Monday, 19 February 2024 12:45
What you need to know about Mozart's Requiem
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Lyric Opera of Chicago will present two performances of Mozart's Requiem for the first time in the company's history on March 22 and 24, 2024. These special events also represent a first for Lyric Music Director Enrique Mazzola, who will be conducting his first Mozart work for North American audiences. The creation of this…
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Tuesday, 20 February 2024 10:33
Review: 'The Magic Flute' at Goodman Theatre
Written by Betsy Schmitt
Mozart’s masterpiece, and one of the world’s most frequently performed operas, The Magic Flute, is given a modern-day makeover in award-winning director and writer Mary Zimmerman’s production of The Matchbox Magic Flute, now playing at The Goodman Theatre on its Owen stage. In this world-premiere production, Zimmerman has adapted the…
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Tuesday, 20 February 2024 11:31
Incredibly Powerful 'Topdog/underdog' Shines in Invictus' New Home at Windy City Playhouse
Written by Bill Esler
Invictus Theatre’s smashingly good Chicago production of Susan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog” brings us a dark comedy that is both gripping and layered. This Tony winner for its current Broadway revival incorporates all the qualities of a well-written play, steadily unfolding details of the brothers who share a derelict apartment—the plaster is…
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Monday, 19 February 2024 13:22
Review: Young People’s Theatre of Chicago’s 'The Diary of Anne Frank’ at Greenhouse Theater Center
Written by John Accrocco
It’s been almost 80 years since the publication of Anne Frank’s Diary, and yet it remains one of the most significant personal accounts of the Holocaust on record. Though ‘The Diary of A Young Girl’ is a well-established work of young adult literature, it continues to be challenged by parents…
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Monday, 19 February 2024 13:12
BACK TO THE FUTURE: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Chicago
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Lead producer Colin Ingram together with Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale, the creators of the Back to the Future film trilogy, and Broadway In Chicago are thrilled to announce the 2022 Olivier Award-winning Best New Musical, BACK TO THE FUTURE: The Musical will come to Chicago as part of its upcoming season package. The Broadway and West End hit…
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Monday, 19 February 2024 13:08
Trap Door Theatre presents: Nana, Opening Thursday, April 11th 2024
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Trap Door Theatre is thrilled to close its 30th anniversary season by celebrating the past with a reimagining of our hit production of Nana. Adapted for the stage from Emile Zola's scandalous novel by Olwen Wymark, Nana will be directed by Resident Choreographer Miguel Long, and Nicole Wiesner, who originated the role of Nana in 2002. Nana will play April…
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Wednesday, 14 February 2024 12:37
Cirque Du Soleil’s first-ever acrobatic performance on ice, CRYSTAL, returns to Chicagoland area
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Cirque du Soleil's CRYSTAL – a one-of-a-kind production that brings the circus arts to the ice for the very first time, returns to NOW Arena (5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates) from March 22-24, 2024. Tickets are available for purchase online at cirquedusoleil.com/crystal. With seven jaw-dropping traditional circus acts all thrillingly adapted for Cirque du Soleil's…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 12:31
Congo Square's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED is On Sale
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Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce that individual tickets for the Chicago premiere of Congo Square Theatre Company's HOW I LEARNED WHAT I LEARNED, August Wilson's autobiographical show will go on sale tomorrow, Friday, February 16. Ticket prices will range from $45.00 to $65.00 with a select number of premium…
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Saturday, 17 February 2024 14:59
Alex Edelman’s ‘Just for Us’ at Steppenwolf unbelievably funny and painfully relevant
Written by Bree Samani
Imagine being Jewish and attending a White Nationalists meeting undercover. Sounds crazy, right? In the award-winning comedian Alex Edelman’s acclaimed Broadway Solo Show, Just for Us you get to hear the story of how Edelman does the unthinkable by putting himself in an extremely uncomfortable situation among White Supremacists. It…
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Sunday, 18 February 2024 12:12
Review: Blade Runner in Concert at Auditorium Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
Blade Runner Live? Don’t worry, it’s not a musical adaptation of Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi classic. It’s the inaugural film in The Auditorium Theater’s new series, Auditorium Philms, in which five films will be live scored by the Chicago Philharmonic. Performances are scheduled throughout the year and include a special…
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Saturday, 17 February 2024 14:03
Review: 'The Band's Visit' at Writers Theatre
Written by John Accrocco
There are but a few evenings in life that can ultimately change your destiny, David Yazbek’s The Band’s Visit tells the story of one such evening in the lives of those residing in a small Israeli town. When a lost bus drops off an Egyptian Police Band, a community offers…
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Thursday, 15 February 2024 13:52
Broadway in Chicago’s 'GIRL FROM THE NORTH COUNTRY' Features Standout Vocalists and Touching Story
Written by Lauren Katz
“May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung May you stay forever young May you stay forever young” For many,…
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Court Theatre culminates its "Oedipus Trilogy" with a captivating production of "Antigone," marking an exhilarating conclusion. For those who witnessed the illuminating "Oedipus Rex" and the soulfully performed "Gospel at Colonus," the profound experience of "Antigone" brings a bittersweet moment of reflection. A fitting finale to the house of Oedipus.…
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