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You Gotta Have Friends

August 6, 2014 Comments Off on You Gotta Have Friends

Mike and Seth – Side Project

 

Bette Midler sang about them, NBC aired a popular, long-running sitcom with that title and a wise person once said that “a friend is someone

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A Heatwave of Talent

August 6, 2014 Comments Off on A Heatwave of Talent

The Marvelous Marvelettes – Black Ensemble Theatre

 

Destined to become one of Motown’s most famous girl groups, five high school teenagers from Inkster, Michigan entered a talent show in

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Biblical Proportions

August 6, 2014 Comments Off on Biblical Proportions

Salome – Ravinia

 

Recently, Chicago’s intimate storefront theatre, the Right Brain Project, offered a provocative, very creative production of Oscar Wilde’

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Back on the Road Again

August 4, 2014 Comments Off on Back on the Road Again

Hank Williams: Lost Highway – American Blues Theatre

 

After sold-out houses, last year’s critically successful bio-musical, which tells the story of one of music’s most influential, groundbreaking

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A Play About a Handkerchief

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on A Play About a Handkerchief

Othello – The Gift Theatre

 

Jealousy, revenge, ambition and bigotry all play a big part in Shakespeare’s early 17th century tragedy subtitled, “The Moor of Venice.” This

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To Play or Not to Play

July 18, 2014 Comments Off on To Play or Not to Play

The Qualms – Steppenwolf Theatre

 

Invited by Gary and Teri, newcomers Chris and Kristy are the first to arrive for the party at their hosts’ luxurious, high tech apartment within

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Spinning a Humble Classic into Magic

July 16, 2014 Comments Off on Spinning a Humble Classic into Magic

 

Charlotte’s WebEmerald City Theatre

 

Long before Harry Potter took over kids’ bookshelves as one of their favorite novels, E. B. White penned this charming story about what it

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Re-imagining Joan of Arc

July 16, 2014 Comments Off on Re-imagining Joan of Arc

The Shepherd’s Daughter Paradeigma Collective

 

Four women drift onto the tiny stage as a kind of Greek chorus, singing a mournful rendition of “Alouette,” the French children’s song about

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How Lucky You Are!

July 14, 2014 Comments Off on How Lucky You Are!

Seussical – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

 

Hot town: summer in the city, and Chicagoans are so lucky. This exciting metropolis is certainly no Second City when it comes to first-rate

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A Romantic Fantasy in Glorious Style

July 10, 2014 Comments Off on A Romantic Fantasy in Glorious Style

Brigadoon – Goodman Theatre

 

Guaranteed to produce a lump in the throat of any self-respecting Scot, the shrill, wailing skirl of bagpipes that opens this newly refreshed

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