Back in 2021, I reviewed a widely reviled musical flop called “Diana, the Musical” on Broadway. Soon after I returned to Chicago, I found myself at Theo Ubique Theatre (now Theo Theatre) reviewing a show and talking to its voracious artistic director, Fred Anzevino . I recall the humorous conversation as going something like this:

“How was ‘Diana'”?

“Terrible. A total disaster aside from a few good songs.”

“Doesn’t matter. It’s about Princess Diana. I am going to stage it at Theo.”

Opening night for Anzevino’s long-awaited staging of “Diana” (music and lyrics by David Bryan and book by Joe DiPietro) arrived some four years later on Sunday night, but alas, Anzevino himself did not live to see it. The giant of tiny Chicago theater died during the rehearsal process. His co-director, B

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