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An Exuberantly Defiant Summer of Love

August 4, 2017 Comments Off on An Exuberantly Defiant Summer of Love

Hair – Mercury Theatre 

 

Wow! Has it been 50 years since that first summer of love? Well, once again the moon’s in the seventh

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A Reality Show and Tell

August 1, 2017 Comments Off on A Reality Show and Tell

Last Dancer Standing (More Than Hip Hop) – Black Ensemble 

 

Ten of the finest, most talented, accomplished dancers in the nation are competing on a televised

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A Gershwin-ner of a Show

July 28, 2017 Comments Off on A Gershwin-ner of a Show

An American in Paris – Broadway in Chicago 

 

Two years ago this highly-anticipated stage version of the 1951 Gene Kelly/Leslie Caron musical film

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Welcome to the Renaissance

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Something Rotten – Broadway in Chicago 

 

Several years ago, brothers Karey and Wayne Kirkpatrick, had a clever idea for a musical comedy.

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Moody Blues

July 1, 2017 Comments Off on Moody Blues

Moody Blues – Ravinia 

 

On a beautiful Friday evening, we were treated to not just a concert but a theatrical event showcasing

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The Bridges of Madison County

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The Bridges of Madison County – Marriott Theatre

 

When life feels so confining that it’s like being in a prison, and then suddenly an opportunity presents

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Bitterness, Loneliness and Longing

June 23, 2017 Comments Off on Bitterness, Loneliness and Longing

Jacques Brel’s Lonesome Losers of the Night – Theo Ubique 

 

Nine years ago artistic director Fred Anzevino and translator Arnold Johnston collaborated to create a

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Cheesecake, Anyone?

June 22, 2017 Comments Off on Cheesecake, Anyone?

The Golden Girls: the Lost Episodes – Hell in a Handbag 

 

Transported back from the mid-1980’s come that fabulous female foursome, Dorothy, Rose, Blanche

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The Red Rocker Rocks Ravinia

June 20, 2017 Comments Off on The Red Rocker Rocks Ravinia

Sammy Hagar – Ravinia

 

What else is there to do on a beautiful Monday evening than go to Ravinia and enjoy another great concert while

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Another Whale of a Production

June 18, 2017 Comments Off on Another Whale of a Production

Moby Dick – Lookingglass Theatre  

 

After dazzling local audiences, winning multiple awards, touring the country and astounding everyone

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