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Review: A Little Night Music (Writers’ Theatre)

Shannon Cochran as Desiree Arnfeldt, Little Night Music, Writers Theatre Glencoe       
      
A Little Night Music 

Written by Stephen Sondheim (music/lyrics) 
      and Hugh Wheeler (book)
Directed by William Brown 
at Writers’ Theatre, Glencoe  (map)
thru July 8 July 22  |  tickets: $35-$70   |  more info
       
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May 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Pirates of Penzance (Marriott Theatre)

Omar Lopez-Cepero and Patricia Noonan. Photo Courtesy of Peter Coombs and The Marriott Theatre.       
      
The Pirates of Penzance 

Written by Gilbert and Sullivan 
Directed by Dominic Missimi  
at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire (map)
thru June 10  |  tickets: $41-$49   |  more info
       
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April 15, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Pippin (Music Theatre Company)

Joey Stone as the Leading Player, in The Music Theatre's "Pippin", directed by Jessica Redish.       
      
Pippin

Music/Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
Book by Roger O. Hirson
Directed by Jessica Redish
Karger Center, 1850 Green Bay Road (map)
thru May 6  |  tickets: $40   |  more info
       
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March 31, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Marriott Theatre)

Brian Bohr as Joseph, Susan Moniz as The Narrator in JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, currently running through May 12 at Marriott Theatre’s Theatre for Young Audiences. (photo credit: Peter Coombs)       
      
Joseph and the Amazing
     Technicolor Dreamcoat  

By Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice 
Directed and Choreographed by Matt Raftery
at Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire (map)
thru May 12  |  tickets: $15   |  more info
       
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March 6, 2012 | 1 Comment More

Review: South Pacific (Broadway in Chicago)

A scene from Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific", directed by Sarna Lapine.       
      
South Pacific 

By Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II
Co-Authored by Joshua Logan
Directed by Sarna Lapine
Cadillac Palace Thtr, 151 W. Randolph (map)
thru Feb 26  |  tickets: $18-$85   |  more info
       
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February 16, 2012 | 1 Comment More

Review: Gypsy (Drury Lane Oakbrook)

GYPSY-Emily Leahy, Klea Blackhurst and John Reeger       
      
Gypsy 

Arthur Laurents (book), Jule Styne (music), 
and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics)
Directed by William Osetek
at Drury Lane Theatre, Oakbrook (map)
thru March 25th  |  tickets: $35-$46  |  more info
       
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January 27, 2012 | 2 Comments More

Review: In The Heights (Broadway in Chicago)

IN THE HEIGHTS North American Tour; North American Tour Cast (c) John Daughtry, 2011       
      
In the Heights 

Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda 
Book by Quiara Alegria Hudes
Directed by Thomas Kail
Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph (map)
thru Jan 15  |  tickets: $25-$75   |  more info
       
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January 12, 2012 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Addams Family (Broadway in Chicago)

Douglas Sills (Gomez) and Sara Gettelfinger (Morticia) in THE ADDAMS FAMILY.       
      
The Addams Family 

Book by Marshall Brickman, Rick Elice
Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa
Directed by Julian Crouch & Phelim McDermott
Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph (map)
thru Jan 1  |  tickets: $37-$100   |  more info
       
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December 28, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Top 10 Chicago plays of 2011

After covering nearly 600 productions this year, here are our picks of the best of the best. Bravo!!  FYI: The national website Huffington Post has kindly posted our choices on their Chicago page, which you can see here.

Clybourne Park, Steppenwolf Theatre One Step At A Time, en route Festen - Steep Theatre Chicago Shakespeare Theatre's "Follies" The Homosexuals - About Face Theatre
Timothy Edward Kane - Court Theatre An Iliad 003 Jackie and Me - Chicago Children's Theatre Momma's Boyz - Teatro Vista Court Theatre's "Porgy and Bess" stef-tovar-and-projections-by-john-boesche

 

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December 26, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: La Cage Aux Folles (Broadway in Chicago)

LES CAGELLES in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, book by Harvey Fierstein, choreographed by Lynne Page and directed by Terry Johnson. The production is playing at the Longacre Theatre, 220 West 48th Street. ©Joan Marcus       
      
La Cage aux Folles 

Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman 
Book by Harvey Fierstein
Directed by Terry Johnson
Bank of America Theatre, 18 W Monroe (map)
thru Jan 1  |  tickets: $32-$95   |  more info
       
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December 23, 2011 | 0 Comments More

Review: The Pirates of Penzance (The Hypocrites)

Zeke Sulkes and Robert McLean       
      
The Pirates of Penzance 

Written by Gilbert and Sullivan 
Directed by Sean Graney 
at Chopin Theatre, 1543 W. Division (map)
thru Jan 22  |  tickets: $28   |  more info
       
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December 2, 2011 | 0 Comments More
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