Author: Colin Douglas
Bring on the Girls
La Cage aux Folles – Marriott Theatre
The glitz and glamor of St. Tropez, with all its sparkle and shine, stars in sequins and feather boas and talented chorines in drag, almost
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Book of Merman – Pride Films and Plays
With the phenomenal success of Trey Parker, Matt Stone and Robert Lopez’s cleverly written, irreverent and infectious musical comedy,
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Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 – The Other Theatre Company
Following the unthinkably violent incidents that occurred in the aftermath of Rodney King’s sadistic beating in California, stage and
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White Guy on the Bus – Northlight Theatre
Each Saturday Ray, an affluent, caucasian business man, shares a public bus with a single, African American mother named Shatique, in
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Rapture, Blister, Burn – Goodman Theatre
At some point in life, often in one’s middle age years, a person begins considering the road not taken, the life one could’ve chosen…but
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The Apple Family Plays: – Timeline Theatre
That Hopey Changey Thing
It’s November 2 in Rhinebeck, New York. The polls are about to close for the 2010 mid-term elections. Gathering around the dinner table
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The Apple Family Plays: – Timeline Theatre
Sorry
Two years have now passed since audiences visited the Apple family in “That Hopey Changey Thing” (reviewed separately). It’s very early
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Accidentally Like a Martyr – A Red Orchid Theatre
A gang of regulars, including a few middle-aged queens and a handful of slightly younger gay patrons, meet regularly at this “forgotten gay
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Princess Mary Demands Your Attention – Bailiwick Chicago
A young, gay African American named Amari realizes that his life is stagnating. Things begin to change, however, soon after he encounters
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The Selfish Giant – Chicago Childrens Theatre
Upon returning from a visit with relatives, a docile, loner of a Giant becomes annoyed when he finds children playing in his enormous
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