Two very different musicals now on stage in Chicago a revival of “West Side Story” at Lyric Opera, and a new work, “Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon,” at Lookingglass Theatre are in many ways driven by the issue of immigration.
“Lucy and Charlie’s Honeymoon” is a caper story where both protagonists are Asian Americans who desire not to fall into the “model minority” stereotype.
PrideArts today announced a reading of Shakespeare's comedy A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, to be performed Tuesday, June 22nd at 7:00 pm. Peter Vamvakas, who directed the company's readings of Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT and Joe Calarco's SHAKESPEARE'S R&J, will direct the classic as a gender bending romp through ancient Greece.