Monthly Archives: October 2014
Smooth and Polished as Glass
Titanic – Griffin Theatre Company
Because the audience already knows the sad, tragic conclusion to this show, the sight and sound of this large (and largely talented) cast of
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The Lieutenant of Inishmore
It all begins with a dead cat named Wee Thomas and two frantic Irish men shouting and blaming each other for what just happened. Donny and
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Nosferatu
F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent, black and white, German expressionist film was the cinematic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic horror
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The BFG – Emerald City Theatre
One night, while sitting alone in her dark, dreary orphanage bedroom, little Sophie is suddenly snatched from her bed by a 24-foot giant with
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Amazing Grace – Broadway in Chicago
Chicago’s become the go-to town for preBroadway tryouts. In this new, much-hyped Broadway bound world premier, with music and lyrics by
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Animal Farm – Steppenwolf for Young Audiences
In this scintillating, impossible to forget world premier by Althos Low (the pen name for Chicago’s adaptation development group, Shangai Low
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Parade – Boho Theatre Company
Leo Frank was, according to historical records and as judged by his portrayal in this 1999 Tony-winning musical, the innocent and tragic object
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Frederick – Chicago Childrens Theatre
The prolific artist and children’s author/illustrator Leo Lionni was a four-time Caldecott Award winner for, among others, his beautiful picture
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The Submission – Pride Film and Plays
Growing up in the projects becomes the subject of a hot, new play written by a lower middle-class, young black writer who has experienced all
Read MoreA Soiree of Drugs, Sex and Booze
The Wild Party – Bailiwick
Confirming every dark, stereotypical myth born out of Prohibition Era New York City, the Roaring Twenties must have been a den of evil
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