CHICAGO – If you’ve never seen the farcical ensemble theater chestnut “Noises Off,” you will see no better version than on the Steppenwolf Theatre stage, now at their northside Chicago venue through November 3rd. For tickets and details for this riotous theater experience, click NOISES OFF.
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Audio Theater Review: 'Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at the Goodman
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CHICAGO – The late playwright August Wilson left a gift to the world in the form of his “American Century Cycle,” a series of plays each individually set in a decade of the 20th Century, focusing on the black experience. Chicago’s Goodman Theatre presents Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone,” now through May 19th, 2024 (click here).
Audio Theater Review: Invictus Theatre’s ‘Topdog/Underdog'
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 29, 2024 - 4:13pmCHICAGO – When two brothers confront the sins of each other and it expands into a psychology of an entire race, it’s at a stage play found in Chicago’s Invictus Theatre Company production of “Topdog/Underdog,” now at their new home at the Windy City Playhouse through March 31st, 2024. Click TD/UD for tickets/info.
Audio Theater Review: Future is Ours in ‘brother sister cyborg space’ at Raven Theatre Chicago
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 22, 2024 - 7:07pmCHICAGO – As we’re well into the 21st Century, we seem to have more challenges than solutions. The latest stage play from Chicago’s Raven Theatre performs this in “brother sister cyborg space,” now playing through March 17th, 2024. Click SPACE for tickets/info.!—break—>
Audio Theater Review: Dana Delany in Goodman’s ‘Highway Patrol’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on February 8, 2024 - 1:23pmCHICAGO – The internet has invented news ways to harass people, and the category of celebrity has taken the brunt force of it all. Dana Delany is one such A-lister, who began an online communication with a anonymous teen, and tells about it live in “Highway Patrol,” at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre through February 18th. For information and tickets, click HIGHWAY.
JFK60: 2021 Flashback Interview with David Von Pein, Curator of his YouTube ‘JFK Channel’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on November 21, 2023 - 6:25pmCHICAGO – At 12:30pm Central Time on November 22nd, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was killed by an assassin’s bullet. The shots that echoed through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas, has resonated now for 60 years, but beyond the actual event there was a treasure trove of TV and radio coverage that was recorded.
Podtalk: Comedian Liz Miele at Chicago’s Den Theatre, Oct. 22, 2023
Submitted by PatrickMcD on October 18, 2023 - 2:07pmCHICAGO – Stand-up comic Liz Miele is a true comedy veteran, even in her current youth. She began her career at age 16 and has kept up with the evolution of both comedy and reaching an audience, as evidenced by her YouTube specials garnering millions of views. She brings her act to Chicago on October 22nd, 2023 (7:15pm), at the Den Theatre on Milwaukee Avenue. For tickets and info, click LIZ MIELE.
Podtalk: Danny & MIchael Philippou for Their Film ‘Talk to Me’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 25, 2023 - 10:17pmCHICAGO – True unforgettable scares in a horror film are few and far between, despite many attempts. The unsettling air of the new film “Talk to Me” is lingering, as created by two Australian brothers and YouTube sensations, Danny & Michael Philippou. Their channel RackaRacka gave them the opportunity to make their debut film.
Podtalk: Filmmaker Alex Winter Ponders ‘The YouTube Effect’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 12, 2023 - 8:56pmCHICAGO – In a manifestation of his most famous catchphrase, filmmaker Alex Winter, also known as Bill of “Bill & Ted” fame, wants us to “be excellent to each other” when it comes to our interaction on a certain online video sharing website. He ponders all the implications in his new documentary “The YouTube Effect.”
Podtalk: Liz Miele Releases New Comedy Special on Sept. 6, 2022
Submitted by PatrickMcD on September 5, 2022 - 12:47pmCHICAGO – Stand-up comic Liz Miele is a true comedy veteran, even in her current youth. She began her career at age 16 and has kept up with the evolution of both comedy and reaching an audience, as her previous YouTube specials have millions of views. Her new special, “The Ghost of Academic Future,” will be available on YouTube September 6th, 2022.
On-Air Film Review: He’s Coming Out! ‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on July 1, 2022 - 1:36pmCHICAGO – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Scott Thompson on WBGR-FM (Monroe, Wisconsin) on June 30th, reviewing “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On,” an expansion of the popular YouTube series featuring Jenny Slate. In select theaters starting July 1st..