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Welcome to the 60’s

June 9, 2018 Comments Off on Welcome to the 60’s

Hairspray – BrightSide Theatre 

 

“The Nicest Kids in Town” are teasing their hair, singing and dancing up a storm while striking a blow for equal rights in BrightSide Theatre’s latest production, a bang-up, non-stop 

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A Glimmer of an Idea

June 7, 2018 Comments Off on A Glimmer of an Idea

Burnham’s Dream: The White City – Lost and Found Productions 

 

In 1893, Chicago was awarded the much sought-after contract to present the World’s Columbian

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Desert Storm

June 5, 2018 Comments Off on Desert Storm

The Opportunities of Extinction – Broken Nose Theatre

 

While not a particularly unique mission statement for a theatre, Broken Nose strives to “create work that is accessible and engages the

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Falling Between the Cracks

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Neverwhere – Lifeline Theatre

 

One night Richard Mayhew, a young Scottish office worker, discovers Door, an injured young woman lying alone on the street, covered in

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A Classic Comes to Life

June 4, 2018 Comments Off on A Classic Comes to Life

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Lookingglass Theatre 

 

Concluding their 30th Anniversary season with a big splash, Lookingglass Theatre brings to life one

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Swimming Against the Current

June 2, 2018 Comments Off on Swimming Against the Current

Bull in a China Shop – About Face Theatre

 

While traveling in China, Mary Woolley writes to her lover, Jeannette Marks, about being captivated

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In Praise of Women

May 28, 2018 Comments Off on In Praise of Women

A Little Night Music – Boho Theatre

 

Following the success of his concept musicals, “Company” and “Follies,” Stephen Sondheim went to work on his ninth show, adapting

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Fasten Your Seatbelts

May 27, 2018 Comments Off on Fasten Your Seatbelts

Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies – Velvet Fox Productions 

 

Regarded by many as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history, Bette Davis was known as

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Passing the Time While Nothing Happens

May 26, 2018 Comments Off on Passing the Time While Nothing Happens

Waiting for Godot – Chicago Shakespeare World Theatre

 

When the audience enters the Courtyard Theater auditorium, they find the heavily raked stage has been shortened, a few new rows of

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A Bundle of Joy

May 19, 2018 Comments Off on A Bundle of Joy

Cry It Out – Northlight Theatre

 

Molly Smith Metzler, a mother herself, wrote this cathartic, somewhat autobiographical play based on her own personal

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