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06/01/2024

THEATRE REVIEW - COMEDY - IMPROV The laughs are non-stop in the Agatha Christie-inspired smash hit improv show "CLUED IN" at The Second City. Read the review by April Noel and get info on the latest in Chicago theatre at Life and Times - your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By April Noel The Second City is known for putting on shows of quality comedy and “Clued In: An Improvised

05/24/2024

Experience the world-premiere comedy, Judgment Day at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater, featuring Jason Alexander. This must-see theatrical production has everyone talking and Rikki Lee Travolta has all the juicy details. Will it make its way to Broadway next? (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

Due to a medical emergency, Rikki Lee Travolta's review of “Judgment Day” at Chicago Shakespeare Theater had to be compiled

05/02/2024

LITTLE ORPHAN BOY is the latest big hit at Annoyance Theatre & Bar in Chicago. The cast and creatives from this zany musical parody that has the city in stitches visit with It’s Showtime with Rikki Lee. Find out why this comedy has the city buzzing at Life and Times. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By Cali Lando Brown One of the things that makes Chicago one of the best theatre towns in the world,

05/01/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: Wyatt Kent and Red Theater deliver a “smartly directed creation that sizzles with emotion.” Playing now at Edge Off Broadway in Chicago. Read the Rikki Lee Travolta review at Life and Times. (www.LifeandTimes.biz) Then make plans to see the show!

By Rikki Lee Travolta Red Theater takes on the challenge of “Hamlet” – one of William Shakespeare’s most well-known works

04/25/2024

THEATRE REVIEW – The vivid costumes, vibrant performances, and intoxicatingly energetic Dan Knechtges choreography amp up “Guys and Dolls” at Drury Lane. Read the full Andie Anderson review at the NEW-LOOK Life and Times – your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By Andie Anderson Revisiting old classics can be a tough challenge, often wrought with an oversaturation of influence that ends up

04/24/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: “The S Paradox” is a twisting time-travel conspiracy thriller from Babes With Blades that will have audiences on the edge of their seats with dramatic action, clever plot devices, and the company’s trademark brilliant stage combat. Read the Rikki Lee Travolta review at the new-look Life and Times. Have you seen the new website? (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By Rikki Lee Travolta The world of Chicago theatre is in many ways an incredible living breathing organism with many

04/23/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: Whether this is your first time or your 100th time seeing “Steel Magnolias”, the Steel Beam Theatre production featuring six dynamic women in the cast and an inspired director makes it worth experiencing again – but have your Kleenex ready, Read the full Regina Belt-Daniels review at Life and Times – your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By Regina Belt-Daniels I’ve been in “Steel Magnolias” as Ouiser. I’ve even directed it, and thanks to the opportunity to show

04/22/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: Northlight Theatre has struck gold with “Brooklyn Laundry”. It features incredible actors and a marvelous script in the hands of a master director. Strap in and get ready for a journey that will leave you cheering for the strength of the human spirit. Read the full Rikki Lee Travolta review at Life and Times – your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

By Rikki Lee Travolta The automatic connection most people make to the name John Patrick Shanley is as the Academy

04/20/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: What director/choreographer Kaite Spelman has created with Marriott Theatre’s “The Music Man” is an awe-inspiringly fresh and vibrant production of the Meredith Wilson show. No matter how many times you’ve seen “The Music Man” before, you’ve never seen it like this! In a word: spectacular! Read the full Rikki Lee Travolta review at Life and Times (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

For the Marriott Theatre’s new production of “The Music Man”, KJ Hippensteel is astonishing as a young and utterly charming Harold Hill. Without disrespecting any of the performers who have preceded him, Hippensteel makes Harold Hill all his own. He is a sexy, smart, and suave leading man with...

04/18/2024

THEATRE REVIEW: It’s refreshing to see new companies and exciting new shows in our community. That’s exactly what you get with iambe theatre ensemble's succulent world premiere of “Wake Up Mrs. Moore” at Elgin Art Showcase through Apri 28. Read the HOLLY SLOAN review at Life and Times – your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

Written by Julie Marie Myatt and making its world premiere at Elgin Art Showcase by iambe theatre, “Wake Up Mrs. Moore” is a new, timely, and very relevant discussion on the topic of freedom, particularly for women, as seen through the mind of Virginia Moore – who through a twist of fate, lies...

04/17/2024

For the thinking person, “It Is So” from The Resident Theatre at Edge of the Wood is an ideal piece of theatre. It keeps you entertained while inviting you to consider what constitutes reality. Featuring a stellar cast and excellent direction. Read the Rikki Lee Travolta review at Life and Times and then grab tickets for this weekend.

By Rikki Lee Travolta Sean Hargadon is a brilliant theatrical director, highly respected in the city and suburbs of Chicago. Trained at the University of Warwick/Royal Shakespeare Company, he won t…

04/14/2024

THEATRE REVIEW - “Monsieur Chopin – A Play with Music” is a solo production starring renowned actor and classically trained pianist Hershey Felder as the famous composer. Now playing at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, “Monsieur Chopin” is an experience like no other. For all intents and purposes, Felder becomes Chopin. It is amazing. Read the full Rikki Lee Travolta review at Life and Times – your guilty pleasure for entertainment news, views, and reviews. (www.LifeandTimes.biz)

“Monsieur Chopin – A Play with Music” is a solo production starring renowned actor and classically trained pianist Hershey Felder as the famous composer. Now playing at Writers Theatre in Glencoe, “Monsieur Chopin” is an experience like no other. For all intents and purposes, Felder become...

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