Review: HEARTBREAK HOTEL at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire
by Tina St. Angelo - Apr 20, 2026
What did our critic How great to be known by one name…. Dixie Locke (Anna Louise Bramlett) says that to Elvis Presley about Marlon Brando before Elvis becomes one name. The current production at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre is Heartbreak Hotel. This tells the story of Elvis’ rise up to the 1968 Christmas (Comeback) Special.
Porchlight Music Theatre's TITANIQUE Now In Final Three Weeks
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2025
Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre have announced that the Chicago engagement of TITANIQUE, the award-winning musical comedy inspired by Titanic and powered by the songs of Céline Dion, will conclude its 16-week run on Sunday, July 13, 2025 at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place.
Photos/Video: TITANIQUE At Porchlight Music Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025
Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre have shared new photos and video of the Chicago premiere production of TITANIQUE, the 2023 Lortel Award-winning musical comedy, which has been extended by popular demand through July 13.
Review: WAITRESS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Feb 23, 2025
The current production at the Paramount Theatre is the musical Waitress based upon the motion picture. When it opened, it was the first all-female production team on Broadway. Director and choreographer Katie Spelman gives the audience an evening of laughter, some tears and love. Sarah Bareilles’ music played by the Paramount Orchestra under the direction of Celia Villacres, fills the theater with the beauty of the different styles.
Tickets on Sale For TITANIQUE in Chicago
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025
Broadway In Chicago and Porchlight Music Theatre have announced that individual tickets for the 2023 Lortel Award-winning musical comedy TITANIQUE, will go on sale today.
Review: FALSETTOS presented by Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - Nov 25, 2024
FALSETTOS, originally written as two-one act musicals set in 1979 and 1981, respectively, feels simultaneously dated and prescient. In this co-production from Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company, director Nick Bowling leads a first-rate ensemble that preserves the musical as a period piece but also makes it feel utterly alive. Lauren Nichols’s set design evokes a 1970s retro roller rink and Theresa Ham’s costume designs also use extremely ‘70s colors (and each character wears a signature color). But many of the show’s central themes hit now as ahead of their time and eerily relevant. In particular, the musical’s reverence for Jewish culture and tradition and its unabashed embrace of queer love are especially moving at a time when anti-Semitism and homophobia seem tragically on the rise in America.
Cast Set For FALSETTOS at Court Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2024
Court Theatre and TimeLine Theatre Company will present William Finn and James Lapine’s Falsettos, a tribute to family and its many forms; a playful interrogation of faith and identity; and a celebration of the beauty, complexity, and necessity of love.