Friday, January 27, 2023
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Christina Anderson's new play “the ripple, the wave, that carried me home,†makes a richly worded argument that segregated swimming had an especially pernicious history.
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Satchmo is coming to town in the fall. “A Wonderful World" will have the songs and story of Louis Armstrong.
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There's so much that's new in this fresh Chicago production, and "Cabaret" is a musical that has taken some notably different directions before.
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On a gray January night in Chicago, is there any harm in rolling the dice on hearing such songs as “Nowadays†and “I Am My Own Best Friend?†What were you doing other…
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You get an original “Golden Girls†story that employs characters, famous bits and timeless schtick from the TV show from three decades ago.
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The Chicago Magic Lounge has been one of the most notable success stories of late on Chicago’s live entertainment scene.
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There's a brand new Brontë show at Lookingglass Theatre, another on Navy Pier, Austin Pendleton directing at Steppenwolf and a downtown "Les Miz" for starters.
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Broadway's typically slower winter season is set to be even quieter than normal, with only one production currently slated to open.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Frank Galati, a pivotal figure in Chicago theater, a Tony Award-winning Broadway director, a beloved longtime teacher at Northwestern University, and an ensemble member at both the Steppenwo…
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Chicago acting always deserves extra recognition; here were my favorite performances in theaters in the city and suburbs in the past year.
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Fans of "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" still will have fun, but Theo Ubique Theatre has done far better.
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What would the great American artist Jean-Michele Basquiat have achieved, how famous would he now be, had he not died of a heroin overdose in 1988 at the age of 27?
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:00PMIn a year of Chicago theater's recovery, he directed hit after hit, and he's a reigning authority on the work of August Wilson. That's all just for starters.
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This remains an important musical because of the originality of its thought, the strength of its score and its ability to hit such a chord with audiences.
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Vichet Chum’s world premiere is one of several recent plays looking at the struggles of immigrants trying to reconcile their past with their American present.
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In life, as God and Sondheim understand, we roll along whether or not we choose to do so merrily.
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If cirque is your thing, it may be best to wait for "Cirque Dreams Holidaze" or go see the terrific Cabaret ZaZou instead.
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She plays the alter-ego of the brilliant Adrienne Kennedy, a 91-year-old Black playwright finally on Broadway.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:30PMWas 2022 a normal year in Chicago theater? That depends, but there were some tremendous plays and musicals.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:45AMIn an era when many plays lack the kind of structure guaranteed to please an audience, “Georgiana & Kitty†is the very model of a well-made play.
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I vividly remember watching the piece in 2020 on my laptop in my kitchen, wishing for a family Christmas with then-absent members.
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The touring cast of the show is expected to include Montego Glover as the Witch, Stephanie J. Block as the Baker’s Wife.
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Friday, December 2, 2022
This new show is a smart, angry blast of Broadway talent. It abandons caution to the winds and really, really goes there, meaning wherever the heck Jordan E. Cooper wants.
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The pandemic was not kind to “KPOP,†the new Broadway show that aims to do for South Korean popular music much of what “Dreamgirls†did for Motown.
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Traditional musicals like this one typically reflect people trying their best in difficult circumstances and strive to leave audiences with hope.
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"The Island" is about a specific set of circumstances in the early 1970s, but its metaphors of inequity, power and oppression are timeless.
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Despite being 25 years old on Broadway and outlasting the childhoods of my kids, “The Lion King†still manages to amaze adults and children with its level of spectacle.
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