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  • Review “Titanique” (Broadway in Chicago and Porchlight Music Theater): Fantastical Voyage

    Thursday, April 3, 2025 Broadway in Chicago, Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Broadway in Chicago and Porchlight Music Theater present the Chicago Premiere Production of TITANIQUE. Most people have heard of the 1912 tragic sinking of the Titanic. Many people saw the “Titanic” movie and have a grasp on the Jack-door controversy. Yet, until now, few people are aware of a music legend’s involvement in this historic catastrophe. ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru March 10th “Anything Goes” (Porchlight Music Theatre): A Ship Bound for Fun!

    Sunday, January 21, 2024 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre launches its 29th season by presenting Cole Porter’s ANYTHING GOES. Ninety years ago ANYTHING GOES debuted as a madcap musical. The tale follows the antics of a stowaway, a debutante, a nightclub singer, a criminal and an English Lord on a cruise ship. Disguises, mistaken identities and vaudevillian-like gags pepper the quest for ...

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  • Review “Ernest Shackleton Loves Me” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Imaginative Storytelling!

    Monday, May 15, 2023 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of ERNEST SHACKLETON LOVES ME.   Kat (played by Elisa Carlson)is having an existential crisis. She is 45, a new mother, an unhappy girlfriend and a wannabe gaming composer. When she puts herself ‘out there’, the online ethereal rewards her with suitors from the past, not her past, THE ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru March 5 …”Cabaret” (Porchlight Music Theatre): “Come to THIS Cabaret!”

    Friday, January 20, 2023 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Tony Award-winning musical CABARET. Berlin,1929: The Kit Kat Klub is lit! The girls are beautiful. The boys are beautiful. And everyone is Willkommen! Cliff, an American novelist, stumbles into the ongoing party at the cabaret. The nightclub is free-loving, high-spirited intoxication! There are no rules, no consequences and no boundaries. Cliff ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru Dec 11 “RENT” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Don’t forget to pay for RENT this month!!

    Friday, November 4, 2022 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents RENT. The late Jonathan Larson (music, lyrics, book) penned an award-winning rock opera. RENT is a modern-day spin on Puccini’s “La Boheme.” Puccini imagined the real  struggles of starving artists in 19th Century Paris. Larson sets his story in late 20th Century NYC. His bohemians are filmmakers, drummers, guitarists, erotic dancers, poets ...

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  • Review “Spring Awakening” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Haunting Rebellion and Resignation

    Saturday, April 30, 2022 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents SPRING AWAKENING. Over a century ago, German Playwright Frank Wedekind debuted his provocative play, “Spring Awakening.” Wedekind penned a coming-of-age tale of teenagers in a 19th century sexual oppressed society. He wrote about puberty, rape, sexual assault, erotic fantasy and homosexuality. His characters dealt with child abuse, neglect, suicide ideation, and mid-terms. ...

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  • Review “Pump Boys and Dinettes” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Fun-Loving, Shoulder-Shimmying, Broad-Smiling (Mask-Wearing) Night Out!

    Friday, November 5, 2021 Porchlight Music Theatre Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre  launches its 27th Mainstage season with Pump Boys & Dinettes. Just off Highway 57, the vibe is upbeat and casual! The premise of the show is a bus broke down. The stranded bus riders aka ‘the audience’ are greeted by the friendly staff at a random gas station and diner. The fourth wall completely ...

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  • Review “Duke Ellington’s Sophisticated Ladies” (Porchlight Music Theatre): The Duke’s Treasure!

    Wednesday, February 5, 2020 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents DUKE ELLINGTON’S SOPHISTICATED LADIES. Step into Porchlight Music Theatre, step into a different era. The design team (Angela Weber Miller - scenic and Denise Karczewski - lighting) have transformed the stage into a swank nightclub. Soft pink lighting illuminates art deco-style cut-outs. In between columns, long sweeping curtains line the backdrop. The ...

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  • Review “The Ruffian’s Burning Bluebeard” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Magical!

    Wednesday, December 18, 2019 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh, The Ruffians Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre is proud to present THE RUFFIANS’ BURNING BLUEBEARD. I’ve enjoyed this whimsical show on a couple occasions (2014 , 2011 ). It’s magical! The subject matter doesn’t easily lend itself to an uplifting theatrical experience. The 1903 Chicago Iroquois Theatre fire killed 600 people, mostly women and children. Yet, Playwright Jay Torrence tells ...

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  • Review “Sunset Boulevard” (Porchlight Music Theatre): ‘With One Look’ Resnik Captivates!

    Wednesday, October 16, 2019 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents SUNSET BOULEVARD.      Based on Billy Wilder’s Academy Award-winning film, the tale focuses on Norma Desmond, a silent movie icon. Although Norma has been out of the Hollywood spotlight for twenty years, she is ready to return to the screen, her fans and stardom. When Norma coerces a struggling screenwriter to ...

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