Articles by Leanne Star

When a song about melanoma is not only side-splittingly funny but also liltingly beautiful, you know you’re in good hands. Indeed, all hands are winning ones in this regional premiere of “Honeymoon in Vegas” at […]

“We wore costumes,” noted a dancer who had performed in the 1980s under the direction of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago founder Lou Conte. “Today they dance in their underwear.”   That droll observation isn’t such […]

Parade sounds like the title of a festive romp, but make no mistake. The only parade that takes place in the stirring production of the musical now at Writers Theatre in Glencoe is a procession […]

The audience in the 134 seats at American Theater Company in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood skews a little younger than at downtown theaters. For twentysomethings taking in the world premiere of T., which dramatizes the […]

“My mother used to say to me… ‘In this world, Elwood, you must be oh, so smart or oh, so pleasant.’ For years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.”   That statement comes near the […]