Hershey Felder is a talented man. He can play piano virtuosically (that’s a word, right?). He can command a stage. He knows how to establish a mood through carefully modulated delivery of words and music. He can sing (though, at times the sound isn’t what one would describe as pleasing). He can even do accents!… Read More All brain and little heart in Hershey Felder’s ‘Maestro: The Art of Leonard Bernstein’
Dixie Longate: Tupperware lady. Who’d have thought that plastic kitchenware would provide such ample inspiration for the stage? Two seasons ago, I saw a sassy little show called Tupperware: An American Musical Fable, produced by the then brand-new theatre group, The New Colony. The musical explored how the concept of “Tupperware parties” empowered housewives in… Read More The comedy stays fresh in ‘Dixie’s Tupperware Party’
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more inspired, hilarious moment on any stage currently than Andrea Martin, sitting on a stool in a white party dress, drolly reading passages from Touch Me: The Poems of Suzanne Somers. Or, for that matter, Second City and SNL favorite Tim Kazurinsky reading words from Mr. T: The Man… Read More NYC hit ‘Celebrity Autobiography’ comes to Chicago for a two-night gig (and possibly more?)
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