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Thursday, November 6, 2025

This Is the Moment for Kokandy’s “Jekyll & Hyde” by Robert Eric Shoemaker

Jaw-dropping vocals breathe life into a melodramatic cult favorite.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, October 23, 2025

Dracula Sails Again in “Strange Cargo: The Doom of the Demeter” by Robert Eric Shoemaker

More than a few surprises lurk in this ship’s hold, a perfect spooky season treat from City Lit.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Friday, October 10, 2025

“Oak” Drips With Campy and Real-World Horror for a Small Town Black Family by Robert Eric Shoemaker

Raven Theatre’s production tells us where the monsters are and runs the other way.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Monday, September 15, 2025

Chicago’s New Golden Age of Magic by Robert Eric Shoemaker

A magic mansion with major funding enters a city where the art form already flourishes.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Camp Acts of Connection: A Review of “Amélie” at Kokandy Productions by Robert Eric Shoemaker

If you want that quirky smile, “Amélie” is a no-brainer.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, June 12, 2025

“What Risk There Is In the World”: Revising “An Iliad” at Court Theatre by Robert Eric Shoemaker

A stand-in for not only the "Iliad" poet Homer but every other writer and translator who has stepped into the epic shoes of this tale, Timothy Edward Kane as the Poet must create a tour-de-f…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 08:00AM

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