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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Adrian Aguilar Shows Star Power In Drury Lane’s Saturday Night Fever by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended Being at an age where I remember the 1977 [...]

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Monday, October 31, 2016

Suzanne Petri’s “Torch, Sass & Swing” Is A Rush Of Magic by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Chicago’s Rush Street has always had a reputation of being the [...]

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Chicago Cabaret Professionals 2016 Gala Proves The Art Form Is Alive and Well by Russell Goeltenbodt

By: Russell Goeltenbodt At the 18th Annual Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala held on October 16 [...]

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Friday, September 30, 2016

“Cole Porter 125” A Birthday Celebration” A Swell Party Is Was by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Being a singer who has been exposed to a variety of [...]

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

Susan Werner Takes Us For A Wonderful Musical Journey At The Auditorium Theatre by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt It is always refreshing to attend concerts that include a variety [...]

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Saturday, September 10, 2016

Drury Lane’s Stages A High Octane SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed By: Russell Goeltenbodt   Highly Recommended It is always refreshing to see musical theater and [...]

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Sunday, September 4, 2016

Marriott’s How To Succeed Climbs The Musical Ladder by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended  Reviewed By: Russell Goeltenbodt Climbing the corporate ladder is never an easy task. [...]

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Linda Reiter Is Extraordinary as Kennedy Matriarch “Rose” by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended/Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Most everyone knows the history of America’s 20th Century Camelot [...]

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Saturday, August 27, 2016

Linda Reiter Is Extraordinary as Kennedy Matriarch “Rose” by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Most everyone knows the history of America’s 20th Century [...]

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Monday, August 1, 2016

HERE YE, HERE YE! NEWSIES IS BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended  TheatreInChicago.com There are musicals that are constructed to have [...]

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Friday, July 1, 2016

Marriott’s “Man of La Mancha” Reimagines The Impossible Dream Brilliantly by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended As the musical Man of La Mancha opened at [...]

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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Live” The Battle of the Sexes Continues by Russell Goeltenbodt

  Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Throughout history, men and women have always been at odds defending their way of thinking, their ideas and their territory. In 199…

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Thursday, February 4, 2016

“Blacklisted: A Concert of Songs Made Famous by Blacklisted Artists” An American History Lesson by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Throughout history, the United States has managed to witness many politicians and their followers who had very narrow thinking and were bullies to push their…

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Sunday, January 24, 2016

Drury Lane’s BYE BYE BIRDIE Brilliantly Reinvents The Classic Musical by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt After seeing a revival of a famous Broadway show, it is great to recall the memory of seeing the show for the very first time. However, wh…

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Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Marriott’s SPRING AWAKENING Miraculously Breaks From Tradition by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt The Marriott Lincolnshire Theater decided to break away from their 36 year tradition of “the traditional feel good classic musical”; m…

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Saturday, December 19, 2015

“Baritones UnBound” Three Tenors Move Over by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended As a singer you learn to appreciate many varieties of music. I have been singing for various choirs and music groups for many years, and I…

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Saturday, December 5, 2015

BEAUTIFUL Is A Modern Masterpiece by Russell Goeltenbodt

Highly Recommended Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Growing up in the early 1970’s entering high school, I started putting together my music collection. One of the earliest records I purch…

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Friday, November 27, 2015

Goodman’s A CHRISTMAS CAROL Remains The Benchmark Of This Holiday Tradition by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended For the past 37 years The Goodman Theatre has annually brought Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” to its stage. To be hone…

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Sunday, November 8, 2015

Matt Raftery Shines In Drury Lane’s WHITE CHRISTMAS by Russell Goeltenbodt

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED REVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT For the last decade, theater has been run amok with our favorite holiday or more precisely Christmas films making the transition to the s…

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Friday, November 6, 2015

Marriott Theatre Creates an ELF For All Seasons by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt Highly Recommended When I saw the 2010 Movie of Elf with Will Farrell, I thought it was entertaining, fun, with a good story. However, Will Farrell’s portr…

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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Quest Theater Ensemble Presents “The Peoples; A Christmas Wish” A Magical Experience! by Russell Goeltenbodt

Last year when I saw the Quest Theater’s “A People’s Passion Play”, I was totally captivated and astounded by the talent and the uniqueness of the experience of the production. Being…

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Marriott’s “MARY POPPINS” It’s Still a Lovely Holiday with Mary! by Russell Goeltenbodt

he Marriott Lincolnshire Theater had a winning 2013 season with “Now and Forever, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber,  “South Pacific”, My One and Only, I Love Your Perfect, Now Change,…

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Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Carla Gordon is “Hotsy Totsy” as Sophie Tucker Returns as The Red Hot Mama by Russell Goeltenbodt

Sophie Tucker called Chicago her “second home. While performing in Chicago, Tucker heard ‘Some of These Days’ played by its composer, pianist Shelton Brooks. It was presented b…

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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Chicago Cabaret Professionals Gala “Singing Our Own Song” A Grand Night for Singing, Listening, and Enjoying! by Russell Goeltenbodt

Even though, it has been said that the art of cabaret is no longer a viable form of entertainment, Sunday’s CCP Gala at Chicago’s Park West proved these nay-say are very wrong. Chicago C…

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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Raven Stages a Masterful ‘TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL’ by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt: I never had the opportunity to see the movie “The Trip to Bountiful” in 1985. This film starring Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn, Richard Bradf…

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Friday, August 30, 2013

ON STAGE WITH…Chicago Music Legends : Judy Roberts and Greg Fishman, Frank D’Rone & Denise Tomasello by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed By: Russell Goeltenbodt The Auditorium Theatre at Roosevelt University brought together Chicago Cabaret legends for a beautiful, hot, captivating evening of music for the finale of …

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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Marriott’s “9 to 5 The Musical” The Power of Women Creating an Exciting Revolution to Corporate America by Russell Goeltenbodt

By Russell Goletenbodt: When seeing the 1980 movie “9 to 5” with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton, I thought it was entertaining and funny and wondered “Wow is it possible for…

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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Theo Ubique’s A COLE PORTER SONGBOOK Is Too Darn Hot!! by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed By: RUSSELL GOELTENBODT Chicago’s Theo Ubique Cabaret Theater production of “A Cole Porter Songbook” at Rogers Park’s No Exit Theater creates another night of beautiful musi…

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Monday, July 22, 2013

“Life is a Cabaret –The Words and Music of Kander and Ebb” Proves Scott Gryder Is A True Showman by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt: A few months ago, when I reviewed a few other cabaret shows, I noted that performing in a cabaret show is very different from performing in a concert. There…

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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Staying Alive with “The Australian Bee Gees Show” (A Multimedia Tribute Concert) by Russell Goeltenbodt

Reviewed by: Russell Goeltenbodt: While experiencing musical tributes or viewing a nostalgic tribute band, I always have to wonder if the performance will live up to the original performer o…

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Drury Lane’s BOEING BOEING Flies High by Russell Goeltenbodt

REVIEWED BY: RUSSELL GOELTENBOLT: Some of you may remember many of the movies during the 1960’s that focused on travel. Many women aspired to have the fantasy job of being a Flight Steward…

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Mar 07, 2024: Doubt - Todd Haimes Theatre
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