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Once – Paramount Theatre

It’s simple perfection. There’s nothing more to be said about Paramount Theatre’s current version of 2012’s eight time Tony Award-

Jesus Christ Superstar – Lyric Opera

British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber teamed up with lyricist Tim Rice back in 1970 to create a rock opera concept album

The Explorers Club – Citadel Theatre

Poking fun at the exclusive gentleman’s club, that curiously insular, 19th century English institution, Nell Benjamin’s hilarious Victorian

Grand Hotel, The Musical – Kokandy Productions

In their relatively short, eight-year history, Kokandy Productions has presented a number of seldom-seen cult plays and musicals, all

Memphis – Porchlight Music Theatre

The Ruth Page Center for the Arts will be rockin’ and shakin’ for the next couple of months with the

33 to Nothing – A Red Orchid Theatre

Grant James Varjas’, whose “Accidentally, Like a Martyr” was produced by A Red Orchid Theater three years ago, has penned an

The Doppelganger (An International Farce) – Steppenwolf Theatre

When questioned as to how this particular play evolved, Chicago and New York playwright Matthew-Lee Erlbach replied that it

Oklahoma! – Marriott Theatre

To avid theatergoers, there’s nothing in the world quite so thrilling as hearing a breathtaking, carefully-crafted musical score

Lettie – Victory Gardens Theatre

Boo Killebrew’s dramatic story about a young woman surviving the odds, and earnestly trying to

South Pacific – Drury Lane Oakbrook

For fans of Musical Theatre’s Golden Age, a rare opportunity has arrived this spring. Head out to