Chicago On the Aisle http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com Chicago performing arts and other splendors -- best bets in music and theater reviews for cultural travelers and local enthusiasts Sat, 19 May 2012 04:24:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Role Playing: Ian Barford revels in the wiliness of an ambivalent rebel in Doctorow’s ‘March’ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/17/interview-with-ian-barford-about-the-march-at-steppenwol/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/17/interview-with-ian-barford-about-the-march-at-steppenwol/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 21:52:16 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5239 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/17/interview-with-ian-barford-about-the-march-at-steppenwol/feed/ 0 In lightning-quick Beethoven 7th Symphony, van Zweden and CSO deliver a poetic thriller http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/16/review-of-chicago-symphony-conducted-by-jaap-van-zweden/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/16/review-of-chicago-symphony-conducted-by-jaap-van-zweden/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 16:05:58 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5214 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/16/review-of-chicago-symphony-conducted-by-jaap-van-zweden/feed/ 0 Amid the war to gain vote for British women, flames of passion illuminate ‘Her Naked Skin’ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/15/review-of-her-naked-skin-produced-by-shattered-globe-theatre/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/15/review-of-her-naked-skin-produced-by-shattered-globe-theatre/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:33 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5162 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/15/review-of-her-naked-skin-produced-by-shattered-globe-theatre/feed/ 0 Chicago Symphony nabs key player from Detroit to helm bass section http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/chicago-symphony-nabs-alexander-hanna-key-player-from-detroit-to-helm-doublebass-section/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/chicago-symphony-nabs-alexander-hanna-key-player-from-detroit-to-helm-doublebass-section/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 16:46:05 +0000 Nancy Malitz http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5187 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/chicago-symphony-nabs-alexander-hanna-key-player-from-detroit-to-helm-doublebass-section/feed/ 0 On the Lyric Opera stage, pianist Lang Lang lends Schubert, Chopin a tenor of virtuosity http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/review-of-lang-lang-recital-at-chicagos-civic-opera-house/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/review-of-lang-lang-recital-at-chicagos-civic-opera-house/#comments Mon, 14 May 2012 05:32:56 +0000 Nancy Malitz http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5151 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/14/review-of-lang-lang-recital-at-chicagos-civic-opera-house/feed/ 0 Vivid characters and some great singing carry the day for ‘A Little Night Music’ at Writers’ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/12/review-of-a-little-night-music-at-writers-theatre/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/12/review-of-a-little-night-music-at-writers-theatre/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 14:47:20 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5112 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/12/review-of-a-little-night-music-at-writers-theatre/feed/ 0 ‘Melancholy’ cometh, draped in dolorous fun, as Grey Ghost Theatre bows with Ruhl’s play http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/11/review-of-melancholy-play-by-sarah-ruhl-grey-ghost-theatre-chicago-2012/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/11/review-of-melancholy-play-by-sarah-ruhl-grey-ghost-theatre-chicago-2012/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 22:36:45 +0000 Nancy Malitz http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5073 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/11/review-of-melancholy-play-by-sarah-ruhl-grey-ghost-theatre-chicago-2012/feed/ 0 ATC and About Face hang fresh ‘Rent’ sign on a production of street-level intimacy, energy http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-rent-by-jonathan-larson-at-american-theater-company-and-about-face-theatre-chicago-2012/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-rent-by-jonathan-larson-at-american-theater-company-and-about-face-theatre-chicago-2012/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 04:10:08 +0000 Nancy Malitz http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5039 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-rent-by-jonathan-larson-at-american-theater-company-and-about-face-theatre-chicago-2012/feed/ 0 Theater Wit chases depression into sharp bite of comedy with Rosenstock’s ‘Tigers Be Still’ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-tigers-be-still-at-theater-wit/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-tigers-be-still-at-theater-wit/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 23:51:23 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=5009 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/09/review-of-tigers-be-still-at-theater-wit/feed/ 0 Chicago Symphony plans Asian tour with Muti, and adds Mexico debut to fall Carnegie opener http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/08/chicago-symphony-plans-asian-tour/ http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/08/chicago-symphony-plans-asian-tour/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 17:33:37 +0000 Lawrence B. Johnson http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/?p=4978 http://www.chicagoontheaisle.com/2012/05/08/chicago-symphony-plans-asian-tour/feed/ 0