37 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The Vitalist Theatra, along with the DCA, is bringing the 1957 Kōbō Abe drama "The Ghost is Here" to an American stage for the first time. The story of a con man scamming the recently bereaved is as preposterous and interesting as it was fifty years ago. Vitalist actor Jamie Vann returns to the comp ...

37 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

Based on the music and style of Frank Sinatra, "Come Fly Away" is the newest production from Twyla Tharp, mastermind behind the Billy Joel inspired "Movin’ Out." "Come Fly Away" features 15 of the world's best dancers telling the tale of four couples in love. Featuring the songs “Fly Me to the Moon, ...

38 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The original "Gone with the Wind" script was not what you know. Producer David O. Selznick, famed screenwriter and columnist Ben Hecht and "Wizard of Oz" director Victor Fleming spent five days camped out in a writers room, massaging a piece with all the right parts into an Academy Award winning fil ...

38 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

2011 Bassist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association, Christian McBride will be sharing the stage with singer, rapper and electric bassist Meshell Ndegeocello to celebrate the 1978 collaboration between Charles Mingus and Joni Mitchell. The Chicago Jazz Ensemble is presenting this special ev ...

38 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

Rodgers & Hammerstein's beloved musical "South Pacific" is headed back to town next month for a short run at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Featuring the classic songs, “Some Enchanted Evening,” “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,” “This Nearly Was Mine” and “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame,” th ...

50 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

Now in its seventh year, the "Too Hot to Handel" shows will once again honor Martin Luther King Jr through the music of Handel's "Messiah." These two performances will feature over two hundred jazz musicians. Saxophonists Jim Gailloreto, Pat Mallinger and Greg Ward will be joined by trumpet player D ...

51 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The 2008 Tony winner for Best Musical, "In the Heights" is coming back to Chicago for a week of performances in January. This American story of blue collar immigrants making a new home in Manhattan has been winning over audiences and critics. In addition to its Best Musical Tony, it also won Tony's ...

52 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The crazy successful musical based on the songs of ABBA, "Mamma Mia!" is headed to Chicago for a very short week of performances at the end of January. Featuring performances of “Dancing Queen,” “S.O.S.,” “Super Trouper,” “Take A Chance on Me” and “The Winner Takes It All,” this successful music tur ...

52 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The world premiere of the child friendly "How to Survive a Fairy Tale" opens in Rogers Park at the Lifeline Theatre next month. Jack's dad is a frog and his mom is a princess, but Jack doesn't know any fairy tales. After getting lost in a mysterious forest, Jack has to learn the rules of the tales t ...

53 days ago by Brandon Wetherbee

The winner of the 2010 Tony for Best Musical Revival, "La Cage Aux Folles" opens tonight at the Bank of America Theatre. This Broadway in Chicago presentation stars George Hamilton and Christopher Sieber as a nightclub owner and a glamorous chanteuse. The couple is put to the test when their son's f ...