Bring on the glam! If you missed the incomparable Diana Sheehan’s sold out, “Best of the Loop” Cabaret performance at this year’s Out of the Loop Festival at WaterTower Theatre, here’s your chance to rectify that. Sheehan brings her unique blend of saucy sophistication, mystery, elegance and sterling musicianship to Kurth Hall at the Sammons … Continue reading
Tagged with out of the loop festival …
Passholders Choose Loop 2012 Best of Shows
One Mo’ Time…. ANNOUNCING THE BEST OF LOOP 2012 MAIN STAGE Haven Productions presents International Falls International Falls, by Thomas Ward, is the story of a burned out standup comedian and a hotel desk clerk trying to enjoy a one-night stand after a comedy show. What begins as an innocuous frolic turns into a philosophical … Continue reading
Raunch & Romance at The Loop: What’s Love Got 2 Do With It?
Nada, but it made a catchy title, and it caught your attention. Three plays about love, or lust, or lost love or abuse of love…. Tricks by Dead White Zombies Every festival has one entry that fits squarely into the “why produce this” category. Here it is for Out of the Loop 2012. Thomas Riccio, … Continue reading
WaterTower’s Out of the Loop 2012: Three Winners
Fronteras Americanas (American Borders): Canadian playwright Guillermo Verdecchia’s award-winning 1993 one man play, with updated multi-media effects and references (Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz) is a thought-provoking, highly creative exploration of the impact borders can have on our lives, from the personal to the global. Taut with evocative language (English and Spanish) and resounding dramatic rhythm, … Continue reading
Gracing The Loop: Diana Sheehan, Glamorous Chanteuse
2012 Loop Review #1: Freshly pressed linen, Lanvin’s 1927 fragrance Arpege and cultured pearls come to mind…Diana Sheehan’s cabaret “Midway”, about one woman’s experience of mid-life crisis, is a delicious, scintillating, seemingly effortless stage enchantment. It’s now in performance rotation at the Stone Cottage, part of WaterTower Theatre’s Out of the Loop Festival, Sheehan exhibits … Continue reading
Diana Sheehan, Balanced “Midway” at The Loop
Midway: is it a carnival or a crisis? That is the question gifted chanteuse and professional actor Diana Sheehan sets out to answer in her cabaret performance opening March 2 as part of WaterTower Theatre’s 2012 Out of the Loop Festival. Reaching the midway point in life can be a wake up call for anyone; … Continue reading
Loopy Lite 2011
Where is 2010’s Mike Daisey when we really, really need him? On stage fare at the 2011 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival at WaterTower Theatre in Addison leans towards the peculiar, superficial and unfinished as opposed to the substantial, relevant and artistically thought provoking. C’est dommage. Maybe if we reviewers trying to critique the … Continue reading
criticalrant.com Alexandra Bonifield 