, or knew...
View Article“Some Like It Hot”
Long before "La Cage Aux Folles," "Tootsie" and the much-maligned "Bosom Buddies," Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon were making like women in "Some Like It Hot." Curtis returns to the gender-bending format...
View ArticleBlue Man Group at the Rosemont Theatre
If there was anything lacking at the Blue Man Group's "Complex Rock Tour" Saturday night at the Rosemont Theatre, I didn't notice. PVC pipes, Judy Jetson dresses and an odd little trio of bald, blue...
View Article“8-Track, The Sounds of the ’70s”
There are some of us who lived through the 1970s who not only loved the soundtrack of that era, but also have fond memories of that decade's music--even schmaltzy numbers such as "You Light Up My...
View ArticleGo Away With … Linda Eder
“Because I have a lot of property and horses, I am always moving something heavy and rarely sitting down,” says Linda Eder, who’s best known for her work on Broadway in “Jekyll & Hyde.” “I also...
View Article“Disney On Ice”
Move over, Cher. Minnie Mouse is in town, and she's sporting a Bob Mackie gown that you'd die for. The beloved Disney character was just one of dozens Wednesday to glide into the Allstate Arena for the...
View Article“Chicago”
You'd think that "Chicago"--which promises to tell the story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation, adultery and treachery--would be a bit of a downer. But throw in a Tony Award winning...
View Article“Scarlet Pimpernel”
Fop by day, dashing hero by night, Sir Percy is the central character in "The Scarlet Pimpernel," a swashbuckling musical comedy set during the French Revolution. That's right. Swashbuckling. Musical....
View Article`Disney on Ice Presents Toy Story’ at the Allstate Arena
"Toy Story" begins in a young boy's bedroom. When the household isn't looking, the toys come to life. Their feelings mirror that of human beings. They get jealous, flirt and long for home. All the...
View ArticleRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (2000)
Two bicyclists, a chair and a tightrope. No, that's not the name of a new ABC sitcom, but the components of the most thrilling act at this year's Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus, which...
View ArticleJoseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Previous productions of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" didn't seem as fun or entertaining as the current incarnation, now in an open run at the Royal George Theatre. Granted, this...
View Article‘Radio City Christmas Spectacular Starring the Rockettes’ (2001)
The dancer is fetching in her slinky bra and harem pants. She has a splash of bright pink lipstick on her puckered lips and she pirouettes prettily for the audience. Unfortunately for the men in the...
View ArticleCompany can’t quite pull off stage ‘Miracle’
Doris Walker is not a happy woman when we meet her in "Miracle on 34th Street." Abandoned by her husband, she juggles her career as an events coordinator at Macy's while raising a precocious daughter,...
View ArticleHooray for Hollywood
A youngster, a stripper and gangsters galore mix things up in the Birmingham Royal Ballet's latest production, "Jazz Triple," the uniquely inventive ballet program that will be presented Tuesday...
View ArticleSpeaking of Chicago…with John Lithgow
John Lithgow has grown accustomed to hearing fans tell him how much they loved his stage productions in Chicago. The funny thing, though, is the stage-trained actor has never performed onstage here....
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