Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

The Classic Story On Stage

August 21, 2015 Comments Off on The Classic Story On Stage

Dirty Dancing – Broadway in Chicago

 

Back for another visit to Chicago, this time starring Hubbard Street’s own Christopher Tierney as hunky dancer

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Worthy of the Journey

August 19, 2015 Comments Off on Worthy of the Journey

The Rise and Fall of Little Voice – No Stakes Theatre Project

 

It’s always exciting when a brand new company braves the odds and bursts forth onto an already-crowded Chicago

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An Enchanted Evening Awaits in Evanston

August 17, 2015 Comments Off on An Enchanted Evening Awaits in Evanston

South Pacific – Light Opera Works

 

For fans of Musical Theatre’s Golden Age, a rare opportunity has arrived this summer to experience an exquisite

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An Absurdist Gay Porn Dance Pop Musical

August 16, 2015 Comments Off on An Absurdist Gay Porn Dance Pop Musical

Stanley in the Name of Love – New Colony

 

“In the beginning there was nothing. And it was boring.” So begins this original, madcap musical that explores a

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The Heat is On in Saigon

August 11, 2015 Comments Off on The Heat is On in Saigon

Miss Saigon – Jedlicka Performing Arts Center

 

While Jedlicka Performing Arts Center has been around for quite a while, its 33rd season may be opening with one of

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Bathhouse Betty

August 11, 2015 Comments Off on Bathhouse Betty

Bette, LIVE at the Continental Baths – Hell in a Handbag

 

Back in 1970, a buxom beauty with a halo of blazing red curls and a personality and vocal power to fill a stadium,

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Being Bi-Coastal

August 9, 2015 Comments Off on Being Bi-Coastal

Boy From Oz – Pride Films and Plays

 

In PF&P’s biggest, splashiest production to date, Director David Zak and Musical Director Robert Ollis have teamed

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A Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

August 7, 2015 Comments Off on A Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The Judas Kiss – Dead Writers Theatre

 

David Hare’s 1998 drama is about the relationship, scandal and subsequent betrayal of gay, Irish author/playwright

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The Art of Making Art

July 31, 2015 Comments Off on The Art of Making Art

[title of show] – Brown Paper Box Theatre Company

 

Plays and musicals that illustrate how art is made aren’t as plentiful as one might expect. Sondheim’s “Sunday in the

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Magic to Do

July 31, 2015 Comments Off on Magic to Do

Pippin

 

There is a quiet moment near the beginning of Stephen Schwartz’s historically-based musical during which

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