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Theater Review: TOOTSIE (North American Tour) by Marc Wheeler

SURRENDER (TO) DOROTHY Forty years ago, Dustin Hoffman lit up the silver screen as struggling actor Michael Dorsey in the gender-swapping, smash-hit comedy, Tootsie. Really, who can forget t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 5:55pm on April 28, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC (La Mirada Theatre) by Jordon Julien

YOUR HEART WILL BE BLESSED Maria, an Austrian novice nun in the late 1930s, has difficulty in dealing with the rigid lifestyle of her monastery in Salzburg. Her loving Mother Abbess sends he…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:00am on April 28, 2022☆⚑

Opera / Theater Review: FIDELIO (LA Phil, Deaf West Theatre, and LA Master Chorale) by James Julien

FAIR FIDELIO Fidelio is the sole opera written by Ludwig Van Beethoven. Inspired by an apocryphal story from the French revolution, it concerns Leonore, whose husband Florestan has been secr…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:37pm on April 27, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: TEATRO ZINZANNI: WISHES & DREAMS (Cambria Hotel in Chicago) by Stephen Best

HIGH FLYING ADORED Equal parts sassy and sexy, the latest version of the Teatro ZinZanni, aptly titled Wishes & Dreams, is bringing much needed fun back downtown to The Loop. Se…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 4:54pm on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY'S GREATEST HITS (North Coast Rep in San Diego/Solano Beach) by Milo Shapiro

NOTHING'S FORBIDDEN IN FORBIDDEN BROADWAY Musicals are dazzling, vibrant, larger than life…and accordingly, simply ripe for parody. Creator Gerard Alessandrini saw that opportunity in 1982…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:56am on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: MRS. DOUBTFIRE " THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY (Stephen Sondheim Theatre) by Gregory Bernard

DON'T DOUBT IT; THIS SHOW'S ON FIRE Third time's a charm. After a few preview performances, this $17 million musical, adapted from the hit film of the same name, shut down with all of Broadw…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:32am on April 25, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: CARMELA FULL OF WISHES (Chicago Children's Theatre) by Stephen Best

FAMILY FUN WITH A LATIN FLAIR Just in time for spring, the Chicago Children's Theatre is back in bloom. Returning to live, in-person productions, Carmela Full of Wishes is a charming t…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:53am on April 24, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL (North American Tour) by Stephen Best

SPECTACULAR! SPECTACULAR! If a high-kicking, visually spellbinding, toe-tapping night out is what you love in entertainment, have I got just the show for you. Even though the original openin…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:46pm on April 23, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: BIRTHDAY CANDLES (Roundabout Theatre Company at the American Airlines Theater) by Kevin Vavasseur

NOT ENOUGH LAYERS IN THIS BIRTHDAY CAKE In playwright Noah Haidle's new play Birthday Candles, currently running at the American Airlines Theatre, television star Debra Messing ages before o…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 1:30am on April 22, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: THE MINUTES (Studio 54) by Tony Frankel

THE MINUTES WILL LEAVE YOU SLACK-JAWED AND SPEECHLESS Superbly civic, the vast council chamber created by set designer David Zinn reeks of rectitude. Filling the stage at Studio 54 is a coff…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:55pm on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: THE LITTLE PRINCE (The Broadway Theatre) by Kevin Vavasseur

NOT SO LITTLE ANYMORE Once upon a time there was an aviator. One day, the aviator's plane crash landed in the Sahara Desert. The aviator survived but his plane was damaged. After landing, th…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 2:59am on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Off-Broadway Review: CYRANO DE BERGERAC (BAM Harvey Theatre in Brooklyn) by Gregory Bernard

GLORIOUS LANGUAGE AND A KISS TO REMEMBER Cyrano de Bergerac may be the most romantic, tragic love story to withstand the test of time. (Romeo & Juliet drops in comparison.) Written in 18…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:35am on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: THE PROM (North American Tour) by Stephen Best

TOE-TAPPING TUNES MAKE THE SHOW Dust off the Mylar balloons and wrist corsages Chicago, you only have one week to attend The Prom as part of its national tour. No smelly gymnasium o…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 3:03am on April 20, 2022☆⚑

Off-Broadway Review: HARMONY (Edmond J. Safra Hall at the Museum of Jewish Heritage) by Tony Frankel

PUT YOURSELF IN HARMONY'S WAY I can't remember the last time I have been so entranced with a new musical. And while Harmony may be having its New York premiere in the Off-Broadway house that…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 7:02pm on April 19, 2022☆⚑

Opera Tour Review: EDEN (Joyce DiDonato) by Stephen Best

SPRING IN BLOOM WITH JOYCE DiDONATO Spreading a message of harmony, love and environmental consciousness through opera, American lyric-coloratura mezzo-soprano, Joyce DiDonato, triumphantly …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 6:27pm on April 18, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: GOOD NIGHT, OSCAR (Goodman Theatre) by Stephen Best

HAYES'S HARRIED HIT "It'd be nice to please everyone but I thought it would be more interesting to have a point of view." The incomparable Oscar Levant is the subject of the latest premiere …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 10:57pm on April 17, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: WINNIE THE POOH: THE NEW MUSICAL STAGE ADAPTION (Mercury Theater Chicago) by Stephen Best

A WINNING WINNIE Just in time to join in the celebration of the 95th anniversary of the beloved children's character, the Mercury Theater is making a bold and comm…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 3:52pm on April 16, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: TAKE ME OUT (Second Stage's Hayes Theater) by Logan Harriott

PLAY BALL! Get your popcorn and peanuts and Cracker Jack. Grab your Empires pennant and Empires cap and maybe your Empires team jacket. Then head on down to the ballpark or, in this case, th…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 12:12am on April 16, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: TINA: THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL) by Cris Franco

TINA IS A HEAD-TURNER Two elements are vital to creating a hit bio-musical: great songs and a powerful life story. Tina, The Tina Turner Musical delivers both. Whereas some biographies requi…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 9:40pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: PLAZA SUITE (Hudson Theater) by Cris Franco

IT'S SUITE TO BE BACK AT THE PLAZA A night at the Plaza? With Hollywood royalty? I'm in, how about you? Thus we find three serio-comic tales of love, loss and betrayal all taking place in Su…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 9:26pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: SIX THE MUSICAL (Brooks Atkinson Theatre) by Cris Franco

WITH SIX YOU GET POWDER-KEG SOUL What if the six wives of one of history's bad boys, King Henry VIII,  formed a pop girl group and held a concert where they belted out tales of their supe…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 9:17pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY (Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles) by Tony Frankel

DOWN IN HARLEM Following the quirky, audacious Slave Play (see review) " the first show of Center Theatre Group's season at The Taper " the company has done a complete 180 with their product…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 9:01pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Theater Review: SEAN MASTERSON'S MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE (Chicago Magic Lounge) by Stephen Best

WIZARDRY ABOUNDS One of the real hidden gems in the Windy City's entertainment scene is the Chicago Magic Lounge. This stunning Art Deco theater is home to one of the most luxurious bars in …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 8:30pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: MJ THE MUSICAL (Neil Simon Theatre) by Cris Franco

THE KING OF POP IS NOW THE KING OF BROADWAY MJ (The Michael Jackson Musical) raises the bar for the bio-musical. Set in the rehearsal hall for Jackson's 1992 Dangerous World Tour, the story …

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 8:02pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑

Broadway Review: COMPANY (Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre) by Cris Franco

EVERYBODY RISE! Since its multi Tony Award-winning 1970 debut, COMPANY, the musical comedy exploring contemporary dating, marriage and divorce has been a favorite of singer-actors who relish…

SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 6:27pm on April 14, 2022☆⚑
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