Posted on March 7, 2010 by Scotty Zacher
REMY BUMPPO THEATRE COMPANY ANNOUNCES 2010/2011 SEASON Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Artistic Director James Bohnen and Executive Director Kristin Larsen announced today the company’s line up for its 14th consecutive year of think theatre: Night and Day by Tom Stoppard directed by James Bohnen September 22 – October [...]
Filed under: Edward Albee, Greenhouse Theater Center, Hedy Weiss, Oscar Wilde, Remy Bumppo, Season, Tom Stoppard, YouTube | Tagged: Edward Albee, Greenhouse Theater Center, Hedy Weiss, Importance of Being Earnest, Jomes Bohnen, Kristin Larsen, Oscar Wilde, Remy Bumppo 2010-2011 Season, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Shawn Douglass, Tom Stoppard, YouTube | Leave a Comment »
Posted on May 8, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Hedda Gabler does the time warp at Raven Theatre Review by Paige Listerud Hedda Gabler most often gets the 19th century period treatment, so that it’s eponymous role, an epic role for women, more often than not, is interpreted in stark, severe, neurotic and even sociopathic ways. (see examples of such augmented portrayals after the [...]
Filed under: 2009 Reviews, Hedy Weiss, Henrik Ibsen, Paige Listerud, Raven Theatre, Steppenwolf | Tagged: Cate Blanchett, Claudia Garrison, Hedda Gabler, Henrik Ibsen, Ian Novak, Ian Paul Custer, JoAnn Montemurro, Jon Robin Baitz, Jon Steinhagen, Mackenzie Kyle, Martha Plimpton, Michael Menendian, Nina Metz, Raven Theatre, Steppenwolf Theatre, Symphony Saunders | Leave a Comment »
Posted on April 27, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
The Chicago-premiere of the Tony-Award winning play The History Boys , by Alan Bennett, held its opening night this past Saturday, and I can personally say that it was a highly-imaginative, stellar production of an enthralling, rambunctious play. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Pictures and a compendium of reviews (as they are produced) follow: Dennis [...]
Filed under: Dramatic-Comedy, Hedy Weiss, Openings, Theater News, TimeLine Theatre | Tagged: Alan Bennett, Alex Weisman, Behzad Badu, Brad Bukauskas, Dennis Polkow, Donald Brearley, Govind Kumar, Hedy Weiss, Joel Gross, LinkedIn, Maren Robinson, Michael Peters, New City, New City Stage, Nick Bowling, PJ Powers, The History Boys, Tony Award, Will Allan Rob Fenton | Leave a Comment »
Posted on March 12, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Following a sold out run at Second City e.t.c., the popular comedy review “Rod Blagojevich Superstar‘ will be playing a limited engagement Chicago Shakes on Navy Pier. The Navy Pier version has been updated with new sketches and music to include recent Blago happenings, such as his 6-figure book deal and Roland Burris’ son [...]
Filed under: Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Comedy, Extensions-Remounts, Hedy Weiss, Navy Pier, Playbill, Second City, Theater News, TimeOut Chicago | Tagged: Ben Bass, Brian Mackey, Catey Sullivan, Chicago Stage Review, Christina Couch, Ed Furman, Hedy Weiss, J. Scott Hill, James Finn Garner, Joey Bland, Justin Hayford, Lauren Dowden, Lisa Madigan, Lori McClain, Matt Hovde, Mike Bradecich, Navy Pier, Nina Metz, Pat Fitzgerald, Patti Blagojevich, Richard Mell, Rod Blagojevich Superstar, Roland Burris, Sam Richardson, Second City Chicago, Second City e.t.c., Second City Improv, Steve Oxman, T.J. Shanoff, Venus Zarris | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 28, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Check out the Looking Glass Theatre‘s “Our Town” cast photo gallery at ChicagoTribune.com, starring David Schwimmer. Our Town plays at the downtown theatre through April 5th. Info and tickets here. UPDATE – REVIEWS Hedy Weiss of the Chicago Sun-Times: Apart from its (“trussed up”) set, the Lookingglass “Our Town” — co-directed by Anna D. Shapiro [...]
Filed under: Casting, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drama, Hedy Weiss, Jeff Awards, Lookingglass, YouTube | Tagged: Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss, Jeff Awards, Jessica Thebus, Lookingglass Theatre, Heidi Stillman, Laura Eason, Our Town, Thornton Wilder, Philip R. Smith, Kevin Douglas, David Schwimmer, Catey Sullivan, Examiner, Anna D. Shapiro, ChicagoPride.com, Michael J. Roberts, Examiner.com, Joey Slotnick, David Catlin, David Kersnar, Thomas Cox, Andy White, Raymond Rox, Patia Bartlett, Tracy Walsh, Louise Lamson | 2 Comments »
Posted on February 26, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
XANADU, the show that has surprised and delighted Broadway, is now delighting Chicago fans by offering a “Happy Sale” featuring $44 tickets. Reviews for the Chicago production have ranged mostly from good to exuberant (though there are a some naysayers). But now – with this “happy” ticket deal – it could be a perfect time [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drury Lane Water Tower, Hedy Weiss, Marketing, Musical | Tagged: Drury Lane Water Tower, Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss, Broadway in Chicago, Xanadu the musical, Fabrizio Almeida | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 19, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Second City (and its TV spin-off “Saturday Night Live“) has always capitalized on current events, but it’s amazing that Second City was able to create an entire show, songs and all, in just a few wekks.. This super-funny and super-successful troupe birthed the show “Rod Blagojevich Superstar” – and when the first skit’s opening with [...]
Filed under: Chicago Sun-Times, Comedy, Hedy Weiss, Mayor Daley, Musical Revue, Openings, Second City | Tagged: Chicago Reader, Ed Furman, Mayor Daley, Rod Blagojevic, Rod Blagojevich Superstar, Saturday Night Live, Second City, SNL, T.J. Shanoff, TheatreInChicago.com | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 6, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
The hit Broadway-musical Xanadu joyously roller-skated its way onto Michigan Avenue last night at Drury Lane Water Tower. Here’s a collection of Xanadu theater reviews: * UPDATED * UPDATED * UPDATED * UPDATED * UPDATED * UPDATED * UPDATED * Christopher Piatt (TimeOut Chicago) You don’t have to be gay to dig Xanadu; [...]
Filed under: Broadway in Chicago, Broadway-bound, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drury Lane Water Tower, Hedy Weiss, Musical, Openings, TimeOut Chicago, World Premier | Tagged: Chicago Theater, ChicagoCritic.com, Chris Jones, Christopher Ashley, Christopher Piatt, disco music, Douglas Carter Beane, Drury Lane Water Tower, Electric Light Orchestra, Elizabeth Stanley, ELO, Hedy Weiss, Larry Marshall, LinkedIn, Olivia Newton-John, Starlight Express, TimeOut Chicago, Tom Williams, Xanadu | 1 Comment »
Posted on January 29, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
UPDATE: Excerpts from Hedy Weiss’s new article regarding Ms. Torem has been added at the bottom of this post. I am always incredibly impressed by young theatrical talent that can hold their own among a group of professional actors. Often these young prodigies easily steal the show. Past examples include Edward Heffernan in American Theatre [...]
Filed under: Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drama, Hedy Weiss, Profiles Theatre, Second City, Theater News, William Inge, World Premier | Tagged: American Theatre Company, Hedy Weiss, Steppenwolf Theatre, William Inge, Chelsea Meyers, Second City, Kevin O'Donnell, ChicagoCritic.com, Profiles Theater, Lee Blessing, Great Falls, Jodie Foster, Darrell W. Cox, Joe Jahraus, Edward Heffernan, Lillian Almaguer, Stppenwolf Theatre, The Pain and the Itch, Bruce Norris, Entertainment Project, Prologue Children's Theatre | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 3, 2009 by Scotty Zacher
Hedy Weiss, theater-critic extraordinaire for the Chicago Sun-Times, has put together an excellent list of her 10 favorite plays of 2008. Along with the list, Hedy notes the wonderful year Chicago theater has had on the national stage: …this was the year that Steppenwolf Theatre picked up five Tony Awards for its Chicago-bred Broadway production [...]
Filed under: Best-of-Year, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway-bound, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, Chicago Sun-Times, Court Theatre, David Mamet, Goodman Theatre, Hedy Weiss, Hypocrites Theatre, Lookingglass, Next Theatre, Profiles Theatre, Raven Theatre, Remy Bumppo, Shattered Globe, Theater On The Lake, Tony Awards, Tracy Letts, William Inge, William Shakespeare, Writers' Theatre | Tagged: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Theater, Chicago Shakespeare, Next Theatre, David Cromer, Tracy Letts, August: Osage County, Steppenwolf Theatre, Rod Serling, Requiem for a Heavyweight, Writers' Theatre, Raven Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, Stephen Karam, William Inge, William Brown, Larry Yando, Doug Peck, Nick Sandys, E. Faye Butler, Shattered Globe Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Greg Kolack, Tony Awards, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Laura Eason, Sean Graney, Lynn Nottage, LinkedIn, Tony Kushner, Charles Newell, Jeanine Tesori, Elevator Repair Service Theatre, John Collins, PJ Paparelli, Laura Wade, Chicago Sun-Times, Best Chicago Theater 2008, Royal National Theatre, Adding Machine, The Hypocrites Theatre, Neil LaBute, Remy Bumppo Theatre, Christopher Marlowe, Malcolm Durning, Purlitzer Prize, Manhattan Theatre Club, Thronton Wilder, Lou Contey, Peter Schaffer, Gary Griffin, Daniel Ostling, Robert Sella, Robbi Collier Sublett, Elizabeth Ledo, Lance Baker, The Drowsy Chaperone, Cadillac Palace Theatre, Casey Nicholaw, Philip R. Smith, Kevin Douglas, Joe Dempsey, Ravi Batista, Anish Jethmalani, Ericka Ratcliff, Rom Barkhordar, Matthew Klingler, Jamie Abelson | 2 Comments »
Posted on December 15, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
As reported on Playbill.com and the Chicago Tribune’s blog “The Theater Loop” by Chris Jones, David Cromer’s acclaimed Chicago production of Our Town, by Thorton Wilder, will make a reappearance in Spring 2009 at an Off-Broadway theatre. This is becoming something of a trend for David Cromer, as his production of The Adding Machine recently [...]
Filed under: Broadway-bound, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Drama, Hedy Weiss, Hypocrites Theatre, Jason Loewith, Jeff Awards, Josh Schmidt, Next Theatre, Playbill, Theater News | Tagged: Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss, The Adding Machine, Jason Loewith, David Cromer, Josh Schmidt, Barrow STreet Theatre, Scott Morfee, Minetta Lane Theatre, Hypocrites Theatre, Thorton Wilder, Our Town, Outer Critics Circle Awards, Lucille Lortel Awards, Obie Awards, Drama Desk, Drama League | Leave a Comment »
Posted on June 23, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
In the world of professional sports (and college sports for that matter), recruitment is everything. Entire sportscasts are dedicated to the subject of which team has recruited which top sports talent. Additionally, successful recruitment is often accredited to successful seasons. Though the arts are often caricatured as the antithesis of sports, ironically, recruitment of artistic [...]
Filed under: Goodman Theatre, Hedy Weiss, Season, Upcoming Shows, World Premier | Tagged: Anne Shapiro, Anton Chekhov, Goodman Theatre, Hedy Weiss, Jeff Daniels, Marshall Brickman, Rachel York, Rick Elice, Tommy Tune | 1 Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
Kirsten Fitzgerald has been a veteran ensemble member for A Red Orchid Theatre (based in Old Town) for many years. She now can add another title to her acting bio – that of artistic director. Kirsten Fitzgerald will replace Guy Van Swearingen, who has been the AD since the theatre’s founding in 1993. In an [...]
Filed under: A Red Orchid, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Chris Jones, Hedy Weiss, Theater News | Tagged: A Red Orchid Theatre, Chris Jones, Guy Van Swearingen, Hedy Weiss, Kirsten Fitzgerald | Leave a Comment »
Posted on January 17, 2008 by Scotty Zacher
Hedy Weiss reports that Wrigleyville-based Live Bait Theater (3914 N. Clark – map) has recently put their performance space up for sale. Husband-and-wife owner-operators Sharon Evans and John Ragir will be reconfiguring their organization, with future partnerships being discussed. With the slow-down in the realty market, the sale might take awhile, so events are still [...]
Filed under: Hedy Weiss, Live Bait Theater, Theater News | Tagged: Hedy Weiss, John Ragir, Live Bait Theater, Sharon Evans | Leave a Comment »
