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  • Review “A Chorus Line” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Mega Singular Sensation!

    Tuesday, April 16, 2019 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents A CHORUS LINE.  The creative team of James Kirkwood, Jr. (book), Nicholas Dante (book), Edward Kleban (lyrics) and Marvin Hamlisch (music) debuted this musical in 1975. The story focuses on 17 performers trying out for a show. During the audition process, they will  not only sing and dance, the director will push ...

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  • Review “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Bloody Brilliant!

    Tuesday, February 5, 2019 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents A GENTLEMAN’S GUIDE TO LOVE AND MURDER. Is it more a comedy or a musical? It's an extraordinary combination of both. Robert L. Freedman (book and lyrics) and Steven Lutvak (music and lyrics) create a witty and clever killer’s confession. Based on Roy Horniman’s novel, Freedman and Lutvak tell the story of ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru 12/29 GYPSY (Porchlight Music Theatre): Butler is Tour de Force!!!

    Wednesday, October 17, 2018 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents GYPSY a musical fable. OH, MAMA!  E. Faye Butler (Mama Rose) owns this stage from the moment she steps on it. Her pipes, whether screaming for her way or lifting the rafters in song, are undeniably extraordinary. Butler is a tour de force in her non-stop, dynamic performance! Her commanding presence is palpable. ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru June 16 “Memphis” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Your Musical Destination!

    Thursday, April 26, 2018 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents MEMPHIS. I LOVED my trip to MEMPHIS!  This musical is a powerful tribute to race relations within our rock and roll roots. The story is based on a concept by George W. George and the real life of DJ Dewey Phillips.  The creative team of Joe DiPietro (book and lyrics) and David Bryan ...

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  • EXTENDED THRU March 17 “Merrily We Roll Along” (Porchlight Music Theatre): A Blast Backwards

    Thursday, February 8, 2018 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. The creative team of Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and George Furth (book) cleverly start at the end and work backwards in this musical. We meet Franklin Shephard (played by Jim DeSelm) in present day. Although the perky ensemble is singing the title song Merrily we roll along, ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru Dec 31st “Billy Elliot the Musical” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Personal Closeness During a Theatrical Spectacle!

    Thursday, October 26, 2017 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL. Porchlight Music Theatre kicks off its 2017/2018 season in its new Gold Coast home at the Ruth Page Center for Arts. The venue has undergone a major transformation. Although the seating feels cozy, the stage is massive. The 30+ crew of ballerinas, police officers and coal miners easily ...

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  • Review “Marry Me a Little” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Entertain Me a Lot!

    Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    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 “The Scottsboro Boys” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Must See!

    Sunday, February 12, 2017 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre announces the Chicago premiere of the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys. Nine African American teenagers falsely accused of gang raping two white ladies is not your typical basis for a musical. The creative team behind other unconventional musicals like Chicago, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Cabaret tackle civil rights in this mockery of injustice. John ...

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  • Review “End of the Rainbow” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Pot of Gold

    Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents the Chicago Premiere of END OF THE RAINBOW.     I saw Judy Garland last night in this play about her final days. I  experienced her as both a tragic trainwreck and a superstar diva. The extraordinary Angela Ingersoll (Judy) embodies the iconic legend.  It’s December 1968 in London.  After several major set-backs ...

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  • EXTENDED Thru Dec 3 “In The Heights” (Porchlight Music Theatre): Community Anchored in Heart and Humor!

    Monday, September 19, 2016 Porchlight Music Theatre, The Fourth Walsh Permalink 0

    Porchlight Music Theatre presents the multi-Tony Award-winning IN THE HEIGHTS. Community!  This community is bursting with the loving ties of people joined together by their similarities as well as their differences. From the moment I sat down, I saw the community in the detailed streetscape by Scenic Designer Greg Pinsoneault. The two-level multiple-building structure showcases the struggling ...

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