Bingo’s Birthday (And Zu’s Glee) At Emerald City Theatre.

Even the most refined theatergoer (you know, the kind that doesn’t require diaper changes at intermission) needs to begin somewhere. Chicagoans are extraordinarily lucky to have Emerald City Theatre’s Little Theatre and their Play With Me Plays as a primer, as a safe place for the youngest member of the family to enjoy the arts, and as a wonderful way to spend an hour. Their latest offering, the adorable Bingo’s Birthday (created and directed by Artistic Director Ernie Nolan), is a {Read More}

Lifeline’s “Lyle” Is Adorable Theatre For The Littles.

Lyle- he of Lyle, Lyle Crocodile fame- is perfectly happy with his life on East 88th Street. He has his mother, his father, his best pal of a brother, and a host of neighbors and friends who [mostly] welcome a crocodile to their block. But when Hector P. Valenti- star of stage and screen- appears with a promise to reunite Lyle with his crocodile Mama, everyone assumes that the showman is up to his old tricks and refuses to trust {Read More}

Emerald City Theatre’s Llama Llama!

A day in the life of a little kid can be downright hard. I’d say “just ask them,” but you probably already know the signs: the whining, the stubbornness, the flat-out floor tantrum… (Nobody?) But there’s the good stuff, too: the braveness, the milestones, the moments when you see that they’re not your helpless baby anymore… Emerald City Theatre’s newest show, Llama Llama, encapsulates four of the popular Anna Dewdney books featuring the titular character, and showcases the trials and {Read More}

TUTA Theatre Chicago’s The Silent Language.

People, people, there is so much good theatre going down around Chicago this month. But right up there at the tippety-toppest is TUTA Theatre Chicago’s darkly comedic fairy tale The Silent Language, directed by Jacqueline Stone; meaning, seriously, don’t miss this one. The U.S. premiere- written by Serbian playwright Miodrag Stanisavljevic and translated by Zoran Paunovic- is TUTA’s first foray into performances intended for younger audiences. And it’s spot on. Poor Gasho (Max Lotspeich) plays the guitar in TUTA’s The Silent Language Photo {Read More}