Kelly Kleiman, half of WBEZ's Dueling Critics, tells Eight Forty-Eight about Victory Garden Theater's new musical, Ameriville, which runs until February 26th. She also gives her pick of the week.
The Dueling Critics, Kelly Kleiman and Jonathan Abrabanel, joined Eight Forty-Eight to discuss the departure of Timothy Douglas as artistic director of Chicago's Remy Bumppo Theatre Company after less than a year on the job.
Believe it or not, every theater company in Chicago was not doing a holiday play--but many were. Now some of the productions are like the holidays themselves--filled with promise and anticipation, only to make theatergoers wish it was January already!
To Peer Gynt, the world is his for the taking. He fancies himself a brilliant, charming rogue and a self-made man. In reality, he is selfish, egotistical and uses others for his own gain.
The holiday season generally comes along with a nice big helping of schmaltzy sentiment on the side; It’s A Wonderful Life anyone? But at the risk of sounding corny, there is a local story that lets its audience believe dreams really can come true.
Writer Deirdre O’Connor made a bit of a splash last year with her play Jailbait. And now she’s looking for a repeat with a new work, which is also put on by Profiles Theatre, Assisted Living. Anne, the protagonist, lives with her mom in the family’s dilapidated home.
