Kokandy Productions presents GRAND HOTEL. Flappers kicking it up. Guests lapping up the champagne. In 1928 Berlin, the Grand Hotel welcomes an aging prima ballerina, a wannabe actress, a sickly bookkeeper, a broke baron and other eccentrics to the fading, posh lifestyle. As depression and war threaten to change the world forever, Berlin holds on to hope ...
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“The Doppelgänger” (Steppenwolf Theatre): Personality Conflict
Steppenwolf Presents the World Premiere Production of "The Doppelgänger (an international farce)". Fans of the TV comedy "The Office" get their Dwight Shrute fix in Steppenwolf's latest show. Rainn Wilson plays a wealthy British businessman, an American doofus and then the doofus pretending to be the Brit business guy. The Doppelgänger sounds like an ideal sitcom plot ...
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Review “9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL” (Firebrand Theatre): Firebrand Working It!
Firebrand Theatre presents 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL. The 1970s iconic movie "9 to 5" starring Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin incited the original #metoo campaign. Three women are patronized, harassed and demeaned by a male boss. They unite to teach him a lesson and shake up the workplace. Even if you haven't seen this ...
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Review “On Your Feet” (Broadway in Chicago): True Love!
Broadway In Chicago presents ON YOUR FEET! The Emilio and Gloria Estefan Broadway Musical. A Cuban heatwave is melting Chicago winter woes. ON YOUR FEET! is back in Chicago for Spring break. The high energy musical is the true story of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. Gloria (played by a stunning Christie Prades) auditions for Emilio's (played ...
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Review “A Story Told in Seven Fights” (The Neo-Futurists): Drama’s Artistic Expression
The Neo-Futurists presents the World Premiere of A STORY TOLD IN SEVEN FIGHTS. Ensemble Member and Creator Trevor Dawkins is mad! Really mad!! So mad, he wants to punch someone in the face. Instead, he decided to tell a story... about fighting. The premise of his play is the theatre riots and violence provoked by the ...
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Review “The Brink! Or Nobody’s Been Kissed Like That…” (Walkabout Theatre): Poetic Musical Maze
Walkabout Theater Company and Links Hall present the U.S. Premiere of "THE BRINK! or Nobody’s Ever Kissed Me Like That...". The Walkabout ensemble, Nigel Brown, McCambridge Dowd-Whipple, Cooper Forsman, Dana Murphy, Katie Mazzini, Thom Pasculli (also serves as director), and Alex Rodriguez, showcase a theatrical spectacle of movement and music. In Links Hall's vast space, Walkabout establishes a cafe ...
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Review “Schiller’s Mary Stuart” (Chicago Shakespeare Theater): A Queen-sized Treat
Chicago Shakespeare Theater presents SCHILLER'S MARY STUART. The House of Tudor verses the House of Stuart! Although Americans fought for independence, we still allow ourselves to be ruled by British royals. Movies, TV shows, and plays feed us a steady majestic diet. Some of us ingest every detail of the sovereign, past and present. We absorb ...
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Review “Time is on Our Side” (About Face Theatre): Inflections and Cadence of NPR
About Face Theatre presents the Midwest Premiere of TIME IS ON OUR SIDE. Two podcasters stumble on a mysterious diary. The diary was Annie's grandma. When it hints at a lesbian relationship, Annie (played by Maggie Scrantom) forcefully wants to keep her grandma's secrets private. An obsessed Curtis (played by Rashaad Hall) starts putting the story ...