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The Pinball Wizard’s a Winner
The Who’s Tommy – Paramount Arts Center
Jim Corti has directed yet another winning production and a cause for celebration, Aurora’s magnificently beautiful Paramount Theatre.
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The Confusing Symmetry of Living
A Map of Virtue – Cor Theatre
At once poetic and terrifying, enlightening and confusing, Erin Courtney’s perplexing Obie Award-winning play will be remembered as one
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Racism in the Halls of Ivy
Spinning into Butter – Eclectic Theatre
When one thinks about the effects and repercussions of racism and bigotry rarely do the hallowed, ivy-covered walls of a university or
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Drones in the Night
Push Button Murder – Side Project
Battling boredom and fatigue with video games and trivia challenges, Becky and Roy are two Air Force drone pilots chained to their
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Singed Clowns Waiting in the Wings
Burning Bluebeard – The Ruffians
Audiences flocking to the theatre these days seldom give thought to their personal safety. Even back at the turn of the century, only 30
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In English…the Language of Love
The Merry Widow – Light Opera Works
Franz Lehar’s delightful, somewhat melancholy confection hasn’t been seen at Light Opera Works since 2005, when Stacey Tappan, the
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Who Wears Short Shorts?
Pirates of Penzance – The Hypocrites
It sucks when you’re a slave to duty and you learn that your leap year birthday adds another 63 years to your apprenticeship with a band of
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Ten Lords A Leaping, Nine Ladies Dancing…
Cirque Dreams Holidaze – Chicago Theatre
A completely unique kind of entertainment for the holidays (or holidaze, if you will) has arrived in Chicago for a short visit. It’s part of a
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The Shoe Fits!
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella – Broadway in Chicago
Chicago area little girls will be polishing their glass slippers and heading into the Loop for this marvelous, magical, musical production. Charles Perrault’s beloved 17th
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Foul Play for the Holidays
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Goose – Raven Theatre
Back once more for another helping of holiday cheer, Raven’s alternative to Scrooge and the Nutcracker is a sweet treat, short in length but long on entertainment value.
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