Friday, 16 December 2016 17:42
Pigpen's "The Hunter and the Bear" One of this Year's Best
Written by Ken Payne
PigPen’s “The Hunter and the Bear” is one of the best theatre productions of 2016. It’s really that simple. Staged at the state of the art, newly constructed, Writers Theatre in Glencoe, audience members are in for a unique experience that is as haunting as it is moving. The story…
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Friday, 16 December 2016 17:06
Mega-church Pastor Calls Down a Rain of Destruction on The Christians
Written by Bill Esler
A tragedy is unfolding at Steppenwolf Theatre, a good thing for audiences, less so for the denizens of Lucas Hnath’s The Christians. In this show, with powerful performances by Glenn Davis, Shannon Cochran, Tom Irwin and Robert Brueler, the show stopper is Jacqueline Williams’ marvelous turn in the role of…
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Monday, 12 December 2016 14:22
Lyric Opera of Chicago's "The Magic Flute" An Enchanting Experience
Written by Michaelle Bradford
Mozart’s The Magic Flute, now playing at the Lyric Opera of Chicago is an enchanting and charming performance - a perfect family outing especially for the holiday season. Based on Mozart’s final and majestic opera, The Magic Flute is a timeless tale of good versus evil, perseverance, and love conquering…
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Friday, 09 December 2016 10:42
“This Way Outta Santaland (and other Xmas miracles)" Is a Miracle All It's own
Written by Kimberly Katz
When Mitchell Fain, the star of David Sedaris's eight year long run of "Santaland Diaries" about a broke actor who lands a gig as a Macy's elf first begins his play with the opening lines of said show on a beautifully decked out and magically lit Christmas set - I…
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Friday, 09 December 2016 13:48
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: A Unique Experience
Written by Michelle Reidy
What makes theater so great is its ability to transport you to different worlds. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time opened on Wednesday night at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago and it successfully does just that, although where it transports you is not where you may have…
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Saturday, 10 December 2016 13:38
The RosenKranz Mysteries An Evening Full of Suspense and The Impossible
Written by Ken Payne
Richly set in the intimate Royal Cabaret Theatre, The Rosenkranz Mysteries: An Evening of Magic to Lift the Spirits is a magic show with its own unique twist, separating itself from the others with its unusual theme and creative adaptations of age old illusions and tricks. Dining tables surround the…
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Thursday, 08 December 2016 12:07
Sodnheim's "Sweeney Todd" to be performed at Paramount Theatre February 8th through March 15th
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AURORA, December 6, 2016 - Some call Sweeney Todd Stephen Sondheim's most perfect score, filled with ravishing beauty. Others describe this Victorian melodrama as a pitch-black comedy, filled with thrills and terrors. Many herald this musical about an English barber, who murders his customers with a straight razor and, with…
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Saturday, 03 December 2016 10:30
Underscore Theatre's Fun New Musical - Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera
Written by John Accrocco
Underscore Theatre and Harborside Films hearkens back to a simpler time, when the biggest national tragedy was a young Olympic figure skater getting clubbed in the knees. The year was 1994 and the world couldn't get enough of Tonya Harding versus Nancy Kerrigan. Some twenty-two years later, this scandal is…
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Sunday, 04 December 2016 20:16
Real Theater: See Why Winterset Won Best Play in 1935
Written by Bill Esler
Serious theatergoers may well want to see Maxwell Anderson’s Winterset, which in 1935 won the first New York Drama Critic’s Circle Award for Best Play. Specializing in mining historic gems, Griffin Theatre Company’s production at The Den Theatre gives it the full Monty. Though Winterset is a period piece, unlike…
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OAK BROOK, IL — Experience the novel come alive, as First Folio Theatre (Mayslake Peabody Estate, 31st St. & Rt. 83) presents the world premiere stage adaption of CAPTAIN BLOOD, opening Saturday, January 28, 2017 and running through February 26, 2017, with previews January 25-27. This action-packed adaptation of the…
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Tuesday, 29 November 2016 13:13
The Rip Nelson Holiday Spectacular Will Get You through the Holidays with Laughs and Compassion
Written by Kimberly Katz
Do you remember the holiday spectacular TV specials in the early 1980's? I do. They were a wacko mix of old timey singing groups mixed with the “hottest” stars of the day and all were decked out stage-wise in cheerful, colorful and yet, in retrospect, disturbing fake Christmas sets. Just…
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Sunday, 27 November 2016 16:11
The Fundamentals Takes Aim at What Ails America’s Service Workers and Their Bosses
Written by Bill Esler
Erika Sheffer’s The Fundamentals is a powerful tale of the struggles of a service industry worker. It is also a parable for our times. Director Yasen Peyankov has taken what we see all the time, and really shows it to us. The Fundamentals (at Steppenwolf Theatre) tells the story of…
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Tuesday, 22 November 2016 08:03
Lyric Opera's "Don Quichotte": An Eccentric and Endearing Opera
Written by Michelle Reidy
Opening in the town square of a small town in Spain, Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet tells the story of a somewhat delusional knight errant, his squire Sancho and their quest to retrieve the stolen necklace of Dulcinée in an effort to win her love and affection. Adventures with the…
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