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Working It All Out, Soprano Style
All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare – Stage Left Theatre
I could not think of a better way to spend William Shakespeare’s B-day then seeing Stage Left’s production of “All’s Well That Ends Well”. It was a delightful birthday indeed!
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A Comedy Tonight!
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum – Porchlight Music Theatre
It’s hard to believe that this hysterical musical comedy has been around since 1962. The show features a book cowritten by Burt Shevelove
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After the Ball is Over
Lady Windermere’s Fan – Dead Writers Theatre
Most theatergoers are familiar with Oscar Wilde’s most famous work, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” but this, the playwright’s first
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A Cautionary Tale With Bite
Spring Awakening – Fearless Theatre
Originally banned from the boards during the late Victorian era, during which this play is set and was written, and even now is censored,
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Pets are People, Too
Red Handed Otter – Red Orchid Theatre
Paul and Donald, two security guards, sit in a small room, casually watching their surveillance monitors and listening to a particularly
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Music of the Soul
Sounds So Sweet – Black Ensemble Theatre
The Black Ensemble Theatre once again returns to what it does best: a musical revue of hit songs made famous by African American
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Sins of Our Fathers
An Issue of Blood – Victory Gardens Theater
While working on a very different script that explored Chicago’s Great Migration, playwright Marcus Gardley instead became inspired by
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Mindy Segal at the Bottom Lounge
-The CHICAGO HUMANITIES FESTIVAL (CHF) presents Chicago pastry chef MINDY SEGAL on WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22 at 7
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Fan Fiction Flatfoot
Badfic Love – Strange Bedfellows Theatre
Kyle, and his three buddies are devoted to and obsessed with searching the internet for bad fan fiction, with the goal of putting an end to it.
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Electricity!
Billy Elliot – Drury Lane Oakbrook
Although most of Chicago may have already seen this inspiring, heartfelt musical, either on Broadway or in the 2010 extended Chicago
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