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135 stories by "Dennis Polkow"

Bells Are Ringing: A Review of Dennis DeYoung's "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" at Skylight Musical Theatre by Dennis Polkow

There are over thirty songs here that include anthems, arias, dances, choruses, duets and trios. The variety is eclectic and run the gamut with a well-assembled and powerful cast and ensembl…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on June 1, 2022

We Are All Refugees: A Review of "Fiddler on the Roof" at Broadway in Chicago  by Dennis Polkow

When Israeli actor Yehezkel Lazarov as Tevye intones the iconic line about villagers "trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune" without breaking one's neck, our gaze takes in the presen…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on May 20, 2022

Back to Do-Re-Me: A Review of The Sound of Music at Marriott Theatre by Dennis Polkow

"The Sound of Music" is, above all, a coming-of-age story.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on May 13, 2022

Forgetting to Ask for Directions: A Review of Quamino's Map at Chicago Opera Theater by Dennis Polkow

This one-act opera highlights a remarkable and largely-forgotten chapter of history: Blacks fighting in the Revolutionary War in exchange for their freedom.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 27, 2022

Getting the Red Light: A Review of Moulin Rouge! The Musical at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

"Moulin Rouge" is eye-popping. There are constant wows.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 25, 2022

Royal Return: A Review of SIX the Musical at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

The six wives of Henry VIII all performing together in a song and dance line on one stage and competing against one another.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 19, 2022

Battle Royal: A Review of The King and I at Drury Lane Theatre by Dennis Polkow

Mary Rodgers, late daughter of composer Richard Rodgers, thought "The King and I" was the best of the Rodgers and Hammerstein collaborations.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 13, 2022

Basket of Fun: A Review of Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps! at the Greenhouse Theater Center by Dennis Polkow

Former nun Mrs. Mary Margaret O'Brien is hosting bingo and quizzing and informing us about Easter traditions and trivia along the way.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 12, 2022

Stairway to Heaven: A Review of Paradise Square on Broadway by Dennis Polkow

The grand journey of the musical "Paradise Square" reached its culminating destination of a full-scale Broadway opening Sunday night.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 6, 2022

The Nearly Best of Times: A Review of La Cage Aux Folles at Music Theater Works by Dennis Polkow

This is an enjoyable production with a good cast of show voices.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 17, 2022

Thrilling Night at the Opera: A Review of Tosca at Lyric Opera by Dennis Polkow

This is a sumptuous and traditional production of "Tosca" visually with every inch of the cavernous stage filled with a three-dimensional, captivating set.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 15, 2022

Coming Home: How Fire Shut Up Will Liverman's Bones by Dennis Polkow

"Fire Shut Up in My Bones" is a multi-genre work and the first opera in the Metropolitan Opera in New York's history written by an African-American composer, jazz trumpeter and composer Tere…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 10, 2022

Hell of a Show: A Review of Hadestown at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

What Anaïs Mitchell has concocted is something quite remarkable.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 7, 2022

You Still Can't Stop the Beat: A Review of "Hairspray" at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

Its diverse audience knows exactly what "Hairspray" is and savors every familiar spritz.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on February 8, 2022

Sondheim's Final Score & Last Word: Chameleon Composer, Wordsmith of Wordsmiths by Dennis Polkow

Much of what has been said about Sondheim seems to only scratch the surface.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on January 27, 2022

No Bright Golden Haze on this Meadow: A Review of "Oklahoma!" at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

It's been eighty years since Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" first came sweepin' down the plain, but this staging sweeps those plains clean and restores a sense of the innovation and d…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on January 14, 2022

Holiday Affair: A Review of "Holiday Inn" at Drury Lane by Dennis Polkow

The 2014 musical "Holiday Inn" offers a stage version of the 1942 film, deleting some numbers and adding other better-known Irving Berlin songs.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on January 4, 2022

Through the Holiday Looking-Glass: A Review of "Becoming Santa Claus" at Chicago Opera Theater by Dennis Polkow

The kingdom where "Becoming Santa Claus" is set is far north. TThe sumptuous orchestral score is unabashed romanticism.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on December 15, 2021

Ghostly Comfort and Joy: A Review of "A Christmas Carol" at Goodman Theatre by Dennis Polkow

We watch Scrooge go through his familiar redemptive and restorative ritual with renewed interest.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on December 2, 2021

The World According to Garth: Returning to Chicago with Paradise Square, a Pre-Broadway Race Musical by Dennis Polkow

A conversation with Garth Drabinsky on his new show "Paradise Square" a musical about a pre-Civil War Irish/African-American neighborhood that existed in New York prior to the 1863 Draft Ri…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on October 28, 2021

Drunk With Slapstick: A Review of The Elixir of Love at Lyric Opera by Dennis Polkow

With its carefree and sunny demeanor, "Elixir" could not be more different than Verdi's "Macbeth," which opened the season the week before.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on September 28, 2021

Filling The Dance Card: Lyric Opera Welcomes New Roommate Joffrey Ballet to Refurbished Opera House by Dennis Polkow

"This is a partnership which we hope will have an indefinite future. For this house to be able to offer the city a regular diet of opera and ballet changes the feel of what the opera house r…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on July 6, 2021

Lifting the Veil on Valhalla: An Inside Look at Lyric's "Ring" Cycle by Dennis Polkow

"The piece is so rich that the most important thing for me to say is 'Once Upon a Time.'"

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 11:00am on March 24, 2020

Review: Oklahoma!/Lyric Opera by Dennis Polkow

When Renée Fleming was announced as Lyric Opera's creative consultant in December of 2010, she related that the company would have an "annual commitment to American musical theater" beginni…

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:48pm on May 6, 2013

Review: South Pacific/Marriott Theatre by Dennis Polkow

RECOMMENDED There is a lot of Richard Rodgers being heard around town this spring, from the rarely heard Rodgers and Hart "Pal Joey" at Porchlight and the first-ever Rodgers and Hammerstein …

SOURCE: Newcity Stage at 12:57pm on April 29, 2013
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