Author: Colin Douglas
Bonding in the Bomb Shelter
We’re Gonna Be Okay – American Theatre Company
We’re seeing more post-apocalyptic plays these days, particularly as the political climate of the world around us grows increasingly tense and the Doomsday Clock moves closer to
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The Selfish Rich and Powerful
Pillars of the Community
Henrik Ibsen’s “The Pillars of Society,” written in 1877, adapted by Samuel Adamson, is interesting as a theatrical piece that reflects how Capitalism can become an all-consuming
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Home For the Holidays
The Humans – Broadway in Chicago
There’s no place like home for the holidays, or so the song promises. However, going home again or just getting together with your family for a special occasion, can often cause
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Old Friends
Merrily We Roll Along
George Kaufman and Moss Hart wrote a play with a very unusual, innovative structure. Their comic drama told the story of a playwright who’s hosting an opening
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Wheels of a Dream
Ragtime – Marriott Theatre
This is the musical Chicago has been waiting for and will be talking about for years to come. With our country currently in political upheaval regarding race relations and
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Behind-the-Scenes of History
Blind Date – Goodman Theatre
In the early 1980’s, during his second term of office, President Ronald Reagan observed the change
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Feudin’ and Fightin’
Hatfield & McCoy – House Theatre
The bullets fly, the blood freely flows and the feudin’ and fightin’ begins in The House Theatre’s newly-revised story from 19th century America. It’s a violent
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When Things Start Falling Apart
We the People: The Anti-Trump Musical – Flying Elephant Productions
Sean Chandler’s original new musical revue is basically a form of choral catharsis. It’s a song cycle, with music and lyrics by Leo Schwartz, that, for better or worse,
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Any Dream Will Do
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat – Drury Lane Oakbrook
It appears that Drury Lane Oakbrook has turned into Chicago’s venue of reinvention. Beginning with
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Loving a Man in Uniform
Yank: A WWII Love Story – Pride Films and Plays
It’s 1943 and WWII is raging in Europe. Stu is one of many scared Midwestern draftees to be called to serve.
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