Jessi Virtusio

Sending and receiving letters in the mail has largely become a thing of the past thanks to instant communication via email, social media and text. A.R. Gurney's play "Love Letters,"...

The rock musical "Next to Normal" offers another way to talk about mental illness. The Joliet Drama Guild stages "Next to Normal" Feb. 14-23 at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park &...

Among the most popular musicals is "Chicago," which originally ran on Broadway from 1975-1977. The Broadway revival opened in 1996 and still continues to be staged. "'Chicago' is the longest-running...

Television shows dedicated to dancing are all the rage these days but before the 2005 debut of the competition series "Dancing with the Stars" Nancy Hays envisioned her own dance...

"Hold Me" may not be the first thing most people think of when it comes to Whitney Houston but it is the song that changed Belinda Davids' life. "That was...

One of the pieces in William Hagen's repertoire is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35. That composition is part of Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra's All Tchaikovsky concert...

Brunch is often associated with weekends but the White Sheep in Orland Park offers brunch daily. "There's not a lot of places like this in the Southland," said Dionisios Pappas,...

It has been a busy year for Timothy "Prince T-Dub" Wilson who went from meeting Mo'Nique in 2019 to being on the road for the comedian's 2020 tour. During a...

With six decades of comedy to choose from plus new bits constantly being created, the Second City's National Touring Company has a host of material to weave into its shows....

Portraits of Queen Elizabeth I often were ornate and offered a look into the life of the monarch who ruled England and Ireland from 1558-1603. It was this queen who...