Author: Colin Douglas
Something From a Dream
The Bridges of Madison County – Brightside Theatre
When life feels so confining that it’s like being in a prison cell, and suddenly an opportunity presents
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Seize the Day
Newsies – Marriott Lincolnshire
Disney’s 2012 stage adaptation of their 1992 cult movie musical unexpectedly took Broadway by storm. The musical earned Tony and Drama Desk Awards for its
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Voodoo and Medea Combine
Marie Christine – Boho Theatre
BoHo Theatre is fast becoming one of the finest, most respected companies in Chicago. With every
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Pulchritude and a Second Chance
Akeelah and the Bee – Adventure Stage
A precocious 11-year-old girl named Akeelah Anderson lives on Chicago’s rough, gritty South Side.
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Memorializing a Tragedy
Upstairs: A Musical History – One-Eyed Puppy Productions
On June 24, 1973, which also happened to be the final day of Gay Pride Week in the Big Easy, as well as the fourth anniversary of the riots and uprising at the
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Good Vibrations
In the Next Room (or The Vibrator Play) – Timeline Theatre
Playwright Sarah Ruhl, one of America’s finest contemporary playwrights, is known for devising
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Give It Up, Greek Style
Lysistrata Jones – Refuge Theatre Project
As they say, Everything old is new again. A comedy written in Ancient Greece in 411 B.C. by the classical playwright Aristophanes has found a new
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A Musical Resistance Against Racism
The Black Renaissance – Black Emsemble Theatre
Black Ensemble Theater Founder and CEO Jackie Taylor is known for her exciting musical revues
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Whatever Happened to…
Evening at the Talk House – A Red Orchid
Anyone who’s ever been part of a closely knit social group, such as a theatre company, will strongly
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Just Plain Delicious Fun
Arnie the Doughnut – Lifeline Theatre
Laurie Keller’s deliciously imaginative series of beginning chapter books for young children, delightfully illustrated by the author, herself, is being
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