Happy Together tour brings retro sounds to Four Winds Casino - By Eloise Marie Valadez
The annual Happy Together tour landed recently at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan.
"Come from Away" - By Carol Moore
**** Highly Recommended "Come from Away" is on my list of top 10 musicals ever! I can’t remember when a production moved me like this one does. This show is an emotional rollercoaster; it made me laugh, it made me cry, it made me cheer. In fact, the entire Paramount Theater audience stood and cheered at the end. Out of the tragedy on 9/11 comes a marvelous story of hope and friendship. Paramount Theatre’s production of "Come from Away" is a must-see. Kudos to Director Trent Stark. 4 BIG Spotlights
"44 – THE MUSICAL" - By Carol Moore
*** Recommended "44 – THE MUSICAL", a bawdy musical parody of the Obama years playing at the Studebaker Theater, is slick, satiric and glamorous. While the voices are glorious and the show is entertaining and funny, there’s not a lot of substance and it’s way too long. Don’t try to find meaning, just sit back and enjoy watching caricatures of well-known political figures. If you’re offended by profanities like the f-bomb – which is repeated multiple times in one song, you should probably skip this show. 3 Spotlights
Hersey Felder returns to Writers in "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar" - By Carol Moore
**** Recommended Hersey Felder has returned to Writers Theater in another tour de force performance as Sergei Rachmaninoff in "Rachmaninoff and the Tsar." As we’ve come to expect from the longtime Chicago favorite, Felder combines acting with a concert-level piano performance. I loved the performance although I thought the premise – a dying composer resurrecting a long-dead tsar to get an apology – was a bit of a stretch. 4 Spotlights
‘Dungeons & Dragons The Twenty-Sided Tavern’ offers adventurous interactive theater experience’ - By Eloise Marie Valadez
If you're a fan of the popular Dungeons & Dragons game, you'll want to take a seat at the current theatrical production starring at The Broadway Playhouse in Chicago.
Vegas McGraw - By Nancy Henke-Konopasek
Vegas McGraw, featuring Adam D. Tucker, was a hit among country music lovers at Theatre at the Center in Munster on August 15, 2025. Vegas McGraw’s Adam Tucker embodies the talent of country icon, Tim McGraw.
Tucker covered a great selection from Tim McGraw’s songbook including: “ Indian Outlaw,” “Don’t Take the Girl,” “I Like It, I Love It,” “Where the Green Grass Grows,” and “My Next Thirty Years.”
Lush harmonies a hallmark of Wilson Phillips’ concerts - By Eloise Marie Valadez
The pure sounds of Wilson Phillips were in the spotlight recently at Silver Creek Event Center at Four Winds Casino in New Buffalo, Michigan.
Bruce Springsteen & Bob Seger Tribute - By Carol Moore
Gary Feracota and the Sons of Chicago were rockin’ as they paid tribute to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Seger August 9th at Theatre at the Center. For close to three hours, Feracota belted out hit after hit - and a few fairly obscure titles – recorded by Springsteen and Seger.
‘Fiddler on the Roof’ - By Eloise Marie Valadez
Music Theater Works has a hit with its latest production || ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ continues to draw audiences at North Shore Center
"Parade" - Review by Carol Moore
**** Recommended I had to look it up, but I discovered that the last time I saw a production of "Parade" was in 2005. A revival is a long time coming – and the results were worth waiting for. This is a beautiful production, but it is not a happy story. Based on a true and very dark episode in Georgia history, Parade explores anti-Semitism in the south. "Parade" is a must-see musical. 4 Spotlights