Lively Tribute to Stephen Sondheim at Theo Ubique
By Fran Zell Back when Stephen Sondheim turned 70, he reflected in a lengthy New York Times interview about what it meant to him to see the New York premiere of Saturday Night 45 years […]
By Fran Zell Back when Stephen Sondheim turned 70, he reflected in a lengthy New York Times interview about what it meant to him to see the New York premiere of Saturday Night 45 years […]
By Fran Zell Puppets are magical. They take us out of ourselves in order to better see ourselves and the world. They make us think, they make us laugh, open us to the healing possibilities […]
By Fran Zell Joy Snihur Wyatt Laking is wearing her studio clothes —blue jeans speckled with paint and a sturdy sweater —when I arrive at her gallery, a large gracious space adjacent to her royal […]
By Fran Zell There’s an ominous new (to me) parking regulation sign I’ve run across recently on my travels around Chicago. “15 MINUTE STANDING ZONE,” it reads in capital letters at the top. “TOW ZONE,” […]
by Fran Zell Like the celebrated novel it is based on, Middle Passage which opened this week at Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre, is a multi-layered epic adventure that questions the meaning of freedom and the way […]
by Fran Zell An alliance of vibrant musical talent known as the Chicago Cabaret Professionals gave its first live Musical Monday concert since before Covid-19 this past Monday at the city’s Old Town School of […]
by Fran Zell Most of the heartbreakingly beautiful songs performed by the North Carolina-bred, fourpiece Mipso can be found online or in one of six albums released since its post collegiate debut in 2013. But […]
By Fran Zell These things are always with us: Hatred, violence, and racism. They are Relentless, as embodied in the title of Tyla Abercrumbie’s gripping new play, having its world premiere with TimeLine Theatre Company […]
By Fran Zell Did you know? One out of ten drivers on the road at any given time is legally drunk. They will likely drive under the influence 80 times before they receive a DUI. […]
By Fran Zell Driving along busy expressways en route to the “Princess Diana Exhibition: Accredited Access” at the Oakbrook Center mall in suburban Oak Brook, I can’t help but think about her tragic death at […]
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