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Wednesday, October 10, 2012
ACT OUT: Arthur Miller's Broken Glass Opens at Red Twist
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
ACT OUT: Gravity Defying LEO Two Days Only
THE GRAVITY DEFYING ONE-MAN SHOW "LEO" MAKES ITS CHICAGO AREA PREMIERE AT THE ECC ARTS CENTER OCT. 26-27
Tickets for This Internationally Acclaimed, Best of the Edinburgh Festival Winner Are Now On Sale to the General Public
Elgin Community College (ECC) Arts Center, 1700 Spartan Dr, Elgin, Ill. presents the Chicago area premiere of the internationally renowned Circle of Eleven's critically-acclaimed one-man gravity defying show "LEO," Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
"LEO," starring the multi-talented performer Tobias Wegner is a surprising, hilarious, and moving show sure to be a hit with audiences age 8 to 80. Based on an original idea by and performed by Wegner and directed by Daniel Brière, "LEO" uses an ingenious combination of stage design and video projections to create an unexpected environment for extraordinary feats of acrobatic theater in which "our hero" literally loses his sense of gravity and departs on a logic-defying adventure. .
"LEO" is the newest creation of the Berlin-based production company Circle of Eleven. Directed by the Montréal-based actor and director Daniel Brière, it won several major awards at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe festival including the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh Award, the Three Weeks Editors Award and The Scotsman Fringe First Award. When "LEO" made its U.S. debut in New York City this past January Time Out New York called it “an eye-teasing, grin-inducing, deeply impressive work of sustained absurdist magic”
and The New York Post raved, "Alternately funny and poetic... 'LEO' soars."
The ECC Arts Center engagement is the only Chicago area site currently scheduled for the "LEO" fall 2012 North American Tour.
Tobias Wegner (performer/creator) completed his acrobatic training at the Belgium University of Contemporary Circus Arts (E.S.A.C.) in Brussels. His professional career has taken him to, among other places, Brazil, Spain, and India. He has also performed at the Southbank Centre (London), the Théâtre de la Cité Internationale (Paris), the Schauspiel Frankfurt, and the Staatsoper unter den Linden (Berlin). In 2008, Tobias won the European competition "Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe" with the project AIUAIO and his own company of the same name.
Daniel Brière (director) is co-artistic director of the Nouveau Théâtre Expérimental in Montreal, where he has created new work since 2003. He has directed more than 20 theater productions, including "LÉO," which was created in Berlin, won three awards at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and has since toured to New York, New Zealand, Singapore, Brazil, and elsewhere. As an actor, Brière has appeared in film and played a variety of roles in Quebec and overseas. His television include the popular TV comedy "The Parent Family," for which he was awarded the 2011 Artis Prize for a male lead.
The design team includes Flavia Hevia (set and lighting design), Heiko Kalmbach (video design); Ingo Panke (animation); and Heather McCrimmon (costume design). Creative Producer is Gregg Parks.
Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here or at the ECC box office located in the arts center. Box office hours are noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Friday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. To purchase tickets by phone, call 847-622-0300. All major credit cards are accepted.
For more information about the ECC Arts Center, visit elgin.edu/arts. Video clips of upcoming artists and events can be found at youtube.com/ECCArtsCenter. Connect and talk to the arts center on Standing Room Only, a blog at eccartscenter.com. The arts center also can be followed on Twitter at twitter.com/ECCArtsCenter. Become a fan of the arts center on Facebook at facebook.com/ECCArtsCenter.
"LEO" makes its Chicago area premiere at the ECC Arts Center
1700 Spartan Dr,
Elgin, Ill.
Friday, Oct. 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 p.m.
"LEO" is appropriate for theatre goers of all ages and recommended for those 8 and up.
Tickets are $33 for adults / $20 for children 12 and under and on sale now to the general public.
NY SHOWS ON OUR RADAR: Bristol Meets Brooklyn #roadtrip
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Hey NY peeps...want some house guests? It might be time for a road trip. NY sure is closer to Chicago than England. This collaboration looks like too much fun.
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My Jerusalem Stream Full Preachers LP On Spinner Brooklyn Vegan Premieres "Born In The Belly" Track, Play Glasslands Gallery Tonight at 11PM Preachers LP Out Today On The End Records
Click here to order 'Preachers' (Digipak or White Vinyl)
'Preachers' Tracklisting
01 Preachers
02 Shatter Together
03 Born In The Belly
04 Mono
05 This Time
06 Death Valley
07 Devoe
08 Between Space
09 Oh Little Sister
10 Chameleon
11 I Left My Conscience In You
02 Shatter Together
03 Born In The Belly
04 Mono
05 This Time
06 Death Valley
07 Devoe
08 Between Space
09 Oh Little Sister
10 Chameleon
11 I Left My Conscience In You
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PLAY LOCALLY: ChiIL Live Shows On Our Radar Tonight Through Friday
There's plenty of music and theatre openings this week around Chi-town. Fall is the perfect season to get out and see shows. Here are our top picks this week.
TONIGHT Tuesday, 10/9
Adam Ashbach (music 21+/ $5-$8/Double Door)
Check out all the details here at Double Door's main site.
Check out Adam's FB page here.
After living in Brooklyn for a short time to pursue the artist’s dream, Adam Ashbach came home to Chicago in 2008 and recorded the well-received EP Puzzle Pieces at CRC and Studio Ballistico.
After playing only a few shows in support of the EP, Ashbach then took time off to reflect on life and everything other than music. But once again the music bug has bit and brought him back to familiar territory. He fell right back into Tim Sandusky's Studio Ballistico to collaborate on new music with all new musicians save for Jason Angelilli (his bass player and friend from grade school), who has become a stalwart writing companion.
Joining Adam and Jason in the studio, and rounding out the live show, is Neal O'Hara, Reid Muchow and Taras Horalewskyj. These talented musicians can be found playing out in multiple bands on any given night in Chicago. Their contagious desire has rubbed off on Ashbach. Eager to release his newest EP, Too Much Left To Write, Adam brought years of experience and what he likes to call "getting old" to the studio. For this go around, Adam is happy to be playing music for the joy leaving behind the drama of old bands and he is reveling in what is happening right now.
Wednesday, 10/10
Black Watch (theatre) at Broadway Armory. National Theatre of Scotland in conjunction with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Nick Waterhouse (R & B music) at Lincoln Hall
ChiIL Live Shows will be there shooting stills. This should be one sweet show you won't want to miss. 21+
Thursday 10/11
The Luck of Eden Hall at The Burlington
only $5 suggested donation
Rocket Miner | The Foreign Resort (Copenhagen, Denmark) | The Luck of Eden Hall
doors 9pm
Click here for The Burlington's main site
The Burlington is at Fullerton and Kimball in Logan Square
Friday
Local reggae crew Akasha will be supporting Hawaii’s The Green @ Bottom Lounge on Friday, Oct. 12. (17+)
Click here for all the Akasha details on Bottom Lounge's home page.
Click here for Akasha's Main Site
TONIGHT Tuesday, 10/9
Adam Ashbach (music 21+/ $5-$8/Double Door)
After a period of relative quiet, Adam Ashbach (ex-band leader of Lollapalooza vets Musical Outfits) will make his return to the Chicago stage with a show at Double Door on Oct. 9 (supporting local garage poppers Jonny Rumble)
Check out all the details here at Double Door's main site.
Check out Adam's FB page here.
After living in Brooklyn for a short time to pursue the artist’s dream, Adam Ashbach came home to Chicago in 2008 and recorded the well-received EP Puzzle Pieces at CRC and Studio Ballistico.
After playing only a few shows in support of the EP, Ashbach then took time off to reflect on life and everything other than music. But once again the music bug has bit and brought him back to familiar territory. He fell right back into Tim Sandusky's Studio Ballistico to collaborate on new music with all new musicians save for Jason Angelilli (his bass player and friend from grade school), who has become a stalwart writing companion.
Joining Adam and Jason in the studio, and rounding out the live show, is Neal O'Hara, Reid Muchow and Taras Horalewskyj. These talented musicians can be found playing out in multiple bands on any given night in Chicago. Their contagious desire has rubbed off on Ashbach. Eager to release his newest EP, Too Much Left To Write, Adam brought years of experience and what he likes to call "getting old" to the studio. For this go around, Adam is happy to be playing music for the joy leaving behind the drama of old bands and he is reveling in what is happening right now.
Wednesday, 10/10
Black Watch (theatre) at Broadway Armory. National Theatre of Scotland in conjunction with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
- Click here for our past coverage and show details. ChiIL Live Shows will be there for opening night and we'll have a full review up shortly.
- We're pretty stoked to see the highly acclaimed production of Black Watch, also by National Theatre of Scotland. Click the link for video clips, behind the scenes, reviews and more. We missed it the last time around and are eagerly awaiting it's return October 10th. It's playing at The Broadway Armory through Oct. 21st.
by Gregory Burke
directed by John Tiffanyat the Broadway Armory,
5917 N. Broadway, Chicago
October 10–21, 2012
“ A feast of rich and finely detailed work...A show those with even a drop of Scottish blood in their veins should not miss!”
–Chicago Tribune“HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Superb 'Black Watch' is riveting.”
–Chicago Sun-Times
**Recommended for audiences 13 years and older. The production contains very strong language, loud explosions and strobe lighting.**
Back by popular demand! CST brings the National Theatre of Scotland's world-renowned Black Watch to Chicago audiences for a return engagement at the Chicago Park District's Broadway Armory. This impassioned, urgent telling of a heroic Scottish regiment's tour in Iraq deftly interweaves events both past and present. Battles leap to heartrending life, glorious bagpipes resound, and the intimate moments of soldiers' lives are revealed as they discover what it means to make the journey home again.Approximate Running Time: 1 hour, 50 minutes (no intermission)
Nick Waterhouse (R & B music) at Lincoln Hall
ChiIL Live Shows will be there shooting stills. This should be one sweet show you won't want to miss. 21+
$14.00
Wednesday, October 10 2012
9:00 PM | 21+
- BioNick Waterhouse is the New Breed – An R&B fanatic who combines an uncanny old-school sensibility with a charged, contemporary style. At just 25, He joins the ranks of a growing cabale of similar acts and producers of recent times – Mark Ronson, Mayer Hawthorne, the Daptone Crew et al – that are all moving forward into the past, yet all quite different. For Waterhouse, his muse is the over-modulated sound of vintage R&B, and his take on such a time-honored tradition evokes the back-alley thrill of New Orleans, Detroit and Memphis in their heyday. He combines an astute attention to detail with an honest desire to match the emotional impact of the music that inspires him.When asked to pinpoint the sound or style he strives for, Nick Waterhouse simply shrugs and responds, “American music. And I know that’s pretty general, but it is what it is. I have spent so much of my life immersed in this stuff, because I wanted to figure it out, [yet] all I figured out was that there was no plan.” In other words, whatever musical style Nick may choose to espouse, it’s not done because someone else did it, but done for the same reason someone else did it. “To me, [the music I play] is not a ‘type’ of music,” he emphasizes; “it IS music. The records I listen to ARE music. A record is a moment in time, and something recorded in 1955 is the same as something recorded in 2010.” Growing up in the Southern California, Waterhouse eschewed his surroundings and found emotional authenticity in the vintage wax of Ray Charles, Roy Head, Little Willie John and the whole panoply of American music, where feel so often trumps technique. After the sold out release of his own self-produced 45, the raunchy ‘Some Place’, and a string of exciting shows with his live group The Tarots, Nick went to work on his forthcoming full-length for Innovative Leisure – continuing an undeniably raw and rhythmic take on American music.His approach to production – entirely vintage analog equipment, open-reel tape machines, lacquer cutting machines, and even hand letter-pressed labels – has left a few fans wondering where and when he comes from; Long-lost deadstock Rhythm & Blues artifact? White or Black? New or old? It’s a fitting recall to the days of early Rock & Roll, when rhythms crossed the tracks and no-one was quite sure WHAT or WHO this music was. As LA Record bears witness, “You’ve gotta be one kind of maniac to produce like this, and a whole other kind to shout like this, and an even more frightening kind to make the first two maniacs work together. Nick pulling this all off simultaneously means preternatural powers in play”Career Highlights
- Nick Waterhouse performs live on KEXP
- Nick Waterhouse's SxSW performance highlighted on Rolling Stone
- Nick Waterhouse's SxSW performance praised by Chicago Tribune
- Nick Waterhouse featured in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition 2012
- Nick Waterhouse on Last Call with Carson Daly
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Thursday 10/11
The Luck of Eden Hall at The Burlington
only $5 suggested donation
Rocket Miner | The Foreign Resort (Copenhagen, Denmark) | The Luck of Eden Hall
doors 9pm
Click here for The Burlington's main site
The Burlington is at Fullerton and Kimball in Logan Square
Friday
- ChiIL Live Shows will be there for opening night and we'll have a full review up shortly.
Stephen Sondheim's ASSASSINS
CHICAGO 2012
By examining and bringing together (in a dream-like way) the narratives of the assassinations and attempted assassinations of the US presidents during our national history, Composer Stephen Sondheim weaves together the pain that lies just beneath the surface of American consciousness – the pain of alienation, regret, and failure to achieve the “American Dream”. But in the end, who is responsible for that failure? Ourselves? Our Parents? Our Society? Our President?
And yet, in all this darkness there lies just the glimmer of hope. Each of these individuals, pushed by themselves and unseen forces to commit desperate and despicable acts, contain within them a certain sense of innocence. Buried deep in these stories is an overwhelming heart – yes, Assassins is a love story, oddly enough. A story about men and women so desperate to be heard and validated, so desperate to find love that they would do anything to get it – in a way, to achieve their manifest destiny. What’s more American than that?
Mixing dark humor with unforgettable musical numbers, and strong showcase roles for our talented cast of character actors, this show will be a wonderful way to get in the mood for the 2012 election season, no matter what your politics are!
For questions and box office issues, please contact:
tickets@thegoforth.com
(312) 212-3470
Running time: Approximately 90 minutes
Tickets - $45
Local reggae crew Akasha will be supporting Hawaii’s The Green @ Bottom Lounge on Friday, Oct. 12. (17+)
Click here for all the Akasha details on Bottom Lounge's home page.
Click here for Akasha's Main Site
Monday, October 8, 2012
Cyndi Lauper & Harvey Fierstein On Kinky Boots #BroadwayinChicago
Check out ChiIL Live Shows' original HD Video footage from the Kinky Boots press conference.
The Second City's second to none in our hearts. And at the press conference for Kinky Boots' Pre-Broadway World Premiere, everyone from Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper to the producers and cast all expressed their adoration for The Windy City.
ChiIL Live Shows was elated to be invited to the press conference and we'll be reviewing the show opening night on October 17th. Preview tickets are available right now!
We rented the indie film the musical was based on and loved it. It was right on so many levels. Check it out locally at Facets Multimedia then book your tickets for the live version. We can't wait to see the adaptation to stage, and we're so stoke that Chi-Town gets to see it first.
Tickets and further info are available here.
From Grammy® Award-winning pop icon CYNDI LAUPER and four-time Tony Award® winner HARVEY FIERSTEIN comes the exhilarating new musical KINKY BOOTS, directed and choreographed by Tony Award® winner JERRY MITCHELL.
Charlie Price has suddenly inherited his father's shoe factory, which has been in his family for generations but is now on the verge of bankruptcy. In trying to save the business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola, a fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos. As they try to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair discovers that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible.
Featuring a sensational new score by Cyndi Lauper, knockout dancing, and a spectacularly uplifting story, KINKY BOOTS proves that sometimes, the best way to fit in is to stand out!
Ticket prices are $33 to $100.
Groups of 15+ now on sale! 312-977-1710
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