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by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 19, 2024
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by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - April 22, 2024
The newest production at Marriott Lincolnshire is Meredith Willson’s classic and beloved The Music Man. Director/choreographer Katie Spelman has stayed true to the script and has made the fictional town of River City – based on Willson’s hometown of Mason City, Iowa – come to life....
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by Zac Thriffiley - April 09, 2024
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by Rachel Weinberg - April 04, 2024
Raise a glass to THE CHOIR OF MAN, a rollicking good time of a show. The show’s a UK transfer and it transports audiences to the fictitious pub The Jungle, modeled after classic Irish and British pubs. Therein, the eponymous nine man choir serves up pop and rock hits on tap. THE CHOIR OF MAN is all ...
Review: PETER PAN National Tour Presented by Broadway In Chicago
by Zac Thriffiley - March 29, 2024
This newest adaptation of PETER PAN unquestionably corrects injustices that never should have been committed in the first place. But by flying Peter so enthusiastically into 2024, the creative team has stripped him and his story of some of their magic, making the boy who wouldn't grow up more out of...
Review: JERSEY BOYS at Mercury Theater Chicago
by Rachel Weinberg - March 29, 2024
Mercury Theater Chicago has staged a “homegrown” production of JERSEY BOYS full of Chicago heart. The bio jukebox musical has graced Chicago tour stages over the years (in fact, I had a chuckle looking back at the review of the first national tour I wrote for my high school newspaper), but this is t...
Review: PURPOSE at Steppenwolf Theatre Company
by Rachel Weinberg - March 25, 2024
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has set the table for one hell of a family dinner in PURPOSE. Directed by Phylicia Rashad in a world premiere for Steppenwolf, this family drama keenly focuses on the privileged Jasper family, whose patriarch is a Civil Rights icon. The first act moves at a brilliant clip with...
Review: CIRQUE DU SOLEIL CRYSTAL at NOW Arena Hoffman Estates
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - March 23, 2024
Crystal, the latest Cirque du Soleil production and playing through Sunday, March 24 at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates, is the story about a young woman escaping the realities of her life by living in her imagination....
Review: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora
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Read BroadwayWorld's review of A Streetcar Named Desire at Paramount Copley Theatre Aurora. ...
Past Shows
ROALD DAHL'S MATILDA THE MUSICAL
4/10 - 4/19/2020
A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...
JUNIE B. JONES JR.
2/1 - 3/1/2020
Synopsis: Created by Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich, the team that brought you Dear Edwina, comes Junie B. Jones, The Musical – a delightful adaptation of four of ...
CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
12/20 - 12/29/2019
Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...
JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH JR.
10/25 - 11/3/2019
Celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the world’s most beloved children's authors - Roald Dahl - with a fantastical tale of a boy, his ...
ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA KIDS
9/28 - 9/29/2019
Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...
SISTER ACT
7/19 - 8/4/2019
Sister Act, the jubilant musical based on the hit film, blends humor, gospel music, and a whole lot of glitter. Deloris Van Cartier, a sassy ...
HONK! JR
6/7 - 6/16/2019
Produce the show that beat The Lion King out of the Olivier award (the British equivalent to the Tony Award)! Honk! Junior is a contemporary ...
DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR
3/8 - 3/17/2019
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
DISNEY'S THE JUNGLE BOOK KIDS
2/23 - 2/24/2019
The jungle is jumpin? with jazz is this exciting Disney classic! Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louie and the gang as they swing their way through ...
CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
12/14 - 12/23/2018
Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...
DISNEY'S WINNIE THE POOH KIDS
11/3 - 11/4/2018
Welcome to the Hundred Acre Wood, where Winnie the Pooh is once again in search of honey. Along the way, he meets his pals Tigger, ...
SEUSSICAL KIDS
6/29 - 7/1/2018
Beginning in the Jungle of Nool, the Cat in the Hat, our narrator, tells the story of Horton, an elephant who discovers a speck of ...
HAIRSPRAY JR
10/13 - 10/22/2017
Good morning, Baltimore! It's 1962, and spunky plus-size teen Tracy Turnblad has one big dream -- to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When ...
NEXT TO NORMAL
5/27 - 6/12/2016
Next to Normal delves into the raw and complex world of mental illness, specifically focusing on bipolar disorder. The story centers around Diana, a wife ...
DISNEY'S MULAN JR
5/13 - 5/22/2016
Travel back to the legendary, story-telling days of ancient China with this action-packed stage adaptation of Disney?s Mulan. The Huns have invaded, and it is ...
ANNIE JR
2/26 - 3/6/2016
It's upbeat plot and flamboyant characters have made Annie one of the most beloved musicals in history--what girl hasn't dreamed of performing the title role ...
CHRISTMAS SCHOONER
12/4 - 12/20/2015
Singing the Charles Dickens Blues? "Nutcracker" got you down? Is the thought of one more Christmas Pageant enough to make you scream? Take a ride ...
CAPTAIN LOUIE JR
10/24 - 11/1/2015
Young Louie feels lonely and without friends in his new neighborhood. Looking for something to cheer himself up on Halloween Night, Louie returns to his ...
Arnold Lobel's well-loved characters hop from the page to the stage in Robert and Willie Reale's musical A Year With Frog And Toad. Conceived by ...
ROALD DAHL'S WILLY WONKA JR
5/16 - 5/24/2015
Roald Dahl's timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of ...
INTO THE WOODS JR
8/9 - 8/17/2014
The Brothers Grimm "go Broadway" as Sondheim and Lapine offer up a cockeyed fairy tale where all of your favorite characters-Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, ...
DISNEY'S THE LITTLE MERMAID JR
2/8 - 2/16/2014
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to leave her ocean home to live in the world above. But first, ...
THE MUSICAL ADVENTURES OF FLAT STANLEY JR
8/2 - 8/11/2013
The beloved children's book written by Jeff Brown in 1964 has become a literary and pop cultural phenomenon - delighting readers and travelers all around ...
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
7/19 - 7/28/2013
Jason Robert Brown says, "it's about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn ...
Videos
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Chicago Writer''s Bloc 2024 New Play Festival
Theater Wit (5/5 - 5/12) | |
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All The Best From Frank and Liza
Borelli's (5/18 - 5/18) | |
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Joe Turner's Come and Gone by August Wilson
Goodman Theatre in the Albert (4/13 - 5/12) | |
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The Second City Mainstage's 112th Revue
The Second City - Mainstage (Chicago) (4/23 - 5/16) | |
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble: Into the Earth With You
McAninch Arts Center (5/2 - 6/1) | |
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Jersey Boys
Mercury Theater Chicago (3/15 - 5/19) | |
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Act of God
Raue Center For The Arts (8/2 - 8/25) | |
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