It appealed to me: Lake Shore Salon Series, a series of concerts performed at private residences. I'm in! I don't really know what to expect. Will I know people? I know from the address that the home will be impressive. It's in Evanston, IL where I lived all through college and a bit afterwards. I exit my taxi. …
Cabaret full of Dreams
So the word "cabaret" keeps popping into my life these days. The great Ann Hampton Callaway told me to "do some Cabaret - that's how I started." That was last year. And now I have been asked to emcee and perform with the Chicago Cabaret Project on their Voltaire Cabaret nights on Tuesdays in December at Hydrate - a gay club in town that has a lovely back room with a nice cabaret stage. …
Some Great Movies.
I have been back at it folks - going to the movies. I had a moment there (about a month or two) where I didn't see shit, but I'm over that now. The thing is you gotta go every week to keep up with the indie and foreign flicks cause some of them stay at the theater less than a week. Oy! One day I will OD on buttered popcorn. I've put together a short list of some movies that stick in my mind. Some of these films are long gone from Chicago theaters. You will have to rent them or wait for the …
Seanachai Theatre Company’s tour de force: “Mojo Mickybo”
I experienced the most wonderful piece of theater ever. I went to see "Seanachai's Theatre's" Fall production entitled "Mojo Mickybo." It is a two person piece- no sets, no backdrops - just pure dynamic tour de force acting in an intimate setting (38 seats). I have never seen so much energy and brilliance performed live before my eyes in ages!! …
Happy Halloween! My costume is…
I have this big shark puppet that you can put your hand in its shark riddled mouth and it's s'posed to look like you are being attacked right? Well, I'm just gonna carry the puppet around on my arm and when people ask : "Who are you supposed to be?" I'll just thrust him (puppet) forward, shake it around and scream. So, I made a video of the... uh.. effect! Ha! It's bad but I had to share it!! LOL I even joined You Tube and posted it!! check it out: …