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Step Afrika! Review

January 17, 2023 Katrina Engel 0

Stepping, the historically African American Fraternity and Sorority polyrhythmic and percussive dance form in which the body is used as an instrument, is something I’ve admired for quite some time. I wasn’t aware, however, of […]

Chicago Dance Crash’s Booms Day – Mind-Boggling and Breathtaking

August 29, 2022 Katrina Engel 0

I’m ashamed to say that I was unaware of the twenty-year existence of Chicago Dance Crash before attending the opening night of Booms Day, the production celebrating the company’s 20th anniversary, running through September 10th, […]

The Sound of Music at The Marriott Theatre – A Fantastic Production

April 29, 2022 Katrina Engel 0

I can’t think of a better way to spend an evening than to enjoy a fantastic production of The Sound of Music, and this is exactly what The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire provided to […]

Harris Theater for Music and Dance Presented Akram Khan’s “Creature”

February 27, 2022 Katrina Engel 0

Climate change. The one percent. Patriarchy. Mars. Covid. Isolation. The Me Too Movement. These are just a few of the things that came to mind as I took in the English National Ballet’s performance of […]

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci Revisited at Goodman Theatre

February 27, 2022 Katrina Engel 0

The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci – Goodman Theatre When The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci premiered in 1993, behind the Art Institute, in the Goodman Theatre’s studio space, I was a junior at Northwestern […]

The Band’s Visit Review – On Tour Across America

September 6, 2019 Katrina Engel 0

On the drive to downtown Chicago where Broadway in Chicago is presenting The Band’s Visit at the Cadillac Palace until September 15, 2019‎, I was not convinced the show could be worth the very unpleasant drive, but […]

Menu Tasting at CinéBistro Old Orchard – A New Menu

June 29, 2019 Katrina Engel 0

I tried not to eat too much before going to the tasting of new menu items being offered at CMX CinéBistro Old Orchard’s restaurant and movie theater, but alas, I couldn’t eat every bite, although […]

An American Dream – A Story of Dreams Shattered

March 23, 2019 Katrina Engel 0

Given our current political climate, the notion of any kind of ‘American Dream’ is a bit difficult to wrap my head around. In the past couple of years, I’ve talked about re-locating somewhere else, to […]

CMX Cinemas Review – A Luxurious Movie Going Experience

December 17, 2018 Katrina Engel 0

If you’ve been searching for a fabulous and unique holiday gift for that ‘hard to buy’ someone, look no further than the revamped CMX Cinemas at the Westfield Old Orchard shopping mall in Skokie. CMX Cinemas, the […]

Miss Saigon Review – A Beautiful, Timely Reminder of the Human Spirit

November 18, 2018 Katrina Engel 0

It’s been a quarter of a century since I first saw MISS SAIGON at Chicago’s glorious Auditorium Theatre. I was in high school and I still remember many things about that night: My dad took me […]