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Home For the Holidays

February 3, 2018 Comments Off on Home For the Holidays

The Humans – Broadway in Chicago

 

There’s no place like home for the holidays, or so the song promises. However, going home again or just getting together with your family for a special occasion, can often cause

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Old Friends

February 2, 2018 Comments Off on Old Friends

Merrily We Roll Along

 

George Kaufman and Moss Hart wrote a play with a very unusual, innovative structure. Their comic drama told the story of a playwright who’s hosting an opening

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Wheels of a Dream

February 1, 2018 Comments Off on Wheels of a Dream

 

Ragtime – Marriott Theatre 

 

This is the musical Chicago has been waiting for and will be talking about for years to come. With our country currently in political upheaval regarding race relations and

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Behind-the-Scenes of History

February 1, 2018 Comments Off on Behind-the-Scenes of History

Blind Date – Goodman Theatre

 

In the early 1980’s, during his second term of office, President Ronald Reagan observed the change

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Feudin’ and Fightin’

January 30, 2018 Comments Off on Feudin’ and Fightin’

Hatfield & McCoy – House Theatre

 

The bullets fly, the blood freely flows and the feudin’ and fightin’ begins in The House Theatre’s newly-revised story from 19th century America. It’s a violent

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When Things Start Falling Apart

January 28, 2018 Comments Off on When Things Start Falling Apart

We the People: The Anti-Trump Musical – Flying Elephant Productions

 

Sean Chandler’s original new musical revue is basically a form of choral catharsis. It’s a song cycle, with music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, that, for better or worse,

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Any Dream Will Do

January 27, 2018 Comments Off on Any Dream Will Do

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Drury Lane Oakbrook

 

It appears that Drury Lane Oakbrook has turned into Chicago’s venue of reinvention. Beginning with

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Loving a Man in Uniform

January 22, 2018 1 Comment

Yank: A WWII Love Story – Pride Films and Plays 

 

It’s 1943 and WWII is raging in Europe. Stu is one of many scared Midwestern draftees to be called to serve.

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A Career-Defining Performance

January 22, 2018 Comments Off on A Career-Defining Performance

Boy – Timeline Theatre Company

 

The story may be told with simplicity, but the subject matter is involved, complicated and filled with pain and heartbreak. Based upon a real case, Anna Ziegler’s play about a young

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Rogues and Roleplaying in Pennsylvania

January 21, 2018 Comments Off on Rogues and Roleplaying in Pennsylvania

The Antelope Party – Theatre Wit

 

There are an infinite number of secret clubs and congregations around America. They appeal to just

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