There’s something magical about Madeline – the child who can handle every obstacle, can rectify any situation, and is adored by legions. Creative Cauldron brings one of the beloved stories to life with the perfectly holiday themed Madeline’s Christmas. What’s known in this umpteenth tale of the legendary Madeline is her celebrated “esprit de corps” […]
Archives for December 10, 2018
Review: Second City’s Love, Factually cheerfully skewers the holiday romcom
If you’re looking for a fun evening of holiday romcom parody, Second City’s Love, Factually delivers the goods. Lovers and haters of the 2003 British film Love, Actually will find a lot of references, but there is plenty in the show for even those who haven’t seen the film. Go for the Christmas-y nostalgia, but […]
Review: The Importance of Being Earnest at Everyman
Bright as a boutonniere, Everyman’s production of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is a strutting peacock of a show that portrays the mores of Victorian society with a swinging trip down Carnaby Street. Hip, groovy and where it’s at are words you don’t normally associate with the sublime aesthete Oscar Wilde, but director […]
Review: My Father’s Dragon, Synetic’s puppet-filled holiday gift
And so you are a cat (Sharisse Taylor) on Wild Island, which is all full of banyan trees and red vines, and one day you see an egg as big as a Galapagos turtle. Because you are a cat, you sniff at it and poke at it until finally it cracks and out steps a […]
Review: She the People, Second City’s raucous, racy, irreverent sketch comedy
The patriarchy has fallen. Women are in charge. At Woolly Mammoth, anyway (sorry to get your hopes up). The all-female cast of Chicago’s Second City has taken on the mantle of power and taken over the stage with She the People, a raucous, racy, often irreverent sketch comedy show about the trials and tribulations of […]