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  • Opera Review: Back to the Tables

    Opera Review: Back Tables

    The Met revives its "Las Vegas" Rigoletto. by Paul J. Pelkonen Rigoletto (Dmitri Hvorostovsky, right) explains the facts of life to Gilda (Irina Lungu) in the... Read more

    The 12 November 2013 by   Superconductor
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  • Opera Review: The Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror

    Opera Review: Deep, Dark Truthful Mirror

    Die Frau ohne Schatten (finally) comes back to the Met. by Paul J. Pelkonen Scenes from a marriage: The Empress (Anna Schwanewilms, right) fights to save... Read more

    The 08 November 2013 by   Superconductor
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  • Review: Haunting Julia (Eclipse Theatre)

    Review: Haunting Julia (Eclipse Theatre)

    Eclipse Theatre has had a successful season with Sir Ayckbourn’s work, and they finish strong with Haunting Julia. It’s a ghost story that ironically reaffirms... Read more

    The 07 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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  • Review: Elegy (The Elegy Project @ Victory Gardens)

    Review: Elegy (The Project Victory Gardens)

    File this one in the Underwhelming drawer. With his 70-minute Elegy, playwright Ron Hirsen explores the tragic legacy of the Holocaust from the distance of the... Read more

    The 15 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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  • Opera Review: East Side Story

    Opera Review: East Side Story

    The New York Opera Exchange presents Romeo et Juliette. by Ellen Fishbein, special to Superconductor. Kendra Berentsen (left) and Scott Ingham star in Romeo et... Read more

    The 04 November 2013 by   Superconductor
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  • Opera Review: Absolute Beginners

    Opera Review: Absolute Beginners

    Fresh blood revives Der Rosenkavalier at the Met. by Paul J. Pelkonen Silver polish: Sophie (Erin Morley, left) receives the silver rose from Octavian(Alice... Read more

    The 26 November 2013 by   Superconductor
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  • Review: The Nutcracker (The House Theatre, 2013)

    Review: Nutcracker (The House Theatre, 2013)

    With their re-imagined, hyper-creative Nutcracker, The House Theatre has found its perfect annual gift to the theatre-going public. Read more

    The 24 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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  • Review – Street Justice: Condition Red (Factory Theater)

    Review Street Justice: Condition (Factory Theater)

    Street Justice: Condition Red doesn’t try to present itself as anything more than an action comedy romp poking fun at both Hollywood movie conventions and... Read more

    The 14 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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  • Review: Gambit (Artemisia Theatre)

    Review: Gambit (Artemisia Theatre)

    For a play based around chess, a game that’s supposed to encourage logic, this is a surprisingly illogical play. By the end, we’re not sure if either woman has... Read more

    The 09 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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  • Review: Kate and Sam Are Not Breaking Up (The New Colony)

    Review: Kate Breaking (The Colony)

    Though not as raucous as it could be, Joel Kim Booster's black comedy holds an interesting dramatic undercurrent, a desire for truth under artifices that are no... Read more

    The 11 November 2013 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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