The Den Theatre Announces Comedian BETH STELLING Saturday, March 19, 2022 on The Heath Mainstage

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**** Recommended **** "Evita" has always been one of my favorite musicals.  I love the eclectic mix of music - tango, salsa, rhythmic Latin, classic and rock – especially when the staging doesn’t get in the way of the music.  I will never forget reading a review of the movie, in which the young-ish writer actually said it would have been a better movie without all the singing!  Drury Lane’s streamlined staging allows the music to soar.  Kudos to Director, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, on finding the perfect blend of voices.  If you want a full-on Broadway-style production, then Drury Lane’s "Evita" is the show for you!  4 BIG Spotlights     

The Gary SouthShore RailCats have announced Greg Tagert has been hired by the San Francisco Giants organization. Tagert has been with the RailCats for the last 17 years.

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**** Highly Recommended **** Goodman Theatre’s lyrical production of August Wilson’s "Gem of the Ocean" was a profoundly moving history lesson.  In most of Wilson’s Pittsburgh cycle, the characters are dealing with life the best they can.  In this play which is set in the 1900s, echoes of the Civil War overlay the ordinary difficulties of everyday live.  "Gem of the Ocean" is a long play – just over three hours – but it’s so engrossing I never noticed.  Kudos to the cast, the acting is absolutely superb!   4 Spotlights 

CHESTERTON ART CENTER ANNOUNCES “FINDING (ME)ANING”  - TEEN ARTS GROUP (TAG) SHOWCASE AT RED CUP CAFÉ 

MUSIC OF THE BAROQUE TEAMS UP WITH THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION AND THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS CONCERT THEATRE WORKS’ “THE CHEVALIER” FEB. 18 - 20 | Dame Jane Glover Conducts Barclay’s Play with Music Illuminating the Life and Work of Black 18th-Century Master Composer Joseph Bologne, Friend of Mozart, Music Teacher to Marie Antoinette and Anti-Slavery Crusader

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**** Recommended **** I don’t mind admitting that I am an Agatha Christie fan, so I was eager to see First Folio’s production, "The Secret Council", based on Christie’s second book, "The Secret Adversary", which introduced Tommy and Tuppence aka Thomas Beresford and Prudence Cowley to the reading public.  David Rice’s adaptation was kind of campy, a little melodramatic, and definitely played for laughs and it was a lot of fun.  4 Spotlights