That evening in NYC, we saw the new musical An American in Paris. It was magnificent. As most readers of this blog know, I see a lot of theater during the year. This performance was up there. First and foremost, the dancing was brilliant. It’s not just a musical; it’s also an exquisite ballet at […]
Read More NYC in May: Part 3My adventures in NYC continued after my explorations in Central Park. I ended up walking the entire length of the park from 110th street to 59th street. Part of that was spent in the park itself, wandering up and down hills (What are these bumpy things?). I even stumbled across a dodgeball game played by […]
Read More NYC in May: Part 2This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit NYC again. I had a marvelous time going to shows, exploring museums and parks, and eating delectable treats. Over the next few blog posts, I’ll talk about my trip. On the first day of the trip, we went up to the Saturday Farmer’s Market in Union […]
Read More NYC in May: Part 1This past weekend, we saw Shakespeare’s Alls Well That Ends Well at the Theater Wit. Yes, another play checked off my list of Shakespearean plays. After seeing so many Shakespeare comedies, I’m finding that Twelfth Night is really more the anomaly than the norm. Theater Wit’s production was set in 1950s America. They had decided […]
Read More Review: Alls Well That Ends WellRight now, the Chicago Home Theater Festival is happening all over Chicago. It’s a festival that tries to bridge connections between artists and audience members throughout Chicago. Every night from May 5th to May 24th, people have opened up their homes to host a series of performances from diverse artists and groups from Rogers Park […]
Read More Chicago Home Theater Festival: Rogers ParkSo dear Readers, I’m now doing a series of interviews for the Chicago Contemporary Circus Festival that will take place June 17th to 21st. You should definitely check it out: http://chicagocircusfest.com/ Here is my first interview with the Girlie Show: http://chicagocircusfest.com/2015/05/11/interview-with-the-girlie-show/ I’m going to scale back a little bit on this blog as I conduct these […]
Read More Interview with The Girlie Show: Big Top BurlesqueThis past weekend, we saw the musical version of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility at the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. I have to say that I went into the show with reservations. I’ve never been a huge Jane Austen fan. I’ll wait for all the gasping and hand wringing to stop. I started with Pride and […]
Read More Review: Sense and SensibilityLast night, we went to the after hours tour of Bohemian National Cemetery in the Northwest side of Chicago. Yes, we toured a cemetery at night in the pouring rain. That’s just how we roll. The tour was through the Chicago History Museum, our first one as audience members. (Several years ago, they did a […]
Read More Bohemian National Cemetery After Hours TourHello Readers! I’m back to Not Without My Bowler Hat! As you know, I took a few weeks off for a variety of projects. The Fourth Annual Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire was this past weekend. I’ve been spending the past couple weeks interviewing makers all over the city and the suburbs about their work […]
Read More Back Room Shakespeare Project: OthelloOriginally posted on Chicago Northside Mini Maker Faire:
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