Thursday, July 31, 2014
In 1883, the company's first year, New York's Metropolitan Opera began to tour. These great overland voyages of ear-pleasing sopranos, colorful tenors and their trunks and accouterments, gre…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare's Globe at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★
THEATER REVIEWS: "Hamlet" by Shakespeare's Globe at Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:55PM[SHARE]If you were to see the Shakespeare's Globe "Hamlet" in dusty South Sudan, or in the tiny nations of Tuvalu or Nauru, or on St. Kitts and Nevis (maybe both if the touchy latter island decides…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Marvelous Marvelettes" at Black Ensemble Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Marvelous Marvelettes" at Black Ensemble Theatre ★★★ ... A…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:26PM[SHARE]At "Motown the Musical," written and authorized by Berry Gordy and now playing its final weeks in downtown Chicago, the legendary founder of Motown Records is painted as a big-hearted patria…
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REVIEW: "A Small Fire" at Steep Theatre ★★½
REVIEW: "A Small Fire" at Steep Theatre ★★½ Adam Bock's "A Small Fire" is only about 80 minutes long, but the chang…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Men Should Weep" by Griffin Theatre at Raven ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Men Should Weep" by Griffin Theatre at Raven ★★★★ ... Ena…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Othello" at Gift Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Othello" at Gift Theatre ★★★ ... Of all William Shakespeare's great tragedies, "Othello" i…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical" at Theatre at the Center ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical" at Theatre at the Center ★★…
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REVIEW: "The Qualms" from Steppenwolf Theatre Company ★★½
REVIEW: "The Qualms" from Steppenwolf Theatre Company ★★½ A world premiere black comedy asks: Why do …
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THEATER REVIEW: "Brigadoon" at the Goodman Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Brigadoon" at the Goodman Theatre ★★½ ... In certain, more cynical parts of Scotland, t…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Drury Lane Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at Drury Lane Theatre &…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Last Ship" at the Bank of America Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Last Ship" at the Bank of America Theatre ★★★ ... This is a heart…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Annapurna" at Profiles Theatre Alley Stage ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Annapurna" at Profiles Theatre Alley Stage ★★½ ... Darrell W. Cox, the star of…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Assassins" by Kokandy Productions ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Assassins" by Kokandy Productions ★★★ ... For a sense of how much a theater space…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Red Bull Flying Bach" at the Civic Opera House ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Red Bull Flying Bach" at the Civic Opera House ★★½ ... One rarely reads th…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Apes of Wrath" at Second City e.t.c. ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Apes of Wrath" at Second City e.t.c. ★★½ ... "Apes of Wrath," the new comedy revue a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:44PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Death of a Maiden" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Death of a Maiden" at Victory Gardens Theater ★★½ ... In 1990, the exiled w…
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THEATER REVIEW: "This is Our Youth" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "This is Our Youth" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★½ ... Written five ye…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Orville and Wilbur Did It!" by New Colony at Signal Ensemble Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Orville and Wilbur Did It!" by New Colony at Signal Ensemble Theatre &#…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Godspell" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Godspell" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★½ ... "Godspell" ha…
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THEATER REVIEW: "A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters" by Theo Ubique ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "A Musical Tribute to the Andrews Sisters" by Theo Ubique ★★ύ…
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REVIEW: "Carrie: The Musical" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★
REVIEW: "Carrie: The Musical" by Bailiwick Chicago ★★★ ... They came to poke fun at a girl who in…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Ask Aunt Susan" at the Goodman Theatre ★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Ask Aunt Susan" at the Goodman Theatre ★½ ... When, in its first few minutes, the Goodman Theat…
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The Jackalope Theatre Company's hit production of Ike Holter's "Exit Strategy," a play about the final days of a Chicago Public School slated for closure, has sold out its entire run at the …
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THEATER REVIEW: "One Hit Wonders" at Black Ensemble Theater ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "One Hit Wonders" at Black Ensemble Theater ★★ "One Hit Wonders" treats us to only abo…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Days Like Today" at Writers Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Days Like Today" at Writers Theatre ★★★ ... Alan Schmuckler, the phenomenally t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:40PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Days Like Today" at Writers Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Days Like Today" at Writers Theatre ★★★ ... Alan Schmuckler, the phenomenally t…
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If you're a furious chef, incensed by the ignorance of the bloated bloggers or the yahoos on Yelp trashing your restaurant without mercy, training or expertise, the National Restaurant Assoc…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Charles Ives Take Me Home" at Strawdog Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Charles Ives Take Me Home" at Strawdog Theatre ★★★ ... Playwright Je…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:57PM[SHARE]Chicago will have the world premiere of a new Broadway-bound musical based on the life and music of the superstar singer Gloria Estefan and her entrepreneurial producer husband, Emilio Es…
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