Theo Ubique Theatre presents "A Little Night Music"
Sondheim's intricate and ironic lyrics create rich and complex characters in the production. Director Walter Stearns described what made Sondheim so special.
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Sondheim's intricate and ironic lyrics create rich and complex characters in the production. Director Walter Stearns described what made Sondheim so special.
Playwright Levi Holloway said the script explores masculinity, loss, and isolation.
It's based on the 1992 film starring Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn.
In many cases, it has become a critical resource for the community, where access is historically limited.
"Regardless of race or culture, we have an ability to identify with these people. And that's what makes it universal. Kind of like August himself."
"I think that the number one thing is that people want to see this play because they actually want to learn about Native American issues, and there's nowhere else to do that."
"I think people are rich. And I'm the little bank robber who's coming and taking a small piece of what they're doing."
"With the possible exception of 'Pretty Woman,' I usually don't get to play rouges who are truly despicable people. They may make some despicable choices, but they have a heart."
"He was so advanced, and he created music that was so far ahead of his time, inventions and harmonies, that he really brought music as it was into the next century."
"It's an unashamedly, feel-good show that talks about community."
Their journey from working-class Jersey in the 1960s to international superstars became a record-breaking Broadway hit.
You'll meet a family of overachievers dealing with the problems that impact us all.
It's fair to say that the character "Mrs. Doubtfire" is an American treasure, even if she is Scottish.
The fight to save a neighborhood from the wrecking ball is playing out on stage at Steppenwolf Theatre.
It's not a bird. It's not a plane. It's Dog Man, the heartwarming, family-friendly production is playing at the Studebaker Theater through Feb. 25.
A family in Afghanistan struggles to survive after the U.S. withdrawal.
"We know he had a unique perspective. He may have been able to see the beauty in those scenes that other Chicago artists couldn't."
It features a bold performance by the actress playing Richard III.
"We so desperately want to connect. And maybe that's not the best way to do it."
"The whole notion of killing your friend in the ring and having to live with that and learning to have to forgive yourself for that, the redemptive part of that was also very powerful."
CBS 2's Jackie Kostek has a look at the live music behind the colorful movements delighting audiences for decades.
Some favorites are highlighted in this week's edition of 2's Got Your Ticket.
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The actor who brings Ebenezer Scrooge to life has been playing the role for 16 years.
Joffrey's Nutcracker was reimagined several years ago, featuring the choreography of Tony winner Christopher Wheeldon, set against Chicago's 1893 World's Fair.
