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Loving in Illyria
Twelfth Night–at Writers Theatre
Loving in Illyria
There’s a lot of loving going on in the exotic fictionalized, coastal Kingdom of Illyria.
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Mansfield Park–by Northlight Theatre
Jane Austen’s Novel Comes to Life
In Jane Austen’s third novel, following her more popular Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, a young girl from an impoverished family is sent to live with her wealthy aunt and uncle, Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram. Fanny Price, who’s sweet, shy, sensitive and virtuous, must adapt to being the “poor relation” amidst the snotty aristocrats who live and visit the mansion.
Read MoreAbsolutely Over the Rainbow
The Wizard of Oz–by Paramount Theatre
Absolutely Over the Rainbow
Paramount Theatre has done it again! Each new production seems to top their previous offering, and that’s saying a lot.
Read MoreA New Christmas Pantomime
The Steadfast Tin Soldier–Lookingglass Theatre
A New Christmas Pantomime
We know it’s the holiday season at Lookingglass Theatre from the moment we enter the theatre. The act curtain has been transformed into a gigantic Advent calendar.
Read MoreInspired by a Magazine Photo
Miss Saigon–at the Cadillac Palace Theatre
Inspired by a Magazine Photo
Throughout its 18 years, the Nederlander’s Broadway in Chicago corporation has grown into one of the largest commercial touring homes in the country.
Read MoreThe House Theatre of Chicago Brings in the Holiday Season with “The Nutcracker”
How do we grieve? Do we cry, screaming into the lonely darkness where someone will no longer stand? Do we hide, shriveling into the shadows of our hurt? How do we heal hurt that cannot be undone?
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The Safe House – City Lit Theater
The Safe House, premiering this month at City Lit Theater, focuses on Bridget, a young actress in 1982 returning to her family’s home in Lansing, Michigan, and her grandmother, Hannah.
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Disney’s Beauty and the Beast–Drury Lane Theatre
A Tale as Old as Time
Spectacular, opulent, breathtakingly genuine, colorful yet gritty, Drury Lane’s theatrical production of Disney’s 1991 animated musical hit is a definite must-see.
Read MoreAn Old-Fashioned Walk
Holiday Inn–Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theatre
It’s that time of year again when holiday entertainments blossom like poinsettias in every theatre around Chicago. Two years ago a “new”
Read MoreNot a Show For Everyone
Wife Material–Underscore Theatre Company
Maybe it’s a gender bias. Perhaps it’s a generational issue. Probably it’s a little of both, but this new musical, that launches this company’s
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