Tag: Oriental Theatre Chicago
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REVIEW: “Hello, Dolly!”
There are two reasons I saw Hello, Dolly! during its Chicago run. The least important of those two is that I’d never seen it on stage before. More importantly, however….BETTY BUCKLEY!! That’s right. Betty Friggin’ Buckley! You see, I’m kind of obsessed with Betty Buckley. It started when I was a kid watching Eight is Enough. Honestly, she…
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REVIEW: “Pretty Woman The Musical”
About three years ago, I was rather excited about seeing the musical production of “First Wives Club” in Chicago. It was to be it’s premiere before heading to Broadway. Seeing as I loved the movie, I figured this would be awesome. It wasn’t. It didn’t go to Broadway. I was disappointed. So when I heard…
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REVIEW: Evita (Oriental Theatre, Chicago)
By now, regular readers of my blog should be aware that I have a background in Theatre. I’ve been in shows; I’ve worked tech for shows; I’ve done front of house for shows; I have an MA in Theatre. So, living in Chicago should be quite the jackpot for me, right? Well, unfortunately, I don’t…
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