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Film Noir Live on Stage

March 16, 2016 Comments Off on Film Noir Live on Stage

D.O.A. – Strawdog Theatre

 

The air is thick with haze. The light is piercing and direct, creating dramatic shadows that reflect the sultry mood of the

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Girl Power Comes to Storybook Land

March 15, 2016 Comments Off on Girl Power Comes to Storybook Land

Cinderella: After the Ball – Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences

 

Once upon a time Cinderella slipped into a pair of fancy glass slippers, went to a ball at the palace and met her Prince

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You Deserve a Break Today

March 14, 2016 Comments Off on You Deserve a Break Today

Mai Dang Lao – Sideshow Theatre Company

 

Based upon a real life incident at a Kentucky McDonalds that made the news back in 2004, David Jacobi’s

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Songs of Love and Loss

March 12, 2016 Comments Off on Songs of Love and Loss

I’ve Got the World on a String – City Lit Theatre

 

The music of Harold Arlen was the highlight of certain Broadway musicals and some of the biggest classics of the

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Go Into Your Dance!

March 10, 2016 Comments Off on Go Into Your Dance!

42nd Street – Broadway in Chicago

 

In the breathtaking, highly-energetic opening number entitled “Audition,” the curtain raises just high enough for the

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The Winter of Our Discontent

March 9, 2016 Comments Off on The Winter of Our Discontent

Richard III – Gift Theatre

 

A somber young man sits alone, bemoaning this “winter of our discontent,” criticizing and scorning his brother’s

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Norwegian Story Theatre

March 9, 2016 Comments Off on Norwegian Story Theatre

Nothing of Me – Akvavit Theatre

 

In the Midwestern premiere of what’s being called “a post-modern ghost story,” written by Norwegian playwright

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The Droll Dentist of Devon

March 8, 2016 Comments Off on The Droll Dentist of Devon

You Never Can Tell – ShawChicago

 

In an English seaside town, a five-shilling dentist named Valentine finishes pulling a tooth, while entertaining

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There’s a New Sheriff in Town

March 7, 2016 Comments Off on There’s a New Sheriff in Town

Heathers: the Musical – Kokandy Productions

 

What’s a teenage girl to do when she’s suddenly and unexpectedly courted and given a makeover by the most popular

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Violence and Betrayal in Belfast

March 5, 2016 Comments Off on Violence and Betrayal in Belfast

In a Little World of Our Own – Irish Theatre

 

Amidst the tense, turbulent world of Northern Ireland’s ongoing strife between Protestants and Catholics, three

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