Theater Spotlight
The Windy City Gay Chorus and Windy City Treble Quiremaking up the Windy City Performing Arts ( WCPA )tackle Carl Orff's famed 1930s cantata Carmina Burana, which features medieval poems in Latin, Middle High German and more. It's conducted by Windy City Performing Arts artistic director Paul Caldwell, who will depart later this year to lead the Seattle Men's Chorus and the Seattle Women's Chorus. Carmina Burana is performed at 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Chicago Temple, 77 W. Washington St. Tickets are $30 for reserved seating if purchased in advance, and $18-$20 for general admission. Senior tickets are available for $15 and $10 for students or children. Call 800-838-3006 or visit www.windycitysings.org for more information.
Photo of Windy City Performing Arts Artistic Director Paul Caldwell courtesy of WCPA
Critics' Picks
The Hairy Ape, Oracle Theatre, through March 20. Eugene O'Neill's 1922 expressionist drama about the American underclass has been explosively reinvented and choreographed by director Monty Cole. Julian Parker powerfully plays the forlorn hero, steamship coal stoker Yank, with visceral support from a sharp five-man ensemble. JA
Interrogation, The Artistic Home, through March 20. Scott Woldman's barrel of red herrings conceal the man behind the curtain from even the savviest playgoers in this crafty whodunit. MSB
I've Got the World on a String, City Lit Theater, through April 10. Harold Arlen's jazzy, bluesy, soulful melodies and toe-tapping tunes are showcased in a delightful revue, with lyrics by Yip Harburg, Ira Gershwin, Johnny Mercer, etc. JA
The Old Friends, Raven Theatre, through March 26. Horton Foote's old Texas dogs don't learn new tricks, they just keep repeating the old ones, but they sure make it fun to watch. MSB
By Abarbanel, Barnidge and Morgan