



Show & Tell, Ep. 225: Witch at the Idle Muse Theatre, “Ride the Cyclone” at the Metropolis Theatre, Ballets Jazz Montréal’s Leonard Cohen tribute at the Auditorium Theatre, "I'm Going to Marry You Tobey McGuire" at the Den, and Jet’s Pizza recognizes Alzheimer's Awareness month
Just in time for Halloween, the Idle Muse Theatre Company presents Witch. Andrea talks to Director Libby Beyreis about this powerful performance where the Devil comes to town and starts making promises to folks in town in exchange for their souls- the only one not buying it is the town witch! It’s…

Show & Tell, Ep. 224: “Serial Killer, the Exhibition, “The Birds of North America”, The Joffrey Ballet’s “Liliom”, and Cerqua Rivera
Discover the world’s largest collection of original artifacts belonging to serial killers at “Serial Killer, the Exhibition” now at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios. True crime author, researcher, collector, and curator Dr. Bill Kimberlin talks to Andrea about what we can expect to see, including art…

Show & Tell, Ep. 223: Sounds of the 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s with Susanna Hoffs, Colin Blunstone & Peter Asher!
This week on the show, it’s a trip down memory lane as we talk to the legendary Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles, now touring to promote her new album, “The List”. Susanna talks to Andrea about her family roots in Chicago (her grandfather was a southside rabbi!), her love for 60’s and 70’s music, how …

Show & Tell, Ep. 222: Night of 1000 Jack O'Lanterns, Tree Dimensions at the Morton Arboretum, VAPE the Grease Parody & Dirty Dancing, the Musical
Night of 1000 Jack O'Lanterns returns to the Chicago Botanic Garden for 15 nights this fall! Associate Vice President of Visitor Events and Programs Jodi Zombolo joins Andrea to preview more than 1000 real pumpkins intricately carved with intimate themes. This year, the garden features pumpkin car…

Show & Tell, Ep. 221: Dirty Dancing: The Musical, The Skokie, “Sunday In the Park with George” & That's Weird, Grandma’s 25th Birthday
You’ll have the time of your life as Dirty Dancing: The Musical storms into Chicago this fall! Andrea talks one of the stars of the show, Lily Kren who plays Lisa Houseman. Lily talks about the Chicago debut of this iconic show with all of the memories of Baby, Johnny, the Housemans, the Kellerman…

Show & Tell, Ep. 220: Edgewater Music Fest, Rosemont History Museum, Chalk Howard Street, & Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education
The 2nd annual Edgewater Music Fest is back and is fast becoming one of the city’s most popular and well-attended street festivals. More than 30 music acts, hundreds of street vendors and local food and breweries will line Broadway near the Red Line Aug 28-30th. Edgewater Chamber of Commerce Dire…

Show & Tell, Ep. 219: Chicago Triathlon, the Boozy Book Fair, F1 Arcade & the Notebook
First up it’s almost time for the Chicago Super-Tri! The Chicago Triathlon is SO much more than just running-biking-swimming - it’s become a Chicago tradition for 43 years. Andrea talks to the co-founder and Super-Tri CEO Michael D’Hulst about the biggest triathlon in the world with more than 95-h…

Show & Tell, Ep. 218: "The Notebook", American Writers Museum, Flyover at Navy Pier and the Glenwod Avenue Arts Festival
“The Notebook” tears (literally!) into Chicago at the Cadillac Palace theatre through August 16th. Andrea talks to one of the stars of the show Emily Some, who was born in Aurora, grew up in Somonauk and graduated from Northwestern! Emily talks about being back home and the loving, emotional mess…

Show & Tell, Ep. 217: The Outsiders, the Odyssey, Australian Pink Floyd & F1 Arcade
First up, the Outsiders is taking Chicago by storm! Andrea talks to one of the stars of the show, Nolan White who plays Ponyboy Curtis, about this epic story about the complexities of brotherhood, friendship and self discovery. The Outsiders is playing at the Cadillac Palace Theatre August 2nd-Augu…

Show & Tell, Ep. 216: “& JULIET”, Champions of Magic, Greektown Globes and Michigan Avenue Sculptures.
First up, “& JULIET” is back in Chicago starring Broadway legend and former NSYNCer Joey Fatone! Joey talks to Andrea about his starring role as “Lance” in the Chicago engagement that runs through August 2nd at the Auditorium Theatre. Joey also chats about his return to the stage, what audiences c…