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Monthly Archives: April 2018

Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling

April 28, 2018 Comments Off on Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling

The Explorers Club – Citadel Theatre

 

Poking fun at the exclusive gentleman’s club, that curiously insular, 19th century English institution, Nell Benjamin’s hilarious Victorian

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People Come, People Go

April 28, 2018 Comments Off on 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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Hock-a-doo!

April 27, 2018 Comments Off on Hock-a-doo!

Memphis – Porchlight Music Theatre

 

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts will be rockin’ and shakin’ for the next couple of months with the

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And the Band Played On

April 22, 2018 Comments Off on And the Band Played On

33 to Nothing – A Red Orchid Theatre

 

Grant James Varjas’, whose “Accidentally, Like a Martyr” was produced by A Red Orchid Theater three years ago, has penned an

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A Comedy That Bites Back

April 22, 2018 Comments Off on A Comedy That Bites Back

The Doppelganger (An International Farce) – Steppenwolf Theatre

 

When questioned as to how this particular play evolved, Chicago and New York playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach replied that it

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Oh, What a Beautiful Production

April 22, 2018 Comments Off on 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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Starting Over

April 19, 2018 Comments Off on Starting Over

Lettie – Victory Gardens Theatre 

 

Boo Killebrew’s dramatic story about a young woman surviving the odds, and earnestly trying to

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One Enchanted Evening in Oakbrook

April 19, 2018 Comments Off on One Enchanted Evening in Oakbrook

South Pacific – Drury Lane Oakbrook 

 

For fans of Musical Theatre’s Golden Age, a rare opportunity has arrived this spring. Head out to

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Laughter is the Best Medicine

April 19, 2018 Comments Off on Laughter is the Best Medicine

Hay Fever – ShawChicago

 

Best described as a marriage of high farce and a comedy of manners, Noel Coward’s 1925 play was

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Phone Rings, Door Chimes

April 17, 2018 Comments Off on Phone Rings, Door Chimes

Company – Mercury Theatre 

 

In Mercury Theater’s grand opening and premiere production of their brand, spanking new Venus

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