John C. Reilly will bring his show ‘Mister Romantic' to Steppenwolf this fall
The actor John C. Reilly will appear in September at Steppenwolf Theatre, the Chicago-based theater company said Thursday night.
The Chicago-born, DePaul University-educated actor-singer will bring his vaudeville-style show 'Mister Romantic' to the famed theater in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood on Sept. 13-14. The booking is part of an ad hoc tour for the respected artist, who gained fame in such movies as 'Chicago,' 'Boogie Nights' and 'Magnolia.'
In 'Mister Romantic,' which plays in New York this week and heads to London in the fall, Reilly and his band perform American musical standards in what is described as 'an experience of love, laughter, and longing.'
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