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A Tale as Old as Time

November 13, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on A Tale as Old as Time

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast – Brightside Theatre

 

Just in time for the holidays comes a production of Disney’s beloved, must-see family musical to downtown

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A Holiday Treat

November 11, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on A Holiday Treat

Annie – Broadway in Chicago

 

Leapin’ lizards! Making another visit to the Windy City, to help usher in the holidays, Chicago welcomes this non-

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Turning the Shakespearean Tables

November 10, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on Turning the Shakespearean Tables

Shrewish – Artemisia Theatre Company

 

Accomplished, multitalented actress, director, theatre instructor and scholar, Barbara Zahora has taken one of William

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Favorite Stories Come to Life

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Another Snowy Day with Beatrix Potter & Friends – Chicago Childrens Theatre

 

Any young child, for whom books have been an important part of growing up, will no doubt be familiar with the

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A Promise Kept

November 6, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on A Promise Kept

Reprise – Adventure Stage

 

Just as the title of this play suggests, this very short run (which also includes several school performances during th

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A Deluge of Talent, A Flood of Entertainment

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Singin’ in the Rain – Marriott Theatre

 

In this era of adapting movies into theatrical productions, many have made the transition from film to stage with

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A Contemporary Period Thriller

October 25, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on A Contemporary Period Thriller

Resolution – Pride Films and Plays

 

It’s the holidays in the Big Apple. The year is 1892. Hannah and Jack are a loving, generously affluent couple,

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Madness Versus Sanity

October 24, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on Madness Versus Sanity

Pirandello’s Henry IV – Remy Bumppo

 

Who’s to say where sanity ends and madness begins? Written in 1921 by Nobel Prize winning playwright and autho

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Not Quite a Monster of a Show

October 24, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on Not Quite a Monster of a Show

Young Frankenstein – Lake Forest Theatre

 

Thanks to a burning dream and a lot of hard work by managing artistic director Steve Malone, Lake Forest now has a

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Memories and Mysteries

October 22, 2016 Reviews Comments Off on Memories and Mysteries

A Life Extra Ordinary – Gift Theatre

 

A lovely young woman named Annabel reminisces about her short life, traveling back and forth, between early

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