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City of Angels at Portage Theater By Ken Payne Executive producer and director Michael A. Fudala have partnered once again, this time bringing the Tony Award winning City of Angels to Chicago’s vintage Portage Theater. City of Angels, written by Larry Gelbart and music by Cy Coleman, found a perfect platform in Portage Theater, really enhancing the effect of the era. With over 25 people in the cast, Fudala’s rendition of City of Angels filled the theater with humorous songs, a remarkable amount of set changes and pithy dialogue reminiscent of a 1940’s detective film. Despite the play’s three-hour length, the variety of characters along with the story’s concept of creating its own script as the plays goes on, kept audience members enthralled from its opening scene of a silhouetted singing 4-piece in the fashion of Manhattan Transfer to the show’s Chicago Theatre City of Angels at The Portage Theater (located at 4050 N. Milwaukee Avenue) happy Hollywood ending. Dave Lichty, who played dual roles as Buddy Fidler and Irwin S. Irving, was especially funny as the loud, barking movie director and movie mogul. Lichty gave his characters the perfect amount audaciousness and overconfidence to make them work. Though there were many solid performances in the large cast, the standouts included James Edward Dauphin as the writer, Stine, Anita Kallen as both Oolie and Donna, Lorrisa Julianus as the starlet Avril Raines and also as Mallory Kingsley and Jeff Gamlin as the private eye, Stone. Kasandra Hesek’s performance should also be of note as Stine’s wife Gabby and Stone’s ex, Bobbi. Hesek’s sleek voice stood out in such songs “What You Don’t Know About Women” and With Every Breath I Take”. Though many highlights took place in this 40act play set in the late 1940’s, it was the singing quartet, the Angel City Four, which really set the tone for this piece, setting the table nicely for what was such a nice nostalgic piece of film noir. The Last Days of Judas Iscariot On March 6th , Bolingbrook’s Theater on the Hill proudly presents The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. In what Craig Engel describes as the best script he has ever read, the story takes on the controversial topic: If everything is preordained by God, then how can Judas possibly be guilty? If God KNEW Judas would be the betrayer of Jesus, then he was framed, and should not be one of the most reviled figures in history. “It’s a courtroom drama, set in Purgatory,” Engel says enthusiastically. “Historical characters such as Freud, Mother Theresa, Pontius Pilate, Caiphas the Elder, various saints, even Satan are called as witnesses. The dialogue is hilarious, profane, thoughtful, historically accurate, empathetic, and tragic. The script inspires conversation and research. It has actually inspired me to re-evaluate my positions regarding spirituality and religion, which is a pretty amazing thing.” Engel and Fudala read the script on a recommendation from Father Dennis Paul, a Catholic priest from Downers Grove, who often performs with the troupe. “Dennis had tuned into a talk show on The Moody Bible Institute radio station that enthusiastically discussed the script. Intrigued by the radio program, he got a hold of the script and was in turn captivated.” The Last Days of Judas Iscariot opens March 6 and runs until March 29 at Bolingbrook’s Performing Arts stage, located at 375 W. Briarcliff, behind the Town Center Building. Adult tickets cost $15.00; student and senior tickets cost $12.00. Group rates are available. For additional information, visit tothbolingbrook.com or call 630-759-2970.
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