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Sunday, 16 March 2025 12:35

Teatro La Plaza teams up with Chicago Latino Theatre Alliance for wonderful production of Hamlet at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Jaime Cruz in Teatro La Plaza's Hamlet, in which a group of young performers with Down syndrome take the stage in a lively theatrical experience blending Shakespeare's text with personal anecdotes from their lives.
Ser o no ser   esa es la cuestión We are all familiar with Shakespeare’s iconic line: to be or not to be; famous enough that it doesn’t need the projected English supertitles to be recognized. This adaptation of the celebrated play is written and directed by Chela De Ferrari, in…
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Sunday, 09 March 2025 01:05

Luck Be a Lady Tonight: A Rollicking Review of Music Theater Works’ 'Guys and Dolls'

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(L to R) Adam Raso, Callan Reed, Andrew Freeland, David Geinosky and Peter Ruger in GUYS AND DOLLS, from Music Theater Works, now playing through March 30 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie.
Following a string of successful shows, Music Theater Works has once again hit the jackpot with their 2025 season opener, Guys and Dolls. This delightful production is currently wowing audiences at the North Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts. With infectious tunes and clever lyrics by…
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Saturday, 01 March 2025 16:25

Citadel’s I and You Delivers a Dynamite Story that Closes with a Knockout

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(l-r) Amia Korman and Jay Westbrook in 'I and You' at Citadel Theatre.
Prolific, and routinely recognized as being one of the most produced playwrights in the country, Lauren Gunderson’s range is as impressive as the quality and popularity of her work.  Inspiration for her plays often springs from things she loves, with history and science at the top of the list.  They…
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Wednesday, 26 February 2025 12:28

Review: Titus Andronicus at Redtwist Theatre

(L to R) Madelyn Loehr (Bassianus), Caroline Kidwell (Lavinia), Anne Sheridan Smith (Titus), Philip C. Matthews (Lucius), Sabine Wan (Marcus) and Joshua Servantez (Saturninus) in TITUS ANDRONICUS from Redtwist Theatre, adaptation by Artistic Director of Development Dusty Brown, Caroline Kidwell and Jordan Gleaves is directed by Dusty Brown, now playing through March 30.
Do not bring the kids to TITUS ANDRONICUS; it has 14 killings, 9 of them on stage, 6 severed members, 1 rape (or 2 or 3, depending on how you count), 1 live burial, 1 case of insanity and 1 of cannibalism – an average of 5.2 atrocities per act.…
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Sunday, 16 February 2025 16:11

Creepy-Crawly Circus Magic: OVO Dazzles at NOW Arena!

Creepy-Crawly Circus Magic: OVO Dazzles at NOW Arena!
I’ve never seen Cirque and have always longed to. It was SO worth the wait! Here’s what I saw: Color. And light. And color. And music (Berna Ceppas Composer and Musical Director) – or sound, any road -- Sound Designer Jonathan Deans says, “I need the audience to know they…
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Saturday, 22 February 2025 15:35

Review: ‘Hedda Gabler’ at The Artistic Home at The Den Theatre

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Brookelyn Hebert in 'Hedda Gabbler' at The Artistic Home at Den Theatre.
‘Hedda Gabler’ has mystified audiences for generations, as this was certainly Ibsen’s intention when creating this endlessly fascinating character. The Artistic Home transforms the Den Theatre into 1890s Norway for their production of Irish playwright Mark O’Rowe’s 2015 adaptation of ‘Hedda Gabler’. Under Monica Payne’s direction, this contemporary-voiced retelling is…
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Saturday, 22 February 2025 10:59

Get It While It’s Hot: Waitress now serving at Paramount Theatre

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(from left) Kelly Felthous plays Dawn, Michelle Lauto is Jenna and Teressa LaGamba plays Becky, in Paramount Theatre’s Waitress, the first Chicago-area production of this hit Broadway musical, with music and lyrics by Grammy winner and Tony nominee Sara Bareilles.
Sugar, butter, flour…beneath the flaky layers and buttery crusts of pies lay these three simple ingredients. They’re mixed and blended together to form the foundation of endless possibilities to what it could become, pecan, blueberry, or apple pies, cutie pies, sweetie pies, or humble pies. It’s nice to remember that…
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Monday, 17 February 2025 15:24

A new "cult" classic: Missy Mazzoli's The Listeners comes to Lyric Opera, Mar 30

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A new "cult" classic: Missy Mazzoli's The Listeners comes to Lyric Opera, Mar 30
Do you hear it? The haunting hum of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's The Listeners will transfix audiences at Lyric Opera of Chicago from March 30 to April 11, 2025. Conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola and presented in the world-premiere production of Lileana Blain-Cruz revived by Mikhaela Mahony, The Listeners is a theatrical…
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Thursday, 20 February 2025 12:57

'Clue' The Hilarious Whodunit Brings Mystery Mayhem to CIBC Theatre

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The Company of the North American tour of CLUE.
I’m not a fan of board games. I’ve never finished a full game of Monopoly. Risk? No, thanks. But Clue? I’ve loved it since I saw the ‘80s film version as a kid. And ever since, the movie and the game have been inseparable and intertwined in my mind. The…
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