Chicago suffered a blow on Sunday. Okay, Green Bay won, but let’s look at the bright side… their fans now have to go back to Green Bay. All of us Chicagoans could turn around on Monday and go to the United Center to see Diana DeGarmo, one of the stars of 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL, sing the National Anthem before a win for the Central Division leading Chicago Bulls over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Plus, all of us theater lovers have so much to look forward to – nothing better to cure the football blues than to plan your February outing to the theater!
· Burn the Floor begins February 1 (two weeks only!)
· Les Miserables begins February 2 (four weeks only!)
· Rain: A Tribune to the Beatles begins February 8 (ONE week only!)
· Working begins February 15 (from the composer of WICKED!)
Before I leave you today, I want to share this story. Chicago Magazine wants to write an article on NEXT TO NORMAL but they won’t do it unless there is a Chicago connection – a cast member or someone involved in the production that lives in or is from Chicago. Sound familiar? I said to myself what is this thing about residency in Chicago – my reply is to tell them that Alice Ripley shares an apartment with Rahm Emanuel! Chicago Magazine should run the story just because it is a great Tony award-winning show – Best Original Score, Best Lead Actress in a Musical, and Best Orchestrations. And the accolades go beyond just the Tony Awards – it won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama!
The rest I leave to you….
Eileen
