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Searching For Identity
Trevor, the Musical – Writers Theatre
A new musical, which may even be Broadway bound, has opened in Glencoe. It’s significant for
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Machinal – Greenhouse Theatre
Trapped in the machine of contemporary American life, a Young Woman finds her life to be a living
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Shockheaded Peter – Black Button Eyes Production
In 1997 a bizarre, original 65-minute musical entertainment first found its light in Jolly old England.
Read MoreAn Exuberantly Defiant Summer of Love
Hair – Mercury Theatre
Wow! Has it been 50 years since that first summer of love? Well, once again the moon’s in the seventh
Read MoreA Reality Show and Tell
Last Dancer Standing (More Than Hip Hop) – Black Ensemble
Ten of the finest, most talented, accomplished dancers in the nation are competing on a televised
Read MoreOvercoming Her Blind Spot
In the Wake – The Comrades
In 2010, three years before her Tony Award-winning musical adaptation of Alison Bechdel’s graphic
Read MoreThe Herstory of the Riot Grrrls
Brave Like Them – Anout Face Theatre
Bikini Kill. Bratmobile. Sleater-Kinney. Heavens to Betsy. Excuse 17. Skinned Teen. If you’ve never
Read MoreA Gershwin-ner of a Show
An American in Paris – Broadway in Chicago
Two years ago this highly-anticipated stage version of the 1951 Gene Kelly/Leslie Caron musical film
Read MoreLela & Co. – The Story of a Woman’s Truth
Lela & Co. – Steep Theatre
What happens when the truth and the story are not the same?
Read MoreFill In the Words
They’re Playing Our Song – Brown Paper Box Company
Amidst two busy professional lives and careers, overflowing with hundreds of hit songs and
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