A list of Beatles and White album references in Southside of Heaven.

1) Side 2 of Abbey Road plays in its entirety during house mix.
2) Stage is stark white in contrast to its predecessors a la the White
Album cover.
3) Cast first appears together when TR, KR, TM, and EB are walking
together in Abby Road pose in Fait Accompli.
4) Clothes original imagined to mirror Whtie Album era promo pic of Fab
Four.
5) Revolutuion #9 sound collage is weaved into sound collage in New
Fucked.
6)I'm Menthol, Katie wears a Black Flag patch - in Billy's bio it falsely
gives him credit for directing the Lyric Opera's version of the White
Album performed by Black Flag.
7) Bill is Dead - Bio also alludes to Bills fake death a la the Paul is
Dead hoax/misunderstanding.
8) Daley - opens with a bit in which the mugging falsetto singing bass
player tries to take over the song.
9) Confidence, Radiohead, and More Blood- all mini songs to keep the
audience engaged but disoriented like the White Albums short songs.
10) Helter Skelter runs us into intermission.
11) Plane takes off at top of Raterman is an Allusion the plane in Back
in the USSR. Misplacement of crash an allusion to I Want You/Polythene
Pam edit.
12) Bloody hand in Curse equals Bloody glove on cover of Sgt. Pepper's.
13) Goodnight - final song on White Album brings in the final scene
which builds into the caucophony of "A Day in the Life".
14) Show closes with final Chord from Day In The Life.
15) Outro music - The End from Abbey Road - linking back to house music.

New Rave Review for Sky's the Limit from the Chicago Reader

Tony Adler at the Chicago Reader published his review of the new Second City e.t.c. show Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting) in this week's edition. It's a great review and filled with insights about the show.

Of the sketches in the show, he said, "Does that mean they're instant classics? Or that they're so exaggerated that they simply come across as cartoons? Well, yes. Both."

"At least one sketch in Sky's the Limit is an honest-to-god candidate for the greatest-hits collection."

Tony also commented o how both reviews right connect with our current culture, but in completely different ways, saying, "If you can stand that much hilarity, you might want to see both Sky's the Limit and the current main-stage show, South Side of Heaven. They make an interesting pair. Both are basically concerned with how fucked we are, on a micro as well as macro level. But South Side of Heaven is a lot more pessimistic—even, at times, savage—about it. Sky's the Limit, meanwhile, is like the girlfriend Joy plays: always ready to believe."

Read the full review at Chicago Reader.

More Stellar Revues for "Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting)"

The Windy City Times published a great review of our new e.t.c. revue, Sky's the Limit (Weather Permitting).

"...has practically everything you could wish for. It's funny through and through..." - Scott C. Morgan, Windy City Times

Read the full review

Steve Carell Talks with NPR About His "First Big Break’ with The Second City

Carell talks with a caller about his first big break with The Second City as a performer during an interview with NPR. Click here to hear the whole interview.

David Axelrod Joins Chicago Live! this Thursday

Chicago Live! is back this week with another fantastic guest line-up including:

• Former senior advisor to President Barack Obama, David Axelrod (Rick Pearson interview)
• A poetry slam featuring Marc Smith and poetry teams (Chicago's Speak'Easy and Germany's Word Alert)
• Blackbird mixologist Lynn House and Northshore Distillery's Sonja Kassebaum share their specialty cocktails for the upcoming "Tales of the Cocktail" event in New Orleans (Lauren Viera interview)
• A performace from West Side Story
• Chicago Live! Almanac
• Comedy from The Second City

Chicago Live! is recorded in front of a live studio audience at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Chicago Theatre's Downstairs Stage. After each show, the audience is invited to a 30-minute reception with the cast, crew and guests.

Tickets for the show are $20.
- Purchase online through Ticketmaster.com.
- Purchase on the phone through Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000.
- Purchase in person at the Chicago Theatre box office:

The Chicago Theatre (map)
175 N State Street
Chicago, Illinois 60601

Training Center Alum and Current Mainstage Cast Member, Edgar Blackmon, Gets Nod From WGN Radio

Edgar Blackmon is one of WGN's picks for 'Hot New Faces of Chicago Theater'. Edgar, calls himself 'A Second City Baby', since he only took classes with the SC Training Center. Check out this link for the whole article!

Eric Stonestreet talks about how improv has helped his acting career.

Eric Stonestreet, known for his role as Cameron Mitchell on Modern Family, discusses his career and the importance of improv in film acting. Read the article here.