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Monthly Archives: October 2018

Bunnicula – Lifeline Theatre

Ever since Irish author Bram Stoker penned his 1897 Gothic novel, Dracula, countless other vampire stories have been inspired by the

The Lonesome West – Aston Rep

If acclaimed British playwright Martin McDonagh is to be believed, this remote village, nestled along the northern coast in County Galway,

The Adventures of Robin Hood – Adventure Stage

Adventure Stage has long been the home of premiere productions for children. The company has always cast exceptionally talented non-

Gypsy – Porchlight Music Theatre

Ever since Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim teamed up back in 1959 to create this “Musical Fable” that would forever

Les Innocents/The Innocents – (Re)Discover Theatre

Ironically, the dozen or so audience members climb the stairs or take the rickety elevator up to the fourth floor of a building, only to

Harry Truman and the Birth of Israel – Forum Productions and the Greenhouse Theater Center

In this world premiere, written by playwright, William Spatz (aka David Cohen), who’s an avid student of history, a Chicago

Frankenstein – Remy Bumppo Theatre

In this, the second recent Chicago production of a theatrical adaptation of Mary Shelley’s famous novel, we have a gorgeously

Zurich – Steep Theatre

Five short stories play out in a sleek, sterile-looking hotel room on the 40th floor of a Swiss hotel. Like most contemporary

WaistWatchers the Musical – Royal George Theatre

WaistWatchers is about a group of friends at a women’s gym, all of whom are trying to navigate their complicated lives while

Pippin – Mercury Theatre

There is a quiet moment near the beginning of Stephen Schwartz’s loosely-based historical musical during which Charlemagne