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The Rhythm is Gonna Get You!
On Your Feet – Broadway in Chicago
Gloria Estefan, the wonderfully talented Cuban American singer, songwriter and actress, became known to the worl
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The Birds – Griffin Theatre
Neither Alfred Hitchcock’s horror cinematic masterpiece nor the short story by Daphne du Maurier, Connor
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Stick Fly – Windy City Playhouse
From the moment you see the lovely, detailed, Martha’s Vineyard home of the LeVay family, it seems all too perfect.
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Soon I will Be Invincible – Lifeline Theatre
Austin Grossman’s 2007 novel by the same gets the musical theater treatment at Lifeline Theatre. This
Read MoreNuns, Nazis and a Naval Captain’s Kids
The Sound of Music – Brightside Theatre
BrightSide Theatre, the pride of Naperville as its only professional theatre company, wrings down the curtain of its
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Abraham Lincoln Was a Fggt – About Face Theatre
Cal is a teenager passionately pursuing his theory that our 16th President was, for many reasons, not only one of our
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The Fantasticks – Light Opera Works
As the opening production of their 35th season, a fantastic achievement of its own, one of Chicago’s most reliable
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Love and Human Remains – Cor Theatre
A serial killer is stalking young women. He slaughters them and dismembers their bodies, striking terror all over the
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A Marvin Hamlisch Songbook – Theo Ubique
A music box has been opened and beautiful songs are pouring from it within the No Exit Cafe. This absolute treasure
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The Secret Garden – Court Theatre
A classic of the musical theatre, like this, one that’s timeless. Not only did “The Secret Garden” prove to be a popular
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