Author: Colin Douglas
The Prince of Broadway
The Producers – Nightblue
Winning a record-breaking twelve Tony Awards back in 2001, following a Chicago pre-Broadway tryout, Mel Brooks’
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Victor/Victoria – NightBlue
The old adage goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” One could also add that if it doesn’t improve upon the
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Geneva – Shaw Chicago Theatre
Originally presented in Poland in 1938, playwright George Bernard Shaw imagined a theatrical summit meeting,
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The Rainmaker – American Blues Theatre
In N. Richard Nash’s poetic drama a drought is ravaging the nation during the Great Depression. The lack of rain
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Peter and the Starcatcher
A dozen actors enter through the mist onto Scott Davis’ deceptively simple set, virtually an empty stage adorned with
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The Lyons – Aston Rep
As Ben lies in his hospital bed facing death, his wife Rita relaxes in a chair, facing away from him, casually browsing
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Glory Days – Refuge Theatre Project
Four best friends from high school reunite on an empty football field a year after they’ve gone on to the colleges of
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The Price – Timeline Theatre
Sometimes a theatergoer attends a play, produced by a topnotch company, confident that he’ll be impressed by what
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The Jacksonian – Profiles Theatre
Nothing can really prepare audiences for the bizarrely fascinating, twisted, darkly humorous story that’s unfolding at
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October Sky
Following the success of their 2012 musical, “Hero,” which also had its world premiere at the Marriott Lincolnshire
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