Cissy Lacks

Dani Pike is music to the ears in Theo's production of "Tell Me On A Sunday." Photo courtesy of Time Stops Photography If talent were everything in a

It’s standing ovation time again for the Music Theater Works. They are having a terrific season. Now, add Guys and Dolls to their successful performances

Writer Ashley Honeysett is on a roll. An author who lives in Evanston, she won a prestigious prize from Miami University in Ohio that resulted in her

Frida ... A Self Portrait is a powerhouse that is astonishing for a solo performance.  ​Taking a deep look inside the life of anyone is not

Kid Prince and Pablo performing at Lifeline Theatre is kind of fun and kind of not. The actors play their hearts out, especially in the rap scenes, and

Little Women is such a well-known and beloved classic. It’s held the hearts and minds of readers for generations. The four March sisters and their mother

It would seem unlikely, more like impossible, that Every Brilliant Thing, now on stage at Writers Theatre, could be a fun and entertaining theatrical

Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre's production of Until the Flood is a series of effective, moving and provoking monologues about race, interracial relations and

Old is new again in the Music Theater Works production of Little Shop of Horrors. When done well, the show still works, even for those who have seen the

“The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk” is a personal memoir about artist Marc Chagall, but it's also a mood piece set in a slice of Jewish history.

If you’re going to take on a musical with a fabulous history, you better go all out. And Music Theater Works did.

For some, 2 Pianos 4 Hands will be an enjoyable reprieve from present day life issues. For others, it will seem outdated and slow.   

Four gay Black men are a culinary team preparing a chicken wing recipe for Memphis' annual hot wing festival. A lot rides on the results.

Brooklyn Laundry will tug at your heart. And maybe by the end, it is a romance. It also might be one inch from terrific, but also gloomy.

Monsieur Chopin runs through May 12, 2024 at Writers Theatre, 325 Tudor Court in Glencoe. For more information, visit the box office online.

What do people, especially relatives and friends, who don’t have Parkinson’s, want to know about the disease?

The start date for the construction of the Northlight Theatre in Evanston got a boost with a recent $3 million donation by the Finnegan family. Northlight

The Band’s Visit at Writers Theatre is a heartwarming and heartfelt musical that is tender and boisterous all at the same time.

“Selling Kabul” is a political play that is so very personal. And it’s the personal that makes it an emotional tinderbox.

“Physician heal thy self” might be an apt quote for the artwork of retired physician Bob Magrisso. Art was part of his life even in medical school, but