Category Archives: Theater

Twice in a Blue Moon

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Hi, everybody! I’m back. Hope you all had a great two weeks. I was on a real whirlwind here. Out of town guests, parties, the Cubs/Pirates series and other fun extra-curricular activities made the time go by in a flash. … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, pop culture, Television, Theater | 14 Comments

Tardy

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Ellen Ross

Letter From Elba Announcement: Dear Readers, I am taking a short hiatus. The blog will return on Sunday, October 4. Have a great couple of weeks. I’m going to. Okay, back to our regularly-scheduled blog post. See that guy on … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicago, pop culture, Theater, Uncategorized | 16 Comments

Annie

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: This post is dedicated to Melissa Smith Ross. Another beautiful dancer. Can a little girl from a small town in Sweden find fame and fortune in Hollywood and end up going toe to toe dancing and singing with … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, Music, New Trier High School, pop culture, Theater, Tributes | 13 Comments

Player

Posted on July 27, 2014 by Ellen Ross

In the New York Times Travel section recently, I came upon an article in “Heads Up/London.” The writer, Christine Ajudua, reported on the latest and largest project from Secret Cinema. This group puts on all-immersive audience participation experiences and their … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Movies, pop culture, Theater | 43 Comments

Let George Do It.

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Ellen Ross

My sister-in-law Mary Lu has an unforgettable birthday. 1/1. (And now you’ll all remember it, too.) For this year’s gift, I wanted to buy her a tree in New York City. You know, from Bette Midler’s plant-a-tree foundation. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Crosswords, Memoir, Movies, pop culture, Theater, Tributes | 30 Comments

Act Two

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Tonight at New York’s Vivian Beaumont Theatre, a new play, Act One, opens. It is the adaptation of playright Moss Hart’s famous show business autobiography and it stars Tony Shaloub. Act One has often been called “The Bible of Broadway.” … Continue reading →

Posted in books, Memoir, pop culture, Theater, Tributes | 10 Comments

Luck Of The Not So Irish

Posted on March 16, 2014 by Ellen Ross

Sure and begorrah you’ll be knowin’ that tomorrow tis St. Patrick’s Day. And that’s the last I’ll be doin’ of the brogue- you’ll be happy to be knowin’. But I haven’t kissed the Blarney Stone for nothing. And I’ve got … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, pop culture, Theater | 8 Comments

Mi Mi Mi Mi Mi

Posted on October 13, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Remember in the movie Moonstruck when Nic Cage, besotted with love, wants to take Cher to an opera (La Bohème) at the Met? (She agrees to meet him there and then sticks her head back in his apartment and asks, … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, pop culture, Theater, Tributes | 18 Comments

Pick-A-Battle

Posted on July 14, 2013 by Ellen Ross

Author’s Note: I am running this post today in honor of Bastille Day. Sometimes a guy just has to take a stand. My brother Kenny and my sister-in-law Mary Lu were in New York City recently for the Tony Awards. … Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, pop culture, Theater | 14 Comments

“Sing Out, Louise”

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Ellen Ross

When she’s not busy being married to my brother, Kenny, my sister-in-law Mary Lu is a Broadway theatrical producer. Some of her producing credits include Chinglish, The House of Blue Leaves, The Addams Family, Boeing Boeing, Spamalot, and Man of La … Continue reading →

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