Tom Williams Created by Attila Glatz Concert Productions Featuring the Chicago Philharmonic Orchestra Conducted by Bernhard Schneider Featuring Patricia Nessy soprano (Vienna) and tenor Adam Luther With the Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine and International Champion Ballroom Dancers Concert Date: December 27 at ORCHESTRA HALL, SYMPHONY CENTER, Chicago The ageless beauty of Viennese music is a wonderful way … Read more
By George Frideric Handel Music Director/Conductor Produced by Apollo Chorus of Chicago At the Harris Theater, Chicago Heavenly rendition of Handel’s masterpiece a terrific holiday tradition Handel’s 1741 oratorio Messiah has been presented since 1879 in Chicago by the Apollo Chorus of Chicago! This 136th yearly production is more than a holiday tradition, it is … Read more
Conceived by Marc Kudisch Created by Marc Kudisch with Merwin Foard, Jeff Mattsey and Timothy Splain Directed by David Dower Music Direction by Timothy Splain Produced by Hershey Felder At the Royal George Theatre, Chicago A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor … Read more
World Premiere Music by Jimmy Lopez Libretto by Nilo Cruz Opera in two acts in Spanish, English, Japanese, Russian, German, French and Quechua Based on the novel by Ann Patchert Commissioned by the Lyric Opera of Chicago Curated by Renee Fleming Conductor Sir Andrew Davis Stage director Kevin Newbury At the Lyric Opera Chicago Stunning … Read more
Created by Michael Potsic & Allison Hendrix Directed by Michael Potsic Musical Direction by Aaron Benham By Kokandy Productions At Theater Wit, Chicago Unfocused too sweet Christmas show quickly wears out its welcome Kokandy Productions over the last few years has mounted some terrific shows including the fabulous Loving Repeating. They now have a new … Read more
Conceived by Todd Olson & David Grapes Book by Todd Olson Directed by Fred Anzevino Music Direction by Jeremy Ramey Choreographed by Maggie Portman Produced by Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater At No Exit Cafe, Chicago Sophistication: Modern definitions include quality of refinement — displaying good taste, wisdom and subtlety rather than crudeness, stupidity and vulgarity. … Read more
A New Musical Book by John Reeger Music & Lyrics by Julie Shannon Musical Orchestrations by Larry Blank Directed by L. Walter Stearns Musical Direction by Eugene Dizon Schooner’s heart fills the holidays with joy! Now in its fifth year at the Mercury Theater, The Christmas Schooner still packs much good will and holiday cheer … Read more
Book by Douglas McGrath Music & Lyrics by Gerry Goffin & Carole King and Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil Directed by Marc Bruni Choreographed by Josh Prince Music direction by Steve Sidwell Produced by Broadway In Chicago At the Oriental Theatre, Chicago A tour de force performance by Abby Mueller fuels terrific Beautiful-The Carole King … Read more
By Greg Kramer Based on the work of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Directed by Andrew Shaver Produced by Broadway In Chicago At the Oriental Theatre, Chicago Campy parody is more silly than serious Sherlock Holmes arrives in Chicago for a week run. Why this completely lame production, which originated in Montreal, exists is the real … Read more
By Noel Coward Directed by Barbara Zahora Produced by Shaw Chicago At the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, Chicago Classic comedy of manners nicely performed Shaw Chicago presents a sophisticated and well acted stage reading of Coward’s 1930 comedy. Private Lives presents Noel Coward’s sharp wit, fluid language, and smart, quirky plot. It amounts to … Read more