Broadway in Chicago, in conjunction with Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy, present MOTOWN THE MUSICAL. Once upon a time, a man had a dream. He wanted to make music. He wasn’t content with being a songwriter. He wanted to have a bigger impact. He wasn’t just about launching his music career. He was about ...
The Fourth Walsh
Theatre with a side of life
Category Broadway in Chicago
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“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Broadway in Chicago): Skimpy but Joyful
Broadway in Chicago presents JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT. For a story about the early days of human trafficking, this musical makes merry. The plot is dramatic: Joseph, his father’s favorite, is sold into slavery by his brothers. His ability to interpret dreams helps him ascend to prominence. A famine reunites him with his estranged family. ...
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Review “Rock of Ages” Broadway in Chicago): High-octane Cast Rocks it Out
Reviewed by Tom Lawler The long-running Broadway musical Rock of Ages, now touching down in Chicago for just a week in a new touring production featuring a cast of mainly fresh faces, gets off to a scintillating start as we meet ROA’s narrator for the evening, Lonny. As embodied by the lewd, ultra-confident Andrew Sklar (he ...
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Review “Phantom of the Opera” (Broadway in Chicago): Extraordinary!
Broadway in Chicago announces Cameron Mackintosh presents the new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. In one word, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA is Extraordinary! I was supposed to see PHANTOM in 1990. My friend’s father had a heart attack and we gave our tickets to my parents. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s score has haunted and eluded me for 24 ...