"Grease" - Review by Keith Laggos, PHD. For TSP News
“Grease” is the word at the Skokie Theatre || Reviewed by Keith Laggos, PHD. For TSP News
“BEEHIVE” A sixties’ MUSICAL REVIEW BY Bob Rubin, For TSP News
10-9-8-7…… BLAST OFF, TO THE PAST! || MARRIOTT THEATRE PRESENTS “BEEHIVE” A sixties’ MUSICAL REVIEW BY Bob Rubin, For TSP News
A Reba McEntire Tribute – Review by Nancy Henke-Konopasek
A Reba McEntire Tribute, starring Corrie Sachs, was a hit at Theatre at the Center on Sunday, July 14.
"Beehive: The 60’s Musical"
**** Highly Recommended I was a teen in the 60’s – graduated from high school in 1963, from Indiana University in 1967 – so Every Single Song in Marriott’s production of "Beehive: The 60’s Musical" brought memories. Director/Choreographer Deidre Goodwin called the show “a love letter to the music of the 60’s,” but it’s really a love letter to the female singers of the sixties – the early girl groups, Leslie Gore, Marianne Faithful, the Supremes, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner, Janis Joplin and more – who often didn’t get the headlines, but were just as good as the guys! 4 BIG Spotlights
"Little Bear Ridge Road" - Review by Carol Moore
**** Highly Recommended Steppenwolf Theatre’s latest production, "Little Bear Ridge Road", is an intimate family drama fraught with angst. Samuel D. Hunter’s exploration of the relationship – or lack thereof – of the last two members of the Fernsby family is both funny and poignant in large part due to the brilliant give-and-take between Laurie Metcalf and Micah Stock. My comment to my friend Nancy at the end - “Wow!” 4 BIG Spotlights
"Corduroy" - Review by Carol Moore with the help of Maeve Smith
**** Highly Recommended Chicago Shakespeare’s summer show, "Corduroy", directed by Amber Mak, is the perfect show to introduce the small set to live theater. It’s as cute as it can be. It’s colorful, funny, physical, interactive – and it has Corduroy! My six-year-old grandniece, Maeve, loved it. 4 BIG Spotlights
The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute - Review by Nancy Konopasek
A standing ovation followed The Gordon Lightfoot Tribute at the Center for Visual and Performing Arts in Munster on Friday, June 28, starring Mike Fornes, who took the audience back to the 1960s through the 1980s.
American English at TATC - Review by Carol Moore
If you do a Google search for American English, you will read that they are the undisputed best Beatles tribute band in the land. I have to agree with that. If I were to compare them to the musicians playing the Beatles in the touring musical Rain, I would definitely give my vote to American English!
"The Salon" - Review by Carol Moore
** Somewhat Recommended I was disappointed in Black Ensemble’s new show, "The Salon", a show that never found its focus. The powerful musical numbers, although very well done, really need a better story. There’s a germ of a good play there but it’s lost in all the extra story lines which appear and disappear without explanation or exploration. Unfortunately I found myself zoning out a couple of time. 2 Spotlights
"The Devil Is In the Detours" - Review by Carol Moore
**** Highly Recommended The new mainstage revue at The Second City, "The Devil Is In the Detours", is probably their funniest revue in a long time. In fact, it’s downright hilarious. Everywhere I looked, the folks in the audience were laughing – not polite little titters, either – I’m talking guffaws! The talented cast pokes fun at everything from corporate shirts to zombies while steering clear of politics. 4 BIG Spotlights