Lyric Opera’s Newest CARMEN Is Beautifully Sung, Poorly Acted
Reviewed by: Jim Schneider Lyric Opera is drawing to the conclusion of their 2016-2017 series […]
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An Intoxicating Die Fledermaus at Light Opera Works in Evanston
Reviewed by: Jim Schneider Highly Recommended Johann Strauss’ (the waltz king) Viennese confectionary farce Die […]
Read moreLyric Opera’s New Production of Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” – A Whimsical Delight
Highly Recommended Reviewed By: Jim Schneider Do you remember as a child putting on a […]
Read moreWheeldon’s New “Nutcracker” – Radical, Retooled and Untraditional
Reviewed By:Jim Schneider The much anticipated, $4 million dollar world premiere of Joffrey Ballet’s revolutionary […]
Read moreSandys and Brennan Command The Stage in Remy Bummpo’s “Pygmalion”
Reviewed By: James Murray Recommended The play, which was the basis for Lerner & Lowe’s […]
Read moreLyric Opera’s Magnificent Lucia di Lammermoor Is Something To Behold
Highly Recommended Reviewed by: James Murray Donizetti’s masterpiece of passion & betrayal gets a magnificent […]
Read moreBULLETS OVER BROADWAY – Woody Allen Gets Hit In the Crossfire
RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: JAMES MURRAY In 1994 the Woody Allen movie classic premiered with an […]
Read moreComplexities of the Real Eva Peron Lacking in Marriott’s EVITA
RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: JAMES MURRAY Before the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice smash Broadway […]
Read moreWorld Premiere of Drury Lane’s “Hazel, A Musical Maid in America” – A Working Woman in a Non-Working Musical
Reviewed by: James Murray Not Recommended Over the many years I have been involved in […]
Read moreAnachronistic Costume Design Mars Lyric’s Otherwise Fine ROMEO & JULIET
Recommended Reviewed by: James Murray I must admit I was excited to see that Broadway […]
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