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Review: Blood Brothers (Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre)

Blood Brothers Written by Willy Russell at No Exit Café, 6970 N. Glenwood (map) thru Nov 15 | tix: $34-$39 | more info Check for half-price tickets Stunning... Read more

The 30 September 2015 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Metropolitan Opera Preview: Manon Lescaut

Jonas Kaufmann and Kristine Opolais heat up February. by Paul J. Pelkonen She's got the ways and means to New Orleans: Kristine Opolais is a glamorous Manon... Read more

The 07 September 2015 by Superconductor
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Metropolitan Opera Preview: Les Pêcheurs De Perles

The Met creates a new setting for this rare gem by Bizet. by Paul J. Pelkonen Diana Damrau is Leïla in the new production of The Pearl Fishers.Photo by... Read more

The 01 September 2015 by Superconductor
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Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Redtwist Theatre)

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Written by Edward Albee Redtwist Theatre, 1044 W. Bryn Mawr (map) thru Oct 11 | tix: $30-$35 | more info Check for half-price... Read more

The 17 September 2015 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Metropolitan Opera Preview: Maria Stuarda

Sondra Radvanovsky goes back to the chopping block. by Paul J. Pelkonen Off with her head: Elza van den Heever as Elizabeth I in Maria Stuarda.Photo by Ken... Read more

The 04 September 2015 by Superconductor
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Review: Scream, Queen, Scream! (Hell in a Handbag Productions)

Scream, Queen, Scream! Written by David Cerda at Mary’s Attic, 5400 N. Clark (map) thru Oct 31 | tix: $22-$30 | more info Check for half-price tickets Hell is... Read more

The 29 September 2015 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Jonas Kaufmann's Puccini Album: Making the Familiar Unexpected

Does the world really need another Puccini album? Probably not. But opera-lovers as a group are very ready to cry, with Lear, "O reason not the need! Read more

The 13 September 2015 by Singingscholar
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Metropolitan Opera Preview: Madama Butterfly

A revival of Anthony Minghella's evocative staging. by Paul J. Pelkonen. My son, the puppet. Kristine Opolais in Act III of Madama Butterfly. Photo by Marty Soh... Read more

The 10 September 2015 by Superconductor
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Review: Side Show (Porchlight Music Theatre)

Side Show Written by Henry Krieger (music) and Bill Russell (book, lyrics) at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont (map) thru Oct 25 | tix: $39-$45 | more info Check for... Read more

The 24 September 2015 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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Review: October Sky (Marriott Theatre)

October Sky Music/Lyrics by Michael Mahler Book by Aaron Thielen Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire (map) thru Oct 11 | tix: $50-$55 | more info Check for half-pric... Read more

The 01 September 2015 by Chicagotheaterbeat
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