CHICAGO – The comic book admiration society has been the fastest growing sub-culture in the last 25 years. Once thought a remnant of childhood is now a flourishing industry in show business, comic book shops and conventions. “Geek Lounge,” a TV series created by producer/director/writer Larry Ziegelman, explores the comic book/pop culture generation, and is now streaming on Amazon Prime. Click here for the details.
Afterlife
Podcast: John Michael Revives ‘Meatball Seance’ at Mary’s Attic Chicago on July 31, 2017
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 30, 2017 - 7:21pmCHICAGO – John Michael is back! Chicago’s favorite monologist is reviving his latest show, “Meatball Seance.” For the next two Mondays, July 31st and August 7th, 2017, Michael will perform at at Mary’s Attic in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood. In celebration of this funny and amazing audience participation show, HollywoodChicago.com reruns a podcast done with Michael in April of this year.
Podcast Interview: John Michael Conjures Up ‘Meatball Seance’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 16, 2017 - 1:16pmCHICAGO – When interviewing the Chicago monologist John Michael, it’s best to hear it straight from the source. HollywoodChicago.com presents a podcast interview with John Michael, whose current one-man show is “Meatball Seance.” The show has a Thursday night slot at Mary’s Attic in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood through April 6, 2017. Details are below.
Theater Review: John Michael is Really Cooking in ‘Meatball Seance’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 6, 2017 - 9:33amCHICAGO – Currently, one of the best monologists in Chicago – and certainly one of the nuttiest – is John Michael. After notorious and successful runs of his last two one-man shows, “Harry Potter and the Order of the Penix” and “Dementia Me,’ Michael is taking on his dating life once again in the fun and hilarious “Meatball Seance.” The show has a Thursday night slot at Mary’s Attic in Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood through April 6th, 2017. Click here for more details, including ticket information.
Film News: HollywoodChicago.com’s Patrick McDonald to Host ‘Defending Your Life’ with Albert Brooks
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 2, 2013 - 4:16pmCHICAGO – Albert Brooks’ classic film “Defending Your Life” (1991) has an “afterlife” of its own.
