http://www.diningchicago.com/blog Restaurants, Nightlife and More Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:15:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/05/23/porgy-and-bess-controversial-masterpiece-worth-a-new-look/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/05/23/porgy-and-bess-controversial-masterpiece-worth-a-new-look/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 17:00:31 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=6999 Court Theatre's new production incontrovertibly excellent.]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2011/05/23/porgy-and-bess-controversial-masterpiece-worth-a-new-look/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/28/pistachio-nuts-and-backyard-barbecues-on-chicago-stages/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/28/pistachio-nuts-and-backyard-barbecues-on-chicago-stages/#comments Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:41:44 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=5827 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/28/pistachio-nuts-and-backyard-barbecues-on-chicago-stages/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/13/reviving-the-conflicts-of-skokies-past/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/13/reviving-the-conflicts-of-skokies-past/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:30:01 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=5732 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/09/13/reviving-the-conflicts-of-skokies-past/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/23/when-they-call-it-hot-mikado-they-arent-kidding/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/23/when-they-call-it-hot-mikado-they-arent-kidding/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:00:39 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=5574 Drury Lane's "Hot Mikado" has everything a musical wants. ]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/23/when-they-call-it-hot-mikado-they-arent-kidding/feed/ 1 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/16/carousel-light-opera-works-evanston/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/16/carousel-light-opera-works-evanston/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 17:00:19 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=5524 Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein's poignant 1945 musical, "Carousel" through Aug. 28.]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/08/16/carousel-light-opera-works-evanston/feed/ 3 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/15/sugar-coated-musical-comedy-a-sweet-night-out/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/15/sugar-coated-musical-comedy-a-sweet-night-out/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:30:43 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=4997 Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace is currently giving it a vibrant revival with lots of local color. ]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/06/15/sugar-coated-musical-comedy-a-sweet-night-out/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/05/20/alfred-hitchcocks-the-39-steps-a-thrilling-farce/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/05/20/alfred-hitchcocks-the-39-steps-a-thrilling-farce/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 17:30:04 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/?p=4873 Charles Ludlam's gothic spoof "The Mystery of Irma Vep," this madcap pastiche by Patrick Barlow, based on a concept from Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon, features four actors who reenact all the roles in Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1935 film.]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/05/20/alfred-hitchcocks-the-39-steps-a-thrilling-farce/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/19/bold-bawdy-new-cabaret-hottest-thing-in-the-loop/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/19/bold-bawdy-new-cabaret-hottest-thing-in-the-loop/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 17:00:53 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://blog.diningchicago.com/?p=4660 Fred Ebb-John Kander classic, "Cabaret."]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/19/bold-bawdy-new-cabaret-hottest-thing-in-the-loop/feed/ 0 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/15/you-wont-regret-going-into-the-woods-in-lakeview/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/15/you-wont-regret-going-into-the-woods-in-lakeview/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:30:22 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://blog.diningchicago.com/?p=4646 Stephen Sondheim' Tony Award-winning score and James Lapine's delightful book, a cast of lovely singers and a fairy-tale plot that's scarcely more of a fantasy than "Billy Elliot's."]]> http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/04/15/you-wont-regret-going-into-the-woods-in-lakeview/feed/ 1 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/02/18/theater-review-the-101-dalmatians-musical-cadillac-palace-theatre-chicago/ http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/02/18/theater-review-the-101-dalmatians-musical-cadillac-palace-theatre-chicago/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:00:29 +0000 Leah A. Zeldes http://blog.diningchicago.com/?p=4257 http://www.diningchicago.com/blog/2010/02/18/theater-review-the-101-dalmatians-musical-cadillac-palace-theatre-chicago/feed/ 2