Miami City Ballet to perform at Auditorium Theatre

For its 120th Anniversary Celebration The Auditorium Theatre presents Miami City Ballet October 2 – 4 (buy tickets)       Under the Artistic Direction of celebrated dancer Edward Villella, Miami City Ballet will thrill with acclaimed works by George Balanchine, Marius Petipa and Twyla Tharp More info, including performance times, ticket information, and the [...]

Chicago theater openings and specials this week

show openings 5th of July – Oak Park Festival Theatre The Alcyone Festival 2009 – Halcyon Theatre Belmont Burlesque Revue – Gorilla Tango Theatre Follies – Actors Theatre Company Improv Children of the Corn 2 – Cornservatory Jesus Hopped the “A” Train – Village Players Performing Arts Center Little Brother – Griffin Theatre Nederlands Dans [...]

A moving dance performance…

This YouTube vid of ballet pair Ma Li and Zhai Xiaowei, she without an arm and he without a leg, is one of the most moving dances I have ever seen.

Chicago theater tidbits: "Hairspray", Amy & Freddy, Dance Center Columbia, show closings…

     The National Broadway Touring Production of “Hairspray”, Broadway’s big, fat musical-comedy hit, comes to The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University Friday, March 13 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, March 14 at 2 and 8 p.m.  More information is available at hairsprayontour.com The Lakeshore Theater, near the corner of Broadway and [...]