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What Makes Us Tick

September 26, 2016 Comments Off on What Makes Us Tick

Life Sucks – Lookingglass Theatre

 

If everything in our lives doesn’t go just as we expect or want it, the common cry is that Life Sucks. But does it really?

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A House Divided

September 26, 2016 Comments Off on A House Divided

The City of Conversation – Northlight Theatre

 

Henry James, the great American author, called Washington D.C. “the city of conversation” upon discovering that,

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Where Everybody Knows Your Name

September 22, 2016 Comments Off on Where Everybody Knows Your Name

Cheers Live on Stage – Broadway in Chicago

 

Mention the names of Sam Malone, Diane Chambers, Carla, Norm, Cliff and the Coach and almost everyone of a

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This Feast Made Me Nauseous

September 21, 2016 Comments Off on This Feast Made Me Nauseous

 

The Feast – Red Theater Chicago at the Den Theatre

I love the Red Theater and the idea it represents. Free theater, be a comrade, ask dangerous questions- all good. The idea of keeping theater free for all is a great and noble idea.

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It’s Love

September 20, 2016 Comments Off on It’s Love

Wonderful Town – Goodman Theatre

 

Two naive sisters pack up their dreams and a handful of belongings and leave the Buckeye State, landing in the Big

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Struggling in Stockholm

September 18, 2016 Comments Off on Struggling in Stockholm

Hand in Hand – Akvavit Theatre

 

This unique Chicago theatre company, whose mission is to find universal voices within the Nordic world, presents a

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A Head-on Collision With No Survivors

September 14, 2016 Comments Off on A Head-on Collision With No Survivors

Helldrivers of Daytona – Royal George Theatre

 

How did this new musical, with so many talented, creative artists attached to it, make it this far? Purported to be a

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A Universal Story of Love, Family and Support

September 14, 2016 Comments Off on A Universal Story of Love, Family and Support

In the Heights – Porchlight Theatre

 

It’s hard to imagine a more loving, honest and emotionally moving production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s successful,

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A Handful of Violence

September 14, 2016 Comments Off on A Handful of Violence

A Comedical Tragedy for Mister Punch – House Theatre of Chicago

 

Charlotte is a plucky little girl living on the streets of Victorian London, surviving however she can. One day, while

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Sibling Rivalry Gone Berserk

September 13, 2016 Comments Off on Sibling Rivalry Gone Berserk

True West – Shattered Globe Theatre

 

The third in Sam Shepard’s personal Family Trilogy, along with his “Curse of the Starving Class” and “Buried Child,”

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