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My one regret about Au Revoir Parapluie, playing now at Chicago Shakespeare on Navy Pier, is that I didn’t get in to see it earlier in the run. The hauntingly beautiful show closes Saturday, and unfortunately, it’s sold out this year. In case its creator, James Thierree, returns to Chicago, I’ll tell you about it anyway.

Why is the show so great? First, I’ve never seen anything exactly like it. Imagine taking the stunts of Cirque de Soleil, the quirky-meets-psychedelic aesthetic of Chicago’s own Redmoon, and the ferocious dance ability of…

Remember that Gary Sinise sighting from a few weeks back? That particular CSI:NY episode airs tonight on WBBM-Channel 2 at 9 p.m., according to today’s

My dad comes to Chicago once a year. He’s a born and bred Alabamian, and he says it like it is. I like to take his “frankness” as an opportunity to look at Chicago in a different light. Herein, some of his observations from his visit over Thanksgiving weekend.

Things that went over well:

1. Jersey Boys. My whole family loved the show, even after I told them how much we paid for tickets (close to one month’s rent).
2. The Garfield Park Conservatory
3. H & M
4. Cocktails at the top of the Hancock building on Thanksgiving night
5. The Billy Goat, which my mom insists on calling “Billy Goat Hole”…

In Chicago, a city with major architectural chops, it’s pretty bold to say that one building "catalyzes the renewal of the Chicago school of architecture." But, hey, the new Spertus Institute is one bold building, so its president Howard Sulkin (who said that), isn’t far off the mark.

If you want to check it out, it’s at 610 S. Michigan Ave. Doors won’t open to the public until November 30th, but everybody is already talking about it. Consider that it landed on Chicago‘s list of the top 10 masterpieces before construction was even completed; when we did a companion online survey, readers voted…