Musically, thematically and theatrically, the Gershwins’ “Porgy and Bess” has been a controversial work since its first 1935 production. The passing of time, as well as deft staging and glorious performances, make Court Theatre’s new production incontrovertibly excellent.
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Every time I see “Wicked,” I like it better. And the high-energy touring version that’s back in Chicago Cadillac Palace Theatre has plenty worth liking about it. With a powerhouse singer in Jackie Burns as Elphaba, the green-tinged Wicked Witch of the West; an effervescent actress in Chandra Lee Schwartz as Glinda; and a perfect [...] “Cooking is like love; it should be entered into with abandon or not at all,” said Julia Child, who learned to cook as young bride in Paris in the 1950s. Lakeview’s TimeLine Theatre Company tells the story of Child’s life in France in the world premiere of “To Master the Art” by William Brown and [...] ‘Candide,’ ‘Detroit’ and free theater in Chicago “The Invasion of Skokie” never happened. A new play at Chicago Dramatists in River West, the title recalls the time in the late 1970s when a group of neo-Nazis proposed to march through the Chicago suburb. At the time, Skokie’s population included some 40,000 Jews, many of whom were Holocaust survivors. The racists chose Skokie [...] A high-energy razzle-dazzle of brilliant color, movement and music, Drury Lane’s “Hot Mikado” has everything a musical wants. At 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 28, BigTop JoJo, the fictitious ringmaster of the Towering Show of Wonder, turns Excalibur in River North into the “Phenomenal Phantasmagoria,” an innovative evening of storytelling, puppetry and original music, with a revolving roster of circus, burlesque, theater and musical acts, including the turtle boy, the [...] Light Opera Works offers a delicious revival of >Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s poignant 1945 musical, “Carousel” through Aug. 28. In Chicagoland this month, there are pigs”you can watch … and other pigs you can eat. Don’t get them mixed up! “Sugar” ran for 505 performances on Broadway in 1972 and garnered four Tony nominations. Drury Lane in Oakbrook Terrace is currently giving it a vibrant revival with lots of local color. |
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