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From Broadway and national tours to movies and more,...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/06/02

Kennedy Kanagawa put wide smiles on audience’s faces when he played Milkey White the cow in the National tour of “Into the Woods.” David Gow scares the heck out of people in the dramatic thriller “The Intruder” now available to view on Apple TV and other streaming formats. As an engaged couple, they weave their way through […]

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Garcia’s Chicago music venue comes to Chicago PLUS...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/05/27

There’s a new music venue in town and it stands as a tribute to the life and interests of Grateful Dead Legend, Jerry Garcia. Garcia’s Chicago opened in March and is located at 1001 West Washington Blvd in Chicago. Discussing the new club is music documentary/concert film director and music producer Jesse Lauter who is […]

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Cast off with ‘Titanic’ playing at the Marriott...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/05/20

Joining the conversation are: David Girolmo (who plays Captain E.J. Smith), Heidi Kettenring (playing Ida Strauss), Mark David Kaplan (playing Isador Strauss), James Earl Jones, II (Playing Edgar Beane and others) and Joel Gelman (playing John Jacob Astor IV and 2nd Officer Charles Lightoller). The power of this musical by Maury Yeston and Peter Stone is […]

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Titanique sails with hilarity through July 13th at...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/05/12

You will want to get on board this hot musical comedy and set sail for 100 minutes of non-stop laughter, music and one heck of a good time! This hit is playing in a variety of countries around the world, but Chicago is now one of those homes, through July 13th and hopefully longer….. Learn about […]

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Future lessons learned from Charlottesville and...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/05/09

The events in Charlottesville in 2017 and on January 6th, 2021 may appear unconnected. But there are connections that underlie both of these events that carry a message for the future. Author Tim Heaphy was the lead investigator for the Jan 6th committee. His new book, “Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal about Rising Threats to American […]

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‘Hadestown’ plays the CIBC Theatre May 6-18th and...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/05/06

The recipient of 14 Tony nominations and 8 wins at the 73rd Tony Awards, including best Musical and best Original Score, Hadestown returns to Chicago on its national tour. The story is based on the classic myths of Orpheus and Eurydice and Hades and Persephone, but the message from the classics resonates so strongly today. Although written as […]

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Cabaret/Broadway star Karen Mason releases new CD:...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/29

This week’s show features two exciting Chicago shows. First up, Broadway and Cabaret star Karen Mason discusses her new CD available on Amazon starting May 9th! The music of Kander and Ebb as only Karen can do it and she tells the stories and tales from her early days in Chicago to Broadway. Seen on […]

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Author and journalist Juan Williams tackles the...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/25

On this new podcast, author and Fox News analyst Juan Williams is out with a new book, “New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of America’s Second Civil Rights Movement” which looks at what Williams calls an historic new movement that follows the efforts begun in the 1960’s, as covered. This time, it’s the elevation […]

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Second City celebrates 65 years making Chicago laugh!

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/22

Second City began training and entertaining back in 1959 and has not stopped since. Producing talents including Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Dan Aykroyd, Tiny Fey, Amy Poehler, Bill Murray, Jane Lynch….the list is endless. Each year new students get trained to enter the field of comedic improv, or to just enhance their lives by confronting […]

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‘Elvis Presley was A Black Man Named Joe’ at Black...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/15

It is likely that this show’s title caught your attention. Well, in reality, this is the intimate and very personal story of Black Ensemble Theater founder and CEO Jackie Taylor who also wrote and directed this autobiographical work. Indeed Jackie as a young girl was in love with Elvis and that was something she shared intensely with […]

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Best selling author Brad Meltzer on his latest books:...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/07

Brad Meltzer is a New York Times Best Selling author of thrillers, non-fiction plots and conspiracy books and even children’s books. He’s an amazing author with an incredible writing style. On this new podcast, Brad talks about his latest works: “The JFK Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy – and Why it Failed “ and “Make […]

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SHEMP! is a new biography of one of the Three Stooges

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/04/03

Paul chats with Burt Kearns, author of a new biography of Shemp Howard, one of the original Three Stooges. Lots of surprises in this discussion as Burt shares that many of the facts relayed by Shemp’s real life brother Moe in his autobiography just aren’t true. Kearns has done extensive research of this more complex member of the Stooges. Shemp had […]

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Spectacular Moulin Rouge! The musical returns to...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/31

Moulin Rouge was long awaited when it first came to Chicago a few years ago and now it is back!! The winner of 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical! It’s been called spectacular and euphoric…this show is truly beautiful to watch. With music from Lady Gaga to the Beatles, this high energy wonder is back. Playing the […]

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The Fantastical World of the Cabinet of Curiosities

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/28

In this new podcast, Paul chats with author and podcast host Aaron Mahnke whose new book “Cabinet of Curiosities” is an incredible page-turner of fun! The stories told in the book bring history to life and the amazing tales of coincidence and fates determined by chance or perhaps fate make every page of this book […]

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‘All the Presidents’ Money’: How presidents handle...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/21

We hold presidents accountable for how they handle the federal budget and overall economic condition of the country. But, what is to be learned when we study how a president handled their own money? It’s a fascinating book and author Megan Gorman has all the scoop on all the presidents. Which president handled their money better than […]

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat plays at...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/17

One of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s earliest works (written when he was just 17!) and a classic in musical theater, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is playing now through March 30th at Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre as its kick-off to the 50th season. But with orchestration and some re-imagining that makes it current for today’s audience, this show is full […]

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‘Betrayal’ starring Robert Sean Leonard runs at...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/14

Most people know Robert Sean Leonard from his role as Dr. James Wilson in the medical drama House, or his star turn as a young man in Dead Poet’s Society (1989) with Robin Williams, Ethan Hawke and others. Now, Leonard appears as Jerry, the best friend of Robert (played by Ian Barford) and who is […]

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Xavier Mortimer: Master of Magic: March 21-23 at CIBC...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/03/06

You have likely come across magician and illusionist Xavier Mortimer on social media. He has millions of followers and his posts and videos have been viewed billions of times! And now, this 5-time winner of best magic show in Las Vegas comes to Chicago for one weekend only! In this conversation, Xavier talks about his start as a street […]

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Fat Ham keeps you laughing at the Goodman Theatre...

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/02/27

In this new podcast, several cast members join in a discussion of this 2022 Pulitzer Prize winning play. Based on (or perhaps paying tribute to) Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the characters are a reflection of those in Hamlet. But this re-telling takes place in the backyard of a southern barbeque which becomes the setting for the characters dealing with […]

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Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley plays through March 2nd ONLY

Paul Lisnek Behind the Curtain ·

2025/02/25

In this new podcast, the worlds of history, theater and politics collide in a powerful drama called: “Debate: Baldwin vs. Buckley.” On February 18th, 1965, American author, orator and civil rights leader James Baldwin (portrayed here by Teagle F. Bougere) debated American conservative intellectual and founding Editor of the National Review William Buckley (portrayed by Eric […]

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