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Love, lust, and quest for power lead to despair and death in Giuseppe Verdi’s “Luisa Miller” at Lyric Opera Chicago. Review by Reno Lovison.

Music Theater Works presents the clever lyrics and memorable mid-century melodies in “Lerner and Loewe’s Greatest Hits” at Evanston’s Nichols Concert Hall. This trip down memory lane starts in the Highlands of Scotland, over the bumpy trails of the American West, through the streets of London, the salons of Paris, then ending up in the woods and palaces of historic old England. Review by Reno Lovi...

Featuring two strong performances inspired by true events “The Delicate Tears of the Waning Moon” is onstage through 10/13/2019 at the Steppenwolf 1700 Theater as part of the 3rd Chicago International Latino Theater Festival.

Attorney Helena and Bob a petty thief are not exactly a perfect match, but find themselves thrown together out of desperation and convenience. When confronted with an opportunity to have a once-in-a-lifetime night of excess they take a chance that leads to an unforgettable “Midsummer” romance. Review by Reno Lovison.

We enjoyed an afternoon listening to some music, eating crepes and bratwurst, drinking a new beer, and talking with a few Chicago artists exhibiting at the 15th Annual Lakeview East Arts Festival on Broadway between Belmont and Hawthorne. Including a guy who makes mosaics with beer caps, a ceramic artist, avant garde artist and more.

You will not be disappointed. A beautiful venue for this production. I definitely recommend this version of “The Fantasticks” for anyone who has never seen the show before or anyone who is in another phase of life since the last time you saw it.

I was curious to see how this epic story that features a soaring gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris would be portrayed on stage but from the moment the curtain was raised, at the Cahn Auditorium in Evanston for Music Theater Works production of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” the audience was thoroughly captivated.

A review of Gurinder Chadha's movie "Blinded by the Light" with a Chicago spin. Javed wants to bust out of his working class town in the outskirts of London, and become a writer but feels reined in by an overbearing father whose traditional values are in conflict with Javed’s own desire to experience life on his own terms. After his friend introduces him to the songs of Bruce Springsteen Javed fin...

Classic cars, food, and entertainment at this year's Retro on Roscoe three day festival and street fair. Hear what you missed and what you have to look forward to next year.

Agency Theater Collective and End of the Line Production Presents “International Falls” by playwright Thomas Ward at the Nox Arca Theater in Chicago near Irving Park and Ravenswood through August 31st.

“There’s a whole lot of rhythm goin’ round” in this energetic journey through the history of funk aboard the “Mothership.” This show is something of a “Love Rollercoaster” but I say “Let’s Groove.” Chicago theater review by Reno Lovison.

Theater review of a play about love and commitment that speaks to anyone who might appreciate and value the benefits of a life well lived that is based on mutual support and true love.

Jazz operetta written in 1931. The storyline is farcical, campy and largely inconsequential. Individual performances are what is important and this talented cast does not disappoint. Through July 14, 2019 at Stage 773.

Interview conducted by Chicago based journalist Brett Stewart with Blues authority Bill Dahl, author of “Art of the Blues – A Visual Treasury of Black Music’s Golden Age.”

An introduction to some of the authors we met at the 2019 Chicago Printers Row Lit Fest.

Steve Bellinger talks about his time-travel sci-fi novel “The Chronocar” set in the Chicago southside Bronzeville neighborhood and on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology.

Theater review by Reno Lovison of an absurdist black comedy “The Memo” written by Vaclav Havel performed by Organic Theater Company in Chicago.

The Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents the energetic pop-concert musical “Six” by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss featuring the story of the six wives of the notorious King Henry VIII. Theater review by Reno Lovison. NOTE: This play has been extended to August 4, 2019.

A theater review by Reno Lovison of the world premiere of “The Adventures of Augie March” playing at Court Theatre, in Chicago through June 9, 2019.

A podcast review of “The Undeniable Sound of Right Now” at the Raven Theatre in Edgewater in Chicago. Highly Recommend by Reno Lovison

This podcast is an introduction to Foster Avenue Beach on Chicago's Northside and why we used the song of the same name by Scatterplot as the theme song for our podcast.

City Lit Theater in Chicago endstheir 39th theatrical season with “Two Days in Court: A Double-Header of Classic One Acts." “The Devil and Daniel Webster” by Stephen Vincent Benet, and the farcical Gilbert & Sullivan operetta “Trial by Jury.” Listen to a description and of these interesting plays and a review by Reno Lovison. Photo by Steve Graue

Mike Rataj chats with "Pan-Global Food Artist" Roselle to talk about ice cream, French velvet crepes, baked empanadas and more.

There's plenty to like about this Broadway road tour theatrical extravaganza loosely based on the true-life story of a woman claiming to be the surviving daughter of Czar Nicholas II of Russia. But don’t worry, this version of “Anastasia” has little to do with reality. While it refers to the historical tragedy it is scrubbed clean of most of the ugly unwanted parts, leaving behind the tale of a yo...

This podcast review by Reno Lovison is of the musical version of the of “A Bronx Tale” that includes music by Alan Menken and Lyrics by Glenn Slater and is a very successful adaptation appearing at The Nederlander Theater in Chicago as part of the National Touring Company.