JEFF NON-EQUITY AWARDS PRESENTED FOR THE 2010 – 2011 SEASON Redtwist’s “Man from Nebraska” and The Hypocrites’ “Cabaret” Take Top Production Honors Chicago, IL. At its 38th annual celebration of Chicago’s non-union theatre scene, the Jeff Awards honored 27 award recipients for excellence Monday evening at the Park West. The event, emceed by Circle Theatre’s … Read more
And then there’s the music. The music is simple. I mean, like, really simple. Almost everything is I-IV-V. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think that singer/rhythm guitar player Justin Young only knew the chords C, F, and G, and just moved a capo around to change keys. But you’d be wrong. Because that’s the point. Oh, Justin Young knows plenty of other chords, he just chooses not to utilize them – because those are the only chords he needs.
What about the other treasures in town, like art, or music? If we really claim to be the “Chicago Critic”, then why aren’t these other parts under our purview? Well, that’s changing…beginning with our new “Art Beat” section.
“Chad Deity” and “Ragtime” Take Top Honors at 42nd Annual Jeff Equity Awards “The Farnsworth Invention” and “The Brother/Sister Plays” Also Score Top Honors October 25, 2010-Chicago, IL. At the 42nd Annual Jeff Equity Awards, “The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity,” produced by Victory Gardens Theater in association with Teatro Vista…Theatre With a View, took … Read more
Several things struck me as I watched Dan and Jeremy Kuhlman’s short film, “Thanks Mom.” First, I like the professionalism of the production – it sure played like a major motion picture. Smart editing, nice location shots and a blend of dark scenes and funny re-takes bend on pleasing Mom who financed the venture.
The 42nd Annual Jeff Awards ceremony honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area will be held on Monday, October 25, at Drury Lane Oakbrook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace. A pre-show Appetizer Buffet will run from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the Awards Ceremony, directed by Michael Weber, will begin at 7:30 p.m.,
Review by Peter Oyloe Late Summer evenings are some of those most special of things, the air giving up the humidity of the season and in return floating your memories of the last few months across your minds eye in a cooling breeze that comes with the lengthening of the evening. It is a time … Read more
One of the great innovations of Chicago theatre in the 1960’s was the creation of America’s first and finest dinner theatre, the Candlelight. As early as the mid 1950’s, the fledgling Barksdale Theatre discovered that it could lure hungry theatre-goers to their rustic and historic Hanover Tavern just outside Richmond, Virginia, for an extremely diverse range of plays. I had the good fortune of knowing three of the original founders of Barksdale, which never considered itself a “dinner theatre”.
ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE – PLAY
Peter Oyloe – “The Pillowman” – Redtwist Theatre
“Thank you to my parents,” said Peter Oyloe, winner in the category of best supporting actor in a play for his work in “The Pillowman” at Red Twist Theatre,”for believing that you don’t have to have money to be successful.”
Tom Williams has won the 2010 James Friend Memorial Award for Criticism for his work as creator and founder of www.chicagocritic.com