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Monthly Archives: September 2015

Steinbeck’s Classic Comes to Life

September 29, 2015 Comments Off on Steinbeck’s Classic Comes to Life

East of Eden – Steppenwolf Theatre

 

Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck considered his 1952 novel, inspired by the Bible story of Cain and Able,

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A Knockout of a Show

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Sucker Punch – Victory Gardens Theatre

 

Victory Gardens’ 41st season opens with a real wallop. Roy Williams’ 2010 drama about young British black athletes

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Islamophobia

September 26, 2015 Comments Off on Islamophobia

Disgraced – Goodman Theatre

 

A recent Tony Award nominee for Best Play, Ayad Akhtar won both the Obie Award and the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for

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Keeping Up With the Capulets

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Farewell My Friend: The Romance of Romeo and Juliet – (Re)discover Theatre

When it comes to a play as well known as Romeo and Juliet, the challenge for modern artists is finding a way to

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The Saddest Guy

September 25, 2015 Comments Off on The Saddest Guy

Funnyman – Northlight Theatre

 

Chick Sherman is a former Vaudeville comic, now attempting to restart his career years later. He’s been reduced to

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Everything’s Up to Date

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Oklahoma – Paramount Arts Center

 

To avid theatre goers, there’s nothing quite so thrilling as hearing a beautiful, carefully-crafted piece of music being

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Magic to Do

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The Tempest – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

Spinning an irresistible, spellbinding tale of revenge and romance, nestled inside a world of surprise and spectacle,

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Tragedy in the Mountains

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The Revel – House Theatre

 

Mount Olympus becomes the Appalachians, the countryside of Golden Era Greece is now a tiny, rural, Southern

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Next Stop: Viet Nam

September 18, 2015 Comments Off on Next Stop: Viet Nam

Dogfight – Boho Theatre

 

Bringing another exciting season to a close, their 11th, BoHo Theatre presents the Off-Broadway musical hit about a

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Get the Guests

September 17, 2015 Comments Off on Get the Guests

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Redtwist Theatre

 

Loud, unrestrained laughter pierces the quiet exterior of the modest New England home of George, an associate

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