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All Hail the Queens
Six – Chicago Shakespeare Theater
Divorced. Beheaded. Died. Divorced. Beheaded. Survived. So goes the rhyme to help history students through the ages remember the order and fates of the six wives of Henry VIII. But in this recent import from London, the six queens get to tell their side of story. And it was an absolute blast.
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Another Helping of Cheesecake
The Golden Girls: The Lost Episodes, Vol. 2 – Hell in a Handbag
They say that everything old is new again, and that adage couldn’t be more apropos up at Mary’s
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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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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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Heaven on Their Minds
Jesus Christ Superstar – Lyric Opera
British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice back in 1970 to create a rock opera concept album
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People Come, People Go
Grand Hotel, The Musical – Kokandy Productions
In their relatively short, eight-year history, Kokandy Productions has presented a number of seldom-seen cult plays and musicals, all
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Oh, What a Beautiful Production
Oklahoma! – Marriott Theatre
To avid theatergoers, there’s nothing in the world quite so thrilling as hearing a breathtaking, carefully-crafted musical score
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Livin’ in Shame
L’imitation of Life – Hell in a Handbag
They say that everything old is new again and no adage could be more apropos in the case of this sidesplitting parody. In
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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd – Theo Ubique
An eerie, morbidly melancholy organ fugue, played with flourish by Jeremy Ramey opens this jaw-dropping production. Suddenly a
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Everybody Loves a Winner
Cabaret – Paramount Theatre
Halfway through the first act, Sally Bowles sings “Maybe this time, I’ll be lucky…everybody loves a winner.” Well, never fear: Paramount can boast another well-deserved victory. In
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