Author: Colin Douglas
Just the Right Amount of Adventure
The Matchmaker – Goodman Theatre
“Isn’t the world full of wonderful things?” asks Cornelius Hackl, the 33-year-old chief clerk who’s suddenly broke
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Mary-Kate Olsen is in Love – The Comrades
Slumped on the sofa, tightly wrapped in a blanket, Grace realizes that her life hasn’t exactly turned out the way she’d
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The New Sincerity – Theatre Wit
Inside the stylish Manhattan loft apartment (beautifully detailed and designed by Adam Veness) that also doubles as a
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Blood Wedding – Lookingglass Theatre
Part of what’s often termed his Rural Trilogy, together with “Yerma” and “The House of Bernarda Alba,” Garcia Lorca’s
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D.O.A. – Strawdog Theatre
The air is thick with haze. The light is piercing and direct, creating dramatic shadows that reflect the sultry mood of the
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Cinderella: After the Ball – Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences
Once upon a time Cinderella slipped into a pair of fancy glass slippers, went to a ball at the palace and met her Prince
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Mai Dang Lao – Sideshow Theatre Company
Based upon a real life incident at a Kentucky McDonalds that made the news back in 2004, David Jacobi’s
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I’ve Got the World on a String – City Lit Theatre
The music of Harold Arlen was the highlight of certain Broadway musicals and some of the biggest classics of the
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42nd Street – Broadway in Chicago
In the breathtaking, highly-energetic opening number entitled “Audition,” the curtain raises just high enough for the
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Richard III – Gift Theatre
A somber young man sits alone, bemoaning this “winter of our discontent,” criticizing and scorning his brother’s
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