Emily McClanathan, author at Chicago Reader

Larry Yando, a white man with gray hair and a mustache, is in half light, wearing a gray suit, in the character of Hercule Poirot

Beyond the mustache

by Emily McClanathan September 14, 2022September 16, 2022

Larry Yando has been a prominent presence on stages in Chicago and beyond for many years, including as Ebenezer Scrooge in the Goodman’s annual production of A Christmas Carol (this year marks his 15th outing). He plays Hercule Poirot in Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express at Drury Lane Theatre through October 23. (Read […]

Four actors in a row onstage. Two are seated center in purple jumpsuits and cat ears. They are bookended by two characters in brown furry bodysuits, holding firearms.

Theater Review

Galaxy cats

by Emily McClanathan August 10, 2022August 17, 2022

Nerds of many stripes will feel at home entering the magical portal that is Otherworld Theatre, a Wrigleyville-based theater company that specializes in science fiction and fantasy. Fancy a butterbeer before the show? A cozy reading nook inside the TARDIS? Eclectic lobby decor ranging from classic sci-fi book covers to modern fantasy artists? This theater […]

Performing Arts Feature

Homecoming queen

by Emily McClanathan March 30, 2022April 4, 2022

An all-new cast of queens begins its reign in Chicago with the return of Six, the musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss that transforms the famous wives of King Henry VIII into pop stars. The hit show from the UK had its North American premiere at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2019, opened on Broadway […]