Chicago Theatre Review
Magic to Do
The Tempest – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre
Spinning an irresistible, spellbinding tale of revenge and romance, nestled inside a world of surprise and spectacle,
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The Revel – House Theatre
Mount Olympus becomes the Appalachians, the countryside of Golden Era Greece is now a tiny, rural, Southern
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Dogfight – Boho Theatre
Bringing another exciting season to a close, their 11th, BoHo Theatre presents the Off-Broadway musical hit about a
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? – Redtwist Theatre
Loud, unrestrained laughter pierces the quiet exterior of the modest New England home of George, an associate
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The Producers – Nightblue
Winning a record-breaking twelve Tony Awards back in 2001, following a Chicago pre-Broadway tryout, Mel Brooks’
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Victor/Victoria – NightBlue
The old adage goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” One could also add that if it doesn’t improve upon the
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American Idiot – The Hypocrites
When I saw this musical on its first trip through Chicago, I was nervous. The “angry at the world” rock musical treats
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Geneva – Shaw Chicago Theatre
Originally presented in Poland in 1938, playwright George Bernard Shaw imagined a theatrical summit meeting,
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Jackson Browne at Ravinia
In my long career of concert going, I must admit somehow I have never seen Jackson Browne, though I have many of
Ending the Drought
The Rainmaker – American Blues Theatre
In N. Richard Nash’s poetic drama a drought is ravaging the nation during the Great Depression. The lack of rain
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