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Cabaret meets puppetry at the Chopin

It’s a familiar scene: a forlorn-looking woman with a lacy black shawl covering her head walks on stage, carrying a bottle of champagne. Silently, she pulls out a bottle of pills and gives the...

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Bros vs. hipsters in ‘West Side Story’ spoof

Chicago residents familiar with the hipster/Wrigleyville divide that fuels a type of low-level social antagonism amongst the 20- and 30-something crowds may find serious amusement in Byron Hatfield’s...

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Like ‘The Price is Right’… with alcohol

Who, at some point in his or her life, hasn’t wanted to be Bob Barker, with his beauties prancing around the stage and that skinny microphone? Or Marc Summers, whose cool, aloof presence on the “Double...

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Princess Leia wannabes try out for ‘A Nude Hope’

After the huge success of Gorilla Tango Theatre‘s “Boobs and Goombas: A Super Mario Burlesque” and “Gleeks and Freaks: A Glee Burlesque Musical,” both of which have had their runs extended several...

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‘Sketchbook’: Plays for short attention spans

Remember those fun, quick one-acts that the theater kids put on each year in high school? Well now you can relive the experience by attending “Sketchbook: Evolution,” a short-play festival taking place...

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Hot pants, pasties, bras at ‘A Nude Hope’

“I need to know who has underwear and who doesn’t!” yelled costume designer Erica Hohn. It was three nights before the opening of “A Nude Hope: A Star Wars Burlesque” at Gorilla Tango Theatre, and...

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