Disney Theatrical Productions and Broadway In Chicago present the North American tour of DISNEY'S ALADDIN. Who did it better? Disney animators or Disney's creative team of Alan Menken (music), Howard Ashman (lyrics), Tim Rice (lyrics), Chad Beguelin (lyrics and book). No contest! This live production of the beloved cartoon has more of everything! More story, more music, more action, ...
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Review “Marry Me a Little” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Entertain Me a Lot!
Porchlight Music Theatre presents MARRY ME A LITTLE. Austin Cook and Bethany Thomas star in this musical montage of a relationship. We meet Cook and Thomas on a lonely Saturday night. They are both focusing on their passion: his -the piano, hers- photography. Their resignation to single-dom is interrupted by a chance meeting. This infrequently performed Stephen Sondheim ...
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Review “For Peter Pan on Her 70th Birthday” (Shattered Globe): Missing Some Whimsy and Drama
Shattered Globe Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of FOR PETER PAN ON HER 70th BIRTHDAY. Live theatre provides its own unexpected moments of magic. In last night's show, I sat in front of Playwright Sarah Ruhl as she watched her mom (Kathleen Ruhl) perform. Sarah had penned this play based on an actual event in her mother's life. ...
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Review “The? Unicorn? Hour?” (Neofuturists): YES!!!
The Neo-Futurists are proud to present a world premiere created and performed by Leah Urzendowski and Anthony Courser THE? UNICORN? HOUR? Are you feeling depressed? Do you need a shot of joy? Well, Urzendowski and Courser are offering up big buckets of shiny, sparkly pleasure. As the creators and performers behind THE? UNICORN? HOUR?, Team U&C fabricate a womb ...
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Review “Odysseo” (Cavalia, Inc.): Unique Yet Uncomfortable
Reviewed by Abby Simon Cavalia Inc. presents ODYSSEO. If you ever leave your house in Chicago, you have seen signs for Odysseo: The Best Show Ever these last few months. As a novice in the review world, I would not agree that this was the best show ever. Was it great to see the theatrical ability of ...
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Review “Spamilton” (Royal George Theatre): Perfect Spoof for “Hamilton” Fans
I saw "Hamilton" this past Fall. I fell in love...hard. I want to see it again and again and again. Since tickets are scarce and expensive, I pacify myself with listening to the complete cast recording at least weekly. For people like me salivating for another slice of Ham, I suggest a hunk of Spam. SPAMILTON ...
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Review “The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz” (House Theatre of Chicago): Good and Terrifying
The House Theatre of Chicago announces the final production in their 15th season, The Great and Terrible Wizard of Oz. To be clear, this isn't Judy Garland's "Wizard of Oz." Although House Theatre recommends this production for ages 10 and up, I'm not as certain. I don't want to spoil the dramatic roll-out so I'll just simply say witches are ...
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Review “The Scullery Maid” (Idle Muse Theatre): Caked with Classism
Idle Muse Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of THE SCULLERY MAID. The war is over. The plague is regressing. King Edward III (played by Dave Skvarla) has returned from the battlefield to face domestic disturbances in his castle. Playwright Joseph Zettlelmaier drops us into 1300s England where the kitchen staff is baking a cake for the ...
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Review “Picnic” (American Theater Company): Making Something Old Very New Again
Reviewed by Tom Lawler Who should this see this: Fans of intimately staged, lushly realized theatrical experiences. Anyone curious to see how ATC’s young new artistic director, Will Davis, is putting his stamp on his first season with the company after arriving from New York late last year. What’s it all about: William Inge’s 1953 Pulitzer-winning drama ...