Sneak Peek of Hulu's High Fidelity | Hosted by Chicago Humanities Festival | Wednesday, Feb 12, 2020 7 - 9 PM | At Thalia Hall

*** Recommended *** “Top Girls” is an unusual play written by British playwright Caryl Churchill.  Since I’d seen the play before (a Dunes Summer Theatre production in 2010), I knew where it was going.  A word of warning, what with the weird dream sequence in Act I, will be more or less incomprehensible – at least until Act III, when you’ll figure it out.  “Top Gun” was written as a reaction to Margaret Thatcher’s election in England, so it has a definite feminist slant.  Because it’s ‘non-linear’, Churchill skips through time, which explains why the rest of us end up clueless.  3 Spotlights

The Towle Theater’s annual Season Preview is always a lovely event.  It’s a short evening, just about two hours, with a reception (light hors d’oevres and drinks in the lobby) followed by a season sampler, typically a short scene or a single song from each. Two plays and two musicals make up the Towle 2020 season, “Theater with Vision - It’s all in how you look at it”.  Managing Director Jeff Casey introduced each play, explaining how and why it was chosen. 

The Jeff Awards recently held elections for their new Executive Committee. The new officer slate can be found at www.jeffawards.org/committee/officers.

Gates to Cultivate Exposition's Offerings for Local, Regional and Global Arts Patrons

Journeyman Distillery’s Barrel Aged Brew Fest a Great Success, and Growing | The Application for 2020 is Now Live!

In celebration of this Indiana University bicentennial year the Indiana University Alumni Association (IUAA) Lakeshore Region Chapter is opening an extended Scholarship Campaign, which started on IU’s 200-year anniversary date, January 20, 2020 through the 5th annual IU Day, April 23, 2020.

Memorial Opera House 2020 Mainstage Season presents Disney & Cameron Mackintosh’s Mary Poppins – The Musical 
 
February 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 & March 1 | Friday & Saturday, 8 pm, Sunday, 2 pm 

Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo | 10:00 am FEBRUARY 28th-MARCH 1st | @ McCormick Place, South Building, 2301 S King Dr, Chicago, IL

The Cabaret Room at Drury Lane welcomes New York theatre and cabaret star in For the Love of Broadway: An Evening with Klea Blackhurst February 14th-15th