At the end of every program by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the audience delivers a standing ovation. The reason is not only the accomplished, athletic dancing. It’s also because no matter what other works […]
Twyla Tharp had me at “hello”. In “Minimalism and Me,” a world premiere program created for the Museum of Contemporary Art, the legendary choreographer takes the mic — and the dance floor — to describe […]
As the witticisms bubbled up into a delicious froth on opening night of “The Importance of Being Earnest,” I found myself pining for a modern-day Oscar Wilde, someone to paint society in all its ugly […]
A one-woman show about a homebody might suggest a quiet night at the theater, but when the homebody is 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson and the sole actor is Chicago theatrical treasure Kate Fry, […]
When a song about melanoma is not only side-splittingly funny but also liltingly beautiful, you know you’re in good hands. Indeed, all hands are winning ones in this regional premiere of “Honeymoon in Vegas” at […]
“We wore costumes,” noted a dancer who had performed in the 1980s under the direction of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago founder Lou Conte. “Today they dance in their underwear.” That droll observation isn’t such […]
Parade sounds like the title of a festive romp, but make no mistake. The only parade that takes place in the stirring production of the musical now at Writers Theatre in Glencoe is a procession […]
The audience in the 134 seats at American Theater Company in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood skews a little younger than at downtown theaters. For twentysomethings taking in the world premiere of T., which dramatizes the […]
“My mother used to say to me… ‘In this world, Elwood, you must be oh, so smart or oh, so pleasant.’ For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.” That statement comes near the […]
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