Articles filed under Short and Sweet Theater Reviews
-
Kid-powered 'School of Rock' is inspiring and funNov 03, 2017 5:00 pm - “School of Rock - The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Don't be surprised if “School of Rock - The Musical” makes your jaw drop repeatedly. That's because there's so much talent burst...
-
'School of Rock - The Musical' star got theater start in WheatonOct 28, 2017 7:00 am - Autograph hounds hanging around the Cadillac Palace Theatre stage door for the Chicago touring debut of “School of Rock - The Musical” will have to arrive extra early or...
-
'Les Miserables' memories help performers with local ties on tourOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - For more than three decades, “Les Misérables” has marched across the globe to move audiences to tears. The award-winning hit musical based on Victor Hugo's weighty 1862 ...
-
Broadway hit 'Dear Evan Hansen' heading for ChicagoSep 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago announced Thursday that a tour of the new hit Broadway musical "Dear Evan Hansen" will play the Windy City during the 2018-19 season. Dates, a venue...
-
'American in Paris' delights with dance, deeper stage scriptJul 28, 2017 1:30 pm - “An American in Paris” delivers everything you would want from a stage adaptation of the 1951 Academy Award-winning film: glorious Gershwin music, beautiful bursts of ba...
-
Former Joffrey dancers make move to musicals with 'American in Paris' tourJul 23, 2017 7:00 am - Longtime Joffrey Ballet fans might spot some familiar faces among the cast of “An American in Paris,” in its Chicago debut at the Oriental Theatre. That's because two of...
-
Derivative 'Something Rotten!' pokes fun at Shakespeare and other musicalsJul 14, 2017 7:00 pm - Set ostensibly in 1590s London, “Something Rotten!” is more of a modern ribbing exercise to spoof Shakespearean conventions, classic musicals of the past 75 years and to...
-
Former Chicago actor revels in 'Something Rotten!' Shakespearean spoofJul 07, 2017 6:00 am - For former Chicago actor and Broadway veteran Blake Hammond, the touring life can be tough. But he says it's worth it - especially when he gets to introduce new shows to...
-
'King & I' tour resplendent with strong cast, sumptuous designsJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - Can too much of "The King and I" in Chicago be a bad thing? A little over a year after the Lyric Opera of Chicago imported an acclaimed 2014 production from Paris, Rodg...
-
Broadway vet tours back to Chicago as 'The King and I' leadJun 11, 2017 7:00 am - Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic 1951 musical “The King and I” is once again a major part of Jose Llana's life. The actor has starred in two different Tony Award-winnin...