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Scenes of Confrontation

March 18, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Scenes of Confrontation

truth and reconciliation – Sideshow Theatre Company 

 

This U.S. premiere of debbie tucker green’s 2011 epic play is a collective search for justice in the

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Unrequited Love at Lyric Opera

March 16, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Unrequited Love at Lyric Opera

Eugene Onegin – Lyric Opera 

 

Lyric Opera of Chicago leaves us wanting more as it closes out the Grand Opera portion of its

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Recreating Comedy From the Fabulous 50’s!

March 12, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Recreating Comedy From the Fabulous 50’s!

Moon Over Buffalo – BrightSide Theatre 

 

In the second offering of BrightSide Theatre’s sixth season, we return to the fabulous, more innocent

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A Touching, Tearful Story

March 9, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Touching, Tearful Story

Hedwig and the Angry Inch – Broadway in Chicago 

 

Be warned: This may not be the sort of entertainment that will appeal to every taste. Audiences who

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No Exit

March 9, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on No Exit

The Source – Route 66 Theatre Company 

 

John-Paul Sartre’s 1944 existentialist one-act, “No Exit,” locks three people in a room, which is

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A Ship of Fools

March 7, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Ship of Fools

Heartbreak House – Shaw Chicago 

 

In the final production of the company’s 23rd season, ShawChicago, under the director of Robert Scogin, presents George Bernard Shaw’s only full-length play written during the war years. Published

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A Child’s Journal Springs To Life

March 6, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on A Child’s Journal Springs To Life

The Year I Didn’t Go to School – Chicago Children’s Theatre

 

Back in 2002, children’s author/illustrator Giselle Potter composed a much-loved picture book that’s

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They Like to Move It, Move It!

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Madagascar—A Musical Adventure – Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences 

 

Following a typical day of crowd-pleasing performances at the Central Park Zoo, Marty the zebra is

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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…

March 2, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on It Was a Dark and Stormy Night…

A Wrinkle in Time – Lifeline Theatre 

 

Specializing in presenting exciting dramatic adaptations of notable literature for all ages, or “Big

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Something Unspoken

February 24, 2017 Reviews Comments Off on Something Unspoken

The Columnist – American Blues Theatre

 

This Spring, the talent of Chicago-born playwright and screenwriter David Auburn, a Tony and

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