Author: Colin Douglas
Inspired by a Magazine Photo
Miss Saigon–at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
Inspired by a Magazine Photo
Throughout its 18 years, the Nederlander’s Broadway in Chicago corporation has grown into one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country.
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast–Drury Lane Theatre
A Tale as Old as Time
Spectacular, opulent, breathtakingly genuine, colorful yet gritty, Drury Lane’s theatrical production of Disney’s 1991 animated musical hit is a definite must-see.
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Holiday Inn–Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre
It’s that time of year again when holiday entertainments blossom like poinsettias in every theatre around Chicago. Two years ago a “new”
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Wife Material–Underscore Theatre Company
Maybe it’s a gender bias. Perhaps it’s a generational issue. Probably it’s a little of both, but this new musical, that launches this company’s
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Frankenstein – Court Theatre
There are no less than three retellings of Mary Shelley’s groundbreaking horror classic currently playing in Chicago. Celebrating the
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Plainclothes – Broken Nose Theatre
Based on his own experiences as an undercover security guard for one of Chicago’s major retail department stores, playwright and co-
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The Snow Queen – Filament Theatre
There’s a chill in the air along with a generous sprinkling of magic that’s heralding change and the arrival of a new holiday season.
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This Bitter Earth – About Face
This bitter earth
Well, what a fruit it bears
What good is love
That no one shares?
And if my life is like the dust
That hides the glow of a rose
What good am I?
Heaven only knows
So wails vocal artist Dinah Washington on a melancholy, bluesy recording which one of the characters is listening to. He’s trying find
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Peter Pan – Mercury Theatre
It sometimes seems that there are as many versions of this beloved story, about the boy who never grew up, as there are stars in the sky.
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Neverland – Prop Theatre
Devised, inspired, guided and shaped by the company’s new Artistic Director, Olivia Lilley, the twelve member ensemble for this
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