Monthly Archives: November 2018
The Grandaddy of Holiday Stories
A Christmas Carol–at the Goodman Theatre
The Grandaddy of Holiday Stories
And, as it has been for the past 40 years, this show is everything. It’s what Christmas is all about, and we are so lucky to have it back in Chicago for another holiday season.
Read MoreSomething Old, Something New…
Familiar – Steppenwolf Theater
Danai Gurira’s most recent play, Familiar, gets its Chicago premiere at the Steppenwolf Theater this month.
Read MoreConfronting the Past, Dreaming of the Future
HeLa – Sideshow Theater Company
HeLa, a new play by J. Nicole Brooks, produced by the Sideshow Theater Company premiered at the Greenhouse Theater Center this weekend. The play weaves together three stories.
Read MoreTwice as Nice
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat–by Citadel Theatre
Twice As Nice
If you think you already know this show from seeing the countless productions of it that have already played in the Chicago area, a terrific holiday offering from Citadel may just possibly surprise you.
Read MoreGo, Go, Go, Go!
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat–at BrightSide Theatre
Go, Go, Go, Go!
If you think you already know this much-produced family musical, the current production at BrightSide Theatre may just surprise you.
Read MoreLoving in Illyria
Twelfth Night–at Writers Theatre
Loving in Illyria
There’s a lot of loving going on in the exotic fictionalized, coastal Kingdom of Illyria.
Read MoreJane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life
Mansfield Park–by Northlight Theatre
Jane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life
In Jane Austen’s third novel, following her more popular Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, a young girl from an impoverished family is sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. Fanny Price, who’s sweet, shy, sensitive and virtuous, must adapt to being the “poor relation” amidst the snotty aristocrats who live and visit the mansion.
Read MoreAbsolutely Over the Rainbow
The Wizard of Oz–by Paramount Theatre
Absolutely Over the Rainbow
Paramount Theatre has done it again! Each new production seems to top their previous offering, and that’s saying a lot.
Read MoreA New Christmas Pantomime
The Steadfast Tin Soldier–Lookingglass Theatre
A New Christmas Pantomime
We know it’s the holiday season at Lookingglass Theatre from the moment we enter the theatre. The act curtain has been transformed into a gigantic Advent calendar.
Read MoreInspired by a Magazine Photo
Miss Saigon–at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
Inspired by a Magazine Photo
Throughout its 18 years, the Nederlander’s Broadway in Chicago corporation has grown into one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country.
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