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Something Wonderful

June 17, 2017 Comments Off on Something Wonderful

The King and I – Broadway in Chicago

 

After a bitter cold winter and a soggy wet springtime, Chicago’s summer bursts forth like

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Monkee Business at City Winery

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Micky Dolenz – City Winery 

Forever Monkee Micky Dolenz proved with his multimedia performance Wednesday night at City

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Make Them Hear You

June 6, 2017 Comments Off on Make Them Hear You

Ragtime – Griffin Theatre Company 

 

Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens’ epic musical, with a well-adapted book by Terrence McNally, is

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A Dark Chapter in American History

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Parade – Writers Theatre 

 

Leo Frank was, according to historical records, and as judged by his portrayal in this 1999 Tony-

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A Jewel of a Show

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Black Pearl: A Tribute to Josephine Baker – Black Ensemble Theatre 

 

Imagine if you could step back in time in order to marvel and enjoy the rise to fame of African

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Wings over City Winery

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Denny Laine – City Winery 

Ex-Wing Denny Laine and his band at City Winery Monday night was a must see for any fan of Wings and

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The Perfect Musical

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She Loves Me- Marriott Theatre 

 

In one of this season’s most highly anticipated productions comes a marriage made in heaven of what

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As Loverly as It Gets

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My Fair Lady – Lyric Opera 

 

Any production of Lerner and Loewe’s classic is always a treat. It’s a textbook example of the perfect

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The Razzle Dazzle of Criminals as Celebrities

April 29, 2017 Comments Off on The Razzle Dazzle of Criminals as Celebrities

Chicago – Drury Lane Oakbrook

 

For a show that’s been around for over four decades, Kander & Ebb’s Vaudevillian satire of the Windy City’s judicial

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Elizabethan Passion

April 27, 2017 Comments Off on Elizabethan Passion

Shakespeare in Love – Shakespeare Theatre 

 

Imagine if scholars suddenly discovered that the Bard had a muse who not only inspired him to write

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