Porchlight Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of the newly revised SIDE SHOW. This is a love story about sisters. The musical is based on the real lives of Daisy and Violet Hilton. The sisters were twins conjoined at the hips. Abandoned by their mother, they were sold into the circus life. Audiences paid money to see ...
Germany Day 5: The Royal Send-off
Our last day in Germany was a day to feel like royalty. We booked the VIP castle tour with Grayline Bus Tour. The VIP tour included a luxury coach, free wi-fi and snacks. We splurged! We ended up being in a nicer bus than anticipated. Munich’s professional soccer team, FC Bayern, was in Athens ...
Germany Day 4: Getting Our Glockenspiel On!
Technically, we started Day 4 in refugee recovery at Luisi Tambosi. We got off the train and tried to make it to Hard Rock Munich before midnight. We popped out of the subway at 11:45pm with an uncertain walk of ten to fifteen minutes ahead of us. Meanwhile, we could see people on the patio ...
Germany-Austria Day 3: During a side trip to Salzburg, we got von Trapped!
We had decided to visit another new country. Salzburg, Austria is an hour and half by train from Munich. We booked our train tickets and tour tickets online. Early Monday morning, we even felt sassy enough to take the subway to the train. The language barrier is a challenge for ordering off the menu or ...
Germany Day 2: Bitte Hier Warten
Sunday morning, I woke up at 10am. The sister went even longer. We are slowly but surely accumulating to the new time zone. I woke to church bells ringing which continued to happen all day and with no particular regularity. There was a heated bell off between 5:37pm to 6pm in the city centre. We ...
Germany Day 1: I’m Two Pretzels In
Greetings from Munich, Germany! Friday night, my sister Jenny and I hopped on a plane for a little adventure. The direct flight from Chicago to Munich left forty-five minutes late and arrived twenty minutes early. With the 9 hour flight and a 7 hour time difference, we arrived foggy to a beautiful, sunny day in Germany. ...
Review “Supreme Love” (Tapman Productions): Supreme Loved!
Starinah Dixon, from left, Ian Berg, Jumaane Taylor, Alexandrya Fryson, Donnetta Jackson and Tristan Bruns Tapman Productions presents M.A.D.D. Rhythms‘ SUPREME LOVE. What I supremely love about SUPREME LOVE is the diversity of the dancers. Ian Berg towers on the fringe. Alexandrya Fryson radiates a youthful glow. A polished Donnetta Jackson moves with confidence. This group ...
Review “Daughters of Ire” (The Other Theatre Company): Vivid and Brutal Irish Herstory
The Other Theater Company presents the world premiere of DAUGHTERS OF IRE. This is not your da’s yarn about the wee people that built the great country of Ireland. It’s not the celtic stories romanticized by Yeats and other Irish writers over history either. Instead, writer and performer Savanna Rae researched four women of ancient Ireland; ...
Review “The Rainmaker” (American Blues Theatre): The Real McCoy!
American Blues Theater presents THE RAINMAKER. It’s been awhile since I smiled through an entire play. I did last night. I couldn’t help myself. Playwright N. Richard Nash penned an uplifting story of love and family. And under Edward Blatchford’s masterful direction, the superb ensemble engage us with their authentic humanity. We see each person’s longing ...
Review “Patchwork Drifter” (Babes with Blades): True Grit!
Babes with BladesTheatre Company presents the World Premiere of PATCHWORK DRIFTER. Playwright Jennifer L. Mickelson takes a look at how the west was won from a woman’s perspective. Mickelson uses her five-female-character-driven play to illustrate the challenges of the wild Wyoming frontier. A shopkeeper (played by Delia Ford) is raising her daughters (played by Eliza Rose ...