WONDERFUL TOWN is Simply Wonderful
(l-r) Jordan Brown (Wreck), Kristin Villanueva (Helen), Bri Sudia (Ruth) and Lauren Molina (Eileen). Photo by Liz Lauren. WONDERFUL TOWN, now playing at the Goodman Theatre, is the quintessential example of the traditional musical. Big chorus numbers, a simple, but heartfelt plot, and an ending that wraps up suddenly and...
André De Shields’ CONFESSIONS OF A P.I.M.P. Returns to Victory Gardens Theater
A Chicago legend, known nationally for his show-stopping Broadway turns in THE WIZ, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, PLAY ON! and THE FULL MONTY, De Shields holds three Jeff Awards, an Emmy and an OBIE.
Hilarious ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS Is Not to Be Missed
Richard Bean’s ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS—based on the 18th-century commedia dell’arte play The Servent of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni—is a laugh-out-loud, silly, whip-crack smart comedy, and probably the most fun I’ve had at the theater in a long time.
Porchlight’s Memorable DREAMGIRLS Will Never Leave You
In Donica Lynn, Porchlight’s DREAMGIRLS has certainly found its own star. Lynn sings the hell out of the famous Act One showstopper “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going.”