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A Story of Love and Loss

November 6, 2016 Comments Off on A Story of Love and Loss

The Magic Play – Goodman Theatre

 

From a show bearing such a title, audiences will arrive expecting to see astounding prestidigitation, impossible

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A Promise Kept

November 6, 2016 Comments Off on A Promise Kept

Reprise – Adventure Stage

 

Just as the title of this play suggests, this very short run (which also includes several school performances during th

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A Groundbreaking Winner

November 4, 2016 Comments Off on A Groundbreaking Winner

Fun Home – Broadway in Chicago

 

Unlike most musicals, this five-time Tony Award winner, including 2015’s accolade for Best Musical, is a very

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A Sizzling Drama About Survival

October 29, 2016 Comments Off on A Sizzling Drama About Survival

East Texas Hot Links – Writers Theatre

 

Eugene Lee is known as a seasoned television, film and stage actor, who’s also written for every form of media.

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A Contemporary Period Thriller

October 25, 2016 Comments Off on A Contemporary Period Thriller

Resolution – Pride Films and Plays

 

It’s the holidays in the Big Apple. The year is 1892. Hannah and Jack are a loving, generously affluent couple,

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Madness Versus Sanity

October 24, 2016 Comments Off on Madness Versus Sanity

Pirandello’s Henry IV – Remy Bumppo

 

Who’s to say where sanity ends and madness begins? Written in 1921 by Nobel Prize winning playwright and autho

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Not Quite a Monster of a Show

October 24, 2016 Comments Off on Not Quite a Monster of a Show

Young Frankenstein – Lake Forest Theatre

 

Thanks to a burning dream and a lot of hard work by managing artistic director Steve Malone, Lake Forest now has a

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Memories and Mysteries

October 22, 2016 Comments Off on Memories and Mysteries

A Life Extra Ordinary – Gift Theatre

 

A lovely young woman named Annabel reminisces about her short life, traveling back and forth, between early

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In the Room Where It Happens

October 20, 2016 Comments Off on In the Room Where It Happens

Hamilton: An American Musical – Broadway in Chicago

 

Can there be anyone anywhere who hasn’t at least heard of this Broadway phenomenon? Getting tickets and actually

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Kate, the Queen Maker

October 18, 2016 Comments Off on Kate, the Queen Maker

The Last Wife – Timeline Theatre

 

With this current volatile, mudslinging political campaign thankfully winding down to its conclusion, among the issues

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