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A JOB WELL DONE

Gayle November 7, 2017 Comments Off

J.B. – City Lit Theatre

Please allow me to step back in time for just a moment. We are heading back to the 5th century B.C. The main playwrights of the day include Euripides and Sophocles on the Greek Tragedy side. Aristophanes headed the Comedy side. These three men wrote over 240 plays. Each and every role was played by a man. The parts of women were played by younger men or boys.

Football and Phantoms

Colin Douglas November 4, 2017 Comments Off

Welcome to Jesus – American Theatre Company

Sound, shadows and sudden shocks of light spin a tension-filled tale that combines ghosts and

Something From a Dream

Colin Douglas November 4, 2017 Comments Off

The Bridges of Madison County – Brightside Theatre

When life feels so confining that it’s like being in a prison cell, and suddenly an opportunity presents

Seize the Day

Colin Douglas November 2, 2017 Comments Off

Newsies – Marriott Lincolnshire

Disney’s 2012 stage adaptation of their 1992 cult movie musical unexpectedly took Broadway by storm. The musical earned Tony and Drama Desk Awards for its

Voodoo and Medea Combine

Colin Douglas November 1, 2017 Comments Off

Marie Christine – Boho Theatre

BoHo Theatre is fast becoming one of the finest, most respected companies in Chicago. With every

Pulchritude and a Second Chance

Colin Douglas November 1, 2017 Comments Off

Akeelah and the Bee – Adventure Stage

A precocious 11-year-old girl named Akeelah Anderson lives on Chicago’s rough, gritty South Side.

Memorializing a Tragedy

Colin Douglas November 1, 2017 2 Comments

Upstairs: A Musical History – One-Eyed Puppy Productions

On June 24, 1973, which also happened to be the final day of Gay Pride Week in the Big Easy, as well as the fourth anniversary of the riots and uprising at the