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Wednesday, 30 October 2024 15:18

The Babes with Blades are a DREAM! A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

(L to R) Izis Mollinedo (they/she, Lysander), Cat Evans (any, Hermia), Kim Fukawa (she/her, Demetrius) and Patty Roache (they/them, Helena) in A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM from Babes With Blades Theatre Company, now playing through November 23 at The Edge Theater.
I’ve delighted in Babes with Blades since they began in 1997, and they are never more delightful than when slashing and sauntering their gender-flouting way through Shakespeare. Apt, that: MAGA really should condemn all the Bard’s works as rooted in cross-dressing! The Babes would thumb their noses at that, though!…
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Tuesday, 29 October 2024 14:29

Botanical Bedlam: Music Theatre Works' Little Shop of Horrors Thrills with Campy Delight!

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Alex Villaseñor (Audrey II puppeteer) and Jimmy Hogan in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS from Music Theater Works now playing at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts through November 17th.
Music Theatre Works’ Little Shop of Horrors, featuring music by Howard Ashman and a book and lyrics by Alan Menken, is the ultimate Halloween and fall musical for cult hit fans. This spooky, yet fun production captures the essence of the beloved story, making it a must-see for the season.…
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Tuesday, 29 October 2024 14:41

'Into the Woods' an Exciting Musical Fairytale Mashup at Chopin Theater

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Shea Hopkins as Cinderella’s Prince and Madison Kaffman as Cinderella, in "Into the Woods," at the Chopin Theatre through December 22.
I’ll admit it: I knew little about “Into the Woods” before seeing the new production at Chicago’s Chopin Theatre. I’m not particularly fond of the composer, Stephen Sondheim. I’d bailed early watching the 2014 film with Meryl Streep. So I challenged myself to find out why it is so popular.…
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Sunday, 27 October 2024 13:12

Pericles: Royal Shakespeare Company refreshes an obscure tale at Chicago Shakespeare Theater

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Zach Wyatt as Pericles, Leah Haile as Thaisa, and the company of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Pericles. Directed by RSC co-artistic director Tamara Harvey and running in Chicago Shakespeare’s Courtyard Theater October 20-December 7, 2024.
They do abuse the king that flatter him For flattery is the bellows that blows up sin These days, fireplace bellows tend to be a specialty item. But most of us know that blowing the hot air of flattery into leaders comes to no good. With the presidential election just…
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Thursday, 24 October 2024 11:51

Some Like It Hot sizzles at Cadillac Palace Theatre

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Leandra Ellis-Gaston (Sugar) and Matt Loehr (Joe) in Some Like It Hot at Cadillac Palace
In the midst of the bustle and busyness of several stunning song-and-dance routines in Some Like It Hot, beautifully directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw, we witness a transformation. Of course, transformation is what this show—and the classic Billy Wilder film on which it’s based—is all about. You know the…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 10:11

Review: Remy Bumppo's 'Dear Elizabeth' at Theater Wit

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(L to R) Christopher Sheard and Leah Karpel in DEAR ELIZABETH from Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, written by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Remy Bumppo Creative Producer Christina Casano, now playing through November 17, at Theater Wit, 1229 W. Belmont Ave.
What a treat to have two of Evanston-native Sarah Ruhl’s plays running concurrently at Theatre Wit. Alongside the Shattered Globe Theatre’s Midwest premier of Ruhl’s Becky Nurse of Salem is Remy Bumppo’s production of Dear Elizabeth. Directed by Christina Casano, this epistolary play has all the elements that make Ruhl’s…
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Wednesday, 23 October 2024 07:20

Deliciously wicked: Evil Perfect at Bramble Theatre Company tells a familiar story in a perfectly wicked way

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Danny Breslin_Evil Perfect by Spencer Huffman Bramble Theatre 2024
After completing my hundredth fan fiction about the same two characters defying all obstacles and falling in love, I took a moment to reflect as to why I come back to these stories. There is a comfort in a formulaic story line, the protagonists eliciting nostalgia, escapism, but when you…
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Monday, 21 October 2024 17:14

Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' at Brightside Theatre is the ultimate Halloween treat with just the right amount of bite!

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Dracula (Danny Parrott) and Mina (Caitlin Wolfe) in Bram Stoker's Dracula at Brightside Theatre
Brightside Theatre’s rendition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, adapted by Stephen Dietz, captivates from the opening scene to its climactic finale. Ever since the 1992 Francis Ford Coppola film with Gary Oldman, Bram Stoker’s Dracula has fascinated me. It was a delight to see Brightside Theatre’s cast and crew brilliantly capture…
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Sunday, 20 October 2024 11:07

Dante’s ‘Commedia Divina,’ Retooled by Conspirators, Delivers Epic Laughs at Otherworld Theatre

Plagued by dreams of suffering, a soul-searching Malady Traitor Greene (Christine Watt) seeks solace from Fr. Virgil (Corin Wilggins).
The early closing of the Conspirators’ 2023 production of “Commedia Divina,” proved useful, giving this …erm … highly original company an opportunity to retool “Commedia Divina” into a production worthy of Election Year 2024. I can’t claim I wasn’t warned. I mean, the very title is “Commedia Divina: It’s Worse…
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