• Spamalot is alive and kicking at Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre

    Spamalot is alive and kicking at Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre

    I had the pleasure of introducing my youngest son to the delights of Monty Python via the National Tour of Spamalot, now onstage at Broadway in Chicago’s CIBC Theatre. This is a kid who loves to laugh, but I wasn’t sure how well the material would hold up two generations after my uncles turned me…

  • Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue enlists the whole family in a fun, interactive quest

    Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue enlists the whole family in a fun, interactive quest

    If you have a young Minecraft fanatic in your life, the immersive Minecraft Experience: Villager Rescue game now running at EXP Rosemont is a diverting way to spend a family hour. Yes, moms, dads and other adult caregivers fully participate in this team-driven quest to rescue a village turned into zombies. The experience takes you…

  • The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt is a fab score at Steppenwolf

    The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt is a fab score at Steppenwolf

    You know the Beatles song “A Day in the Life”? The Movement You Need: An Evening with Brendan Hunt, now enjoying a brief run at Steppenwolf, presents the Ted Lasso co-creator, Chicago improv veteran and Beatles superfan’s life in a day. It’s an engaging and entertaining autobiography, full of wry humor and wisdom gleaned from…