Chicago Theatre Review
A Great Love Begins with a Great Story
The Illusion -Right Brain Project
This theatre company kicks off their 10th season with a play that literally plunges its audience into darkness, much like its main character.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Strawdog Theatre
Jules Verne’s 1870 sci-fi classic, was subtitled “An Underwater Tour of the World.” More scientifically accurate than his Journey to the Center of the Earth and more exciting than his Around the World in 80 Days, this book remains one of Verne’s most popular novels, even to this day. Originally serialized in a popular French magazine, it tells the adventurous story of French Professor Arronax, his devoted young servant and assistant, Conseil and Ned Land, a Canadian whaler, all of whom are rescued at sea and held captive aboard Captain Nemo’s extraordinary submarine, the Nautilus. Their adventures take them around the world beneath the surface of the seven seas.
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The Illusionists—Witness the Impossible – Broadway in Chicago
The word “amazing” is so overused these days that it hardly holds any meaning. But for a show that’s, as the dictionary defines the word,
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The Full Monty – Kokandy Productions
The sad state of the economy and how unemployment impacts the life of the average Joe provides the conflict in many recent stories.
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First Wives Club – Broadway in Chicago
With the amount of money and talent being poured into this bound-for-Broadway musical, one would expect an exciting show that sends
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Jesus Christ Superstar – Theo Ubique
Director Fred Anzevino has once again put his own distinctive, Theo Ubique touch on a musical that’s often produced as a big, sprawling,
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Angry Fags – Pride Films & Plays
Gay bashing, unfortunately, has affected most of the LGBT population in some way. One would think that in this age, when a person’s
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Really, Really – Interrobang Theatre Project
In the early morning hours following an unbridled campus kegger, what appears to be just another “normal” weekend unfolds. Seven
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Rumors – BrightSide Theatre
Continuing in their 4th season devoted to celebrating friends and family, this little Naperville gem brings audiences another comedy by
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Heat Wave – Cold Basement Dramatics
In 1995 the Midwest endured one of the most severe bouts of intense heat ever experienced, since the record-breaking temperatures set in
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