Chicago Theatre Review

Author: Colin Douglas

Inspired by a Magazine Photo

November 20, 2018 Comments Off on 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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A Tale as Old as Time

November 16, 2018 Comments Off on A Tale as Old as Time

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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An Old-Fashioned Walk

November 15, 2018 Comments Off on An Old-Fashioned Walk

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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Not a Show For Everyone

November 14, 2018 Comments Off on Not a Show For Everyone

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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A Breathtaking Multimedia Experience

November 14, 2018 Comments Off on A Breathtaking Multimedia Experience

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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Arresting Shoplifters Along the Miracle Mile

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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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Winter Doesn’t Last Forever

November 12, 2018 Comments Off on Winter Doesn’t Last Forever

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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What a Fruit It Bears

November 9, 2018 Comments Off on What a Fruit It Bears

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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A Two-Actor Extravaganza

November 8, 2018 Comments Off on A Two-Actor Extravaganza

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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A Peter Pan for Today

November 8, 2018 Comments Off on A Peter Pan for Today

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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