Disclosure: Although I’ve been compensated by TodayTix, all thoughts, opinions, and rabid ticket-reserving of Second City shows are entirely my own. *** You live in Chicago. Ergo, you’ve seen- and dug- live theatre. Oh wait, this is where I say that I’ve got something pretty great to tell my fellow Chicagoans. TodayTix The body count of great shows (at any given time, concerning any given subject, aimed at any given age range) is astounding. And paying less for great things is {Read More}
9 performances left of Robert Joffrey’s The Nutcracker- ever!
December 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Certain Chicago holiday traditions are sacrosanct in this household: Buying a fluffy tree at Home Depot (don’t judge), collecting miniature glass animals at the Christkindlmarket, drinking out of boots at samesuch market during daylight hours (don’t judge), dashing between the gorgeous international Christmas trees at the MSI, and absolutely- absolutely– sighing our way through the Joffrey Ballet’s magical The Nutcracker. It’s also one of the few family traditions which is Gals Only. (For reasons that have nothing to do with gender, {Read More}
See Forks & Hope’s Robin Hood and Maid Marian right now.
December 15, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Fans of the Robin Hood saga really love the Robin Hood saga, from cartoon fox to Americanized accent with many BBC forays in between. Forks & Hope and Strawdog Theatre Company have a new Robin Hood that is none of those things- in the most incredible way possible. Adapted from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s The Foresters, the snappy production of Robin Hood and Maid Marian has something for all age ranges and theatrical preferences; lyrical prose for the word nerds among us, a {Read More}
Thanksgiving, Chicago theatre, and a heavily discounted book!
November 30, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Happy Cyber Monday! Thanks for spending it here (…on your way to that Amazon flash sale dealie). Last week was so jam-packed and Thanksgiving was so marvelous that I totally forgot about my Thursday post until, uh, last night. (Whee! Now that’s some quality turkey-ing.) Highlights: We spent the day itself at our great friends’/neighbors’ house and completely encroached upon their extended family time. (Thanks, Coopers!) Related: is that corn pudding/casserole thing a Midwestern wonder, or have people just been {Read More}
Wednesday Roundup: Dance, play, watch, and create.
October 7, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Apparently I’m bringing back the round-up: (Apparently there’s way too much to do in this town.) Guys- you’re not too late! Take your littles to (our favorite place) Pickle’s Playroom to see (our favorite peeps) The Play Cafè join in on the interactive Radio Party! This super-duper music and storytelling duo of Linda and Brad (which you might remember from oh- lemme see- Monday’s birthday spectacular) brings the fun, the laughs, the dancin,’ and ohmyGAWD the subsequent naps. Cost for the performance {Read More}
Suzy rocks out her 4th with The Play Café.
October 5, 2015 By Leave a Comment
Disclaimer: I was lucky enough to trade PR for a stellar party experience from The Play Café, but all thoughts, opinions, and nutty party masks are entirely my own. *** My buttercup with dandelion-fluff hair turned 4 years old yesterday. FOUR. While it seems like she’s actually going on 11 most days, I still can’t help but feel like she’s still the rosy newborn smiling in her sleep against my neck. (And if I were truly honest, I still can’t {Read More}
The Princess & The Pea & Dialogue My Kids Can’t Stop Saying.
November 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
You’re gonna want to step lively for this one: Chicago Kids Company’s The Princess & The Pea at The Beverly Arts Center (a gorgeous venue, by the by), is a throwback to vaudevillian song n’ dance theatre. With more patter, hilarious asides, and slapstick than you can ding a rimshot at, this show is enthralling for the 2-12 set (and just as much fun for their accompanying grownups). Princess Penelope wanders into the castle of a possessive Queen of a Mama {Read More}
Skelebration At Redmoon! The Last Weekend!
October 23, 2014 By 2 Comments
Friends, over the weekend Skelebration was skelebrated by my children. (Remember way back to last week when I talked about touring the facility? Which sounds way more important that it ought?) This magical, seasonal, and otherworldly playground is a choose-your-own adventure of the spookiest kind- inside a theatre company’s lofty (and tricked out!) warehouse. And seriously. The theatrical explosion that is Redmoon has done it again. How they’ve managed to reinvent something which blew the minds straight outta the skulls {Read More}
