Sally Jo Osborne

BEST NOT TO SEE THIS PLAY ON A FIRST DATE The Raven Theatre is celebrating its 30th Anniversary Season with the return of Rebecca Gilman’s Boy Gets Girl, which debuted at the Goodman Theatre in 2000. Much has changed since then in our world: The economy, global revolutions, technological gadgets and the acceptance of gay…

CAT CHOKES UP FUR BALLS ONE TOO MANY TIMES You should live so long to meet the Hannukatz, a big 6 foot fur ball of a cat who drops by the Moskowitz family home in Skokie to educate the kids about the true meaning of Hannukah.   If you want to know “How the Jews Began”…

IT’S OK TO BELIEVE THAT THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW Director Rachel Rockwell once again astounds us with an incredibly entertaining rendition of Annie at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora, IL.   Annie   (book: Thomas Meehan, music: Charles Strouse, lyrics: Martin Charnin) is a musical based on the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan…

HERE. THEN. NOW. WHEN? WHAT? WHY? Which 1970’s TV show had the nicest Nazi’s’”was it Wonder Woman or Hogan’s Heroes? Which cartoon character is stoned most of the time’”was it Shaggy from Scooby Doo? Why did the Howells pack so many clothes when they were only going on a three hour tour?   As three grown…

WHEN POLITICS GO FOWL All aboard!   Duck is hitting the campaign circuit so be kind to your web-footed friends by taking the family out to see Duck for President; meanwhile, don’t forget to vote. Based on the popular 2004 bestseller by Doreen Cronin and Besty Lewin, Lifeline brings the farm to life in this quirky…