Daily Rehearsal: ‘SNL’ features ‘chubby’, ‘brunette’ and ‘dopey-looking’ Chicagoans in season premiere
By Kate DriesDaily Rehearsal: ‘SNL’ features ‘chubby’, ‘brunette’ and ‘dopey-looking’ Chicagoans in season premiere
By Kate Dries- One Name Only (A Different Kind of Reality Show) sounds fantastic because it’s all music from greats like Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner and Whitney Houston. “The Divas make a television appearance but the show is all about the up and coming talent. The contestants are young girls (all except one) trying to sing their way to the top. Their destiny is in the hands of the audience who will have the final vote. Be a part of the excitement. This is one show you’ll want to see again and again!” So its like American Idol/The Voice/The X-Factor but theater.
- “‘Another Magic Flute?!’ I gave up counting how many times this year I was asked this — or even had it shouted at me — by opera fans,” writes Hedy Weiss. But this one, from COT, is worth it, says Weiss.
- Here’s the Reader‘s fall arts preview.
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