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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Are the Kids All Right?

June 21, 2014 Comments Off on Are the Kids All Right?

This is Our Youth – Steppenwolf

 

The problems that kids experience seem to stem from either poor parenting and guidance or they involve whatever the young people have

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Shoot to Kill

June 21, 2014 Comments Off on Shoot to Kill

Assassins – Kokandy Productions

 

Has our society become so insensitive to the sight of assault weapons and the frequency of gun violence that audiences are  able to enjoy

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Everybody Loves a Winner

June 18, 2014 Comments Off on Everybody Loves a Winner

Cabaret – Brightside Theatre

 

Despite a profusion of “Cabaret” productions within the past year, including yet one more Broadway revival, a trip to downtown Naperville

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Prepare Ye the Way of a Hit

June 17, 2014 Comments Off on Prepare Ye the Way of a Hit

Godspell – Marriott

 

It’s hard to believe that a musical that began life as a college thesis project only to become an Off-Broadway theatrical sensation almost 45

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A Devil of a Production

June 14, 2014 Comments Off on A Devil of a Production

Damn Yankees – Light Opera Works

 

Light Opera Works is known for presenting classic operettas and musicals in their original form, usually without script edits or musical cuts.

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Live TV Come Alive

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Laughter on the 23rd Floor

 

In the final production of their second season this young company, whose goal is to offer audiences “works diverse in subject, style and

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Accentuate the Positive

June 8, 2014 Comments Off on Accentuate the Positive

A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters

 

As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of D-Day Fred Anzevino’s jewel box of a cabaret theatre, intimately tucked inside Rogers Park’s No Exit

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A Portrait of an Oppressive Future

June 4, 2014 Comments Off on A Portrait of an Oppressive Future

Tyrant – Sideshow Theatre Company

 

In this premier of Kathleen Akerley’s stark and challenging visionary drama, stylishly co-directed by Megan A. Smith and the playwright

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Drag is the New Orange

June 4, 2014 Comments Off on Drag is the New Orange

Caged Dames – Hell In a Handbag

 

It’s official. Alert the public. Camp season is officially here! In a newly revised version of his 2006 hit, David Cerda has both improved and

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The Website That Cares

June 4, 2014 Comments Off on The Website That Cares

Ask Aunt Susan – Goodman Theatre

 

Once upon a time there were advice columns in most of the major newspapers. Women experiencing problems with their love lives or family

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