Theatre with a side of life
Broadway in Chicago presents TINA - The Tina Turner Musical produced by Stage Entertainment, James L. Nederlander and Tali Pelman, in association with Tina Turner and Erwin Bach. Tina Turner is an iconic superstar. This musical pays tribute to not only her talent but her resilience. It tells the story of a high-spirited young girl (played ...
Broadway in Chicago presents ANNIE THE MUSICAL. Do you remember when you last saw a live production of ANNIE? I do! It was 2016 and a Wednesday. Hillary just lost to Trump. I was devastated. I dragged myself to the press opening of ANNIE THE MUSICAL. The feel-good, family-friendly tale of an orphan bringing cheerful optimism ...
The American Repertory Theater, Roundabout Theatre Company, National Artists Management Company and NETworks Presentations present the Chicago Premiere of the Broadway Revival of "1776 THE MUSICAL." I’ve seen various productions of "1776" and even the 1972 movie version. I’m a fan of this musical USA origin story. And I was a little more than giddy to ...
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Set the scene: DEAR EVAN HANSEN, a musical about a depressed high school student battling social anxiety, was a sensation with audiences and critics alike when it made its Broadway debut in 2016. It nabbed six Tonys — including for Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score and most notably, a Best Actor ...
Broadway in Chicago presents Disney’s THE LION KING. Nants ingonyama bagithi baba Gugwana Dlamini (Rafiki) chants the infamous words that kick off the show and cast a spell on the audience. Her birth announcement summons the animals to a celebration of life. The resulting wildlife promenade is nothing less than transfixing puppet pageantry. Giraffes appear as performers ...
Broadway in Chicago and Session Zero presents THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN. Ale and well met, fellow adventurers! In the spirit of Dungeons and Dragons, THE TWENTY-SIDED TAVERN is an interactive role-playing adventure. Created by David Andrew Greener Laws aka DAGL and Sarah Davis Reynolds with David Carpenter, the game is larger than life with oversized dice, a backdrop ...
Broadway in Chicago, in conjunction with Marc Platt * Universal Stage Productions * The Araca Group * Jon B. Platt * David Stone, present the Tony Award-winning WICKED. ‘Good news! Good news! Look there is Glinda’… and Elphaba! The witches of Oz are back in Chicago! And ‘Thank Goodness’! These witches were first introduced by L. ...
Broadway in Chicago presents the Pre-Broadway debut of THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA the Musical. Lauren Weisberger’s first job out of college lives on in a best selling novel (2003), blockbuster movie (2006) and now a staged musical (2022). Weisberger wrote about the escapades of an Ivy League struggling journalist taking an assistant position to a world ...
Broadway in Chicago, along with Work Light Productions, presents The Regent’s Park Theatre London Production of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on a 50 city tour over three years. This isn’t your mama’s “Jesus Christ Superstar.” The beloved rock opera gets a heavy metal-like makeover in this 50th Anniversary Production reimagined by The Regent Park Theatre London. The ...
Broadway in Chicago presents Lincoln Center Theater’s Lerner & Loewe’s MY FAIR LADY. It. Is. Loverly! Fans and newbies will delight in this newest production of flower girl turned lady transformation. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw’s 1913 play and Gabriel Pascal’s motion picture “Pygmalion”, romanticizes a rags-to-riches makeover rooted in learning proper diction. A ...