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1776 and All That Jazz

November 17, 2014 Comments Off on 1776 and All That Jazz

The American Revolution – Adventure Stage

 

Everyone knows George Washington as this country’s first President, a man nicknamed “the Father of Our Country.” Very few folks, however,

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Expectations Surpassed

November 17, 2014 Comments Off on Expectations Surpassed

Great Expectations – Strawdog Theatre

 

It’s a wonderful surprise when a repeat viewing of an excellent production not only remains just as superb, but may actually exceed expectations

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A Ticket to Ride

November 15, 2014 Comments Off on A Ticket to Ride

Hellcab – Profiles Theatre

 

Will Kern’s annual favorite returns for another road trip through the Second City this holiday season. Set during an exhausting, 14-hour shift on

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An Elementary Tale

November 12, 2014 Comments Off on An Elementary Tale

Holmes and Watson – City Lit

 

Specializing in theatrical adaptations of great novels and noteworthy literature, City Lit is reviving Terry McCabe’s previously presented 2006

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For One Brief, Shining Moment

November 10, 2014 Comments Off on For One Brief, Shining Moment

Camelot – Drury Lane Oakbrook

 

When audiences recall this musical from 1960, the overstuffed, problematic follow-up to Lerner and Loewe’s brilliant, previous Broadway hit,

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A Celebration of Love

November 1, 2014 Comments Off on A Celebration of Love

The King and I – Marriott Theatre

 

Throughout this bewitching musical classic, based upon Margaret Landon’s historically-based 1944 novel, Anna and the King of Siam, all forms

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Smooth and Polished as Glass

October 29, 2014 Comments Off on Smooth and Polished as Glass

Titanic – Griffin Theatre Company

 

Because the audience already knows the sad, tragic conclusion to this show, the sight and sound of this large (and largely talented) cast of

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Blood and Guts and Glee in Ireland

October 29, 2014 Comments Off on Blood and Guts and Glee in Ireland

The Lieutenant of Inishmore

 

It all begins with a dead cat named Wee Thomas and two frantic Irish men shouting and blaming each other for what just happened. Donny and

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A Symphony of Horror

October 29, 2014 Comments Off on A Symphony of Horror

Nosferatu

 

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent, black and white, German expressionist film was the cinematic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 classic horror

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What Children’s Dreams May Come

October 27, 2014 Comments Off on What Children’s Dreams May Come

The BFG – Emerald City Theatre

 

One night, while sitting alone in her dark, dreary orphanage bedroom, little Sophie is suddenly snatched from her bed by a 24-foot giant with

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