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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Out of the Closet and Into the Dark

February 28, 2015 Comments Off on Out of the Closet and Into the Dark

The Glass Protege – Glitterati Productions

 

Love, loss and what they aren’t wearing. This might sum up the first impression of British playwright Dylan Costello’s latest play, now

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Comedy Tonight!

February 27, 2015 Comments Off on Comedy Tonight!

Moon Over Buffalo – Jedlicka Performing Arts Center

 

Ken Ludwig is noted for his farces, comedies and the libretti for a handful of musicals. This particular comedy, remembered primarily as

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Millennials Looking for Love

February 26, 2015 Comments Off on Millennials Looking for Love

Next Thing You Know – Refuge Theatre Project

 

A brand new theatrical company has somehow managed to blossom in spite of this bitterly cold, snowy Chicago winter. Dedicated to

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We, the Jury, Find the Defendent…

February 24, 2015 Comments Off on We, the Jury, Find the Defendent…

The Trial of Moses Fleetwood Walker – Black Ensemble Theatre

 

It’s been shown that history often repeats itself. It’s also said that people can and should learn from the past. In a departure from her

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Honey, I’m Home!

February 24, 2015 Comments Off on Honey, I’m Home!

Edgar & Annabel – Poor Theatre

 

When Edgar returns home from work finding Annabel putting the finishing touches on dinner, the audience begins to sense that

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Glamorous Gluttony

February 21, 2015 Comments Off on Glamorous Gluttony

Marie Antoinette – Steppenwolf Theatre

 

Everyone knows at least some trivia about the notorious French Queen, reputed to have flippantly responded to the needs of her starving

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Womb for Rent

February 21, 2015 Comments Off on Womb for Rent

Samsara – Victory Gardens Theater

 

To what desperate lengths will a couple go in order to have their own child? With recent advances in science, that often seem like science

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Secrets and Lies

February 19, 2015 Comments Off on Secrets and Lies

Other Desert Cities – Citadel Theatre

 

From the beginning, director Mark Lococo’s sparkling production of Jon Robin Baitz’s play sizzles with a premonition of the emotion that’s

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Manhattan Transfer

February 18, 2015 Comments Off on Manhattan Transfer

Ordinary Days – BoHo Theatre Company

 

Warren has come to New York City to begin life as an artist. He’s snared an easy job apartment- and cat-sitting for an artist, but he’s been

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Stephen’s in the House

February 16, 2015 Comments Off on Stephen’s in the House

Sondheim on Sondheim – Porchlight Music Theatre

 

For the musical theatre aficionado and devoted fan of Stephen Sondheim, America’s premier composer and lyricist, Nick Bowling’s

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