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The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

March 13, 2018 Comments Off on The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd – Theo Ubique

 

An eerie, morbidly melancholy organ fugue, played with flourish by Jeremy Ramey opens this jaw-dropping production. Suddenly a

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A Modern Twist on the Faustian Theme

March 12, 2018 Comments Off on A Modern Twist on the Faustian Theme

The Picture of Dorian Gray – Citylit Theatre

 

Paul Edwards’ world premiere adaptation of the Oscar Wilde classic continues this company’s

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Hitchcock Made Hilarious

March 12, 2018 Comments Off on Hitchcock Made Hilarious

The 39 Steps – BrightSide Theatre 

 

Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 man-on-the-run suspense thriller charges to life in this fast-paced

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Sibling Self-Sacrifice

March 10, 2018 Comments Off on Sibling Self-Sacrifice

You For Me For You – Sideshow Theatre Company

 

Two starving North Korean sisters share a ceremonial meal of tea and rice, each unselfishly trying to persuade the other to

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Cracked Southern Belles

March 7, 2018 Comments Off on Cracked Southern Belles

Plantation! – Lookingglass Theatre

 

Miss Lillian, the genteel, widowed Texan matriarch, has three lovely, but spoiled daughters. She’s gathered them together

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A Musical Morality Tale

March 6, 2018 Comments Off on A Musical Morality Tale

The Emperor’s New Clothes

 

The Marriott, up in Lincolnshire, has a history of producing some of the finest theatre in the Chicago area, and that goes

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But They’re Cousins

March 5, 2018 Comments Off on But They’re Cousins

Mary Stuart – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

Mary Stuart spent a large portion of her life imprisoned by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, a woman she never actually met in

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Reelin’ and Rockin’

March 5, 2018 Comments Off on Reelin’ and Rockin’

Hail, Hail Chuck: A Tribute to Chuck Berry – Black Ensemble Theatre

 

Jackie Taylor’s incomparable Black Ensemble Theater, one of this city’s finest and most reliable venues for consistently entertaining

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A Brother’s Touching Tribute

February 26, 2018 Comments Off on A Brother’s Touching Tribute

Steel Magnolias – Theatre at the Center

 

Robert Harling skipped his bar exam, upon completion of a law degree from Tulane University. He,

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Sex and Sock Puppets

February 26, 2018 Comments Off on Sex and Sock Puppets

Musical Therapy – Underscore Theatre Company 

 

Theresa, a couples therapist in Chicago, with her own personal problems in maintaining

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