Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

The Prince of Broadway

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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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Living in the Shadows

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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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A Fancied Page of History

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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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Ending the Drought

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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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A Story That Soars Up to the Sky

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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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All in the Family

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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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Moving On…So What?

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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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Memories Explode in Manhattan

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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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Into the Darkness

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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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These Rocket Boys Soar

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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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