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• Review: Gem of the Ocean (Court Theatre)

  

  Gem of the Ocean Written by August Wilson Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis (map) thru Oct 11 | tix: $45-$65 | more info Check for half-price tickets ’Gem’ delivers... Read more

  The 21 September 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Review: Heart of Glass

  

  The Met opens with Bartlett Sher's new Otello. by Paul J. Pelkonen The ocular proofr: Iago (Željko Lučić, left) reminds Otello (Aleksandrs... Read more

  The 22 September 2015 by   Superconductor
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• Belle of the Masked Ball — ‘Un Ballo in Maschera’ and the Met’s Continuing...

  

  Gustavo’s death scene, Act III, of Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera (Beth Bergman)Lost in TranslationWhen last we left the Metropolitan Opera radio season, which fo... Read more

  The 26 September 2015 by   Josmar16
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• DVD Review: Schwann Vs. Schwann

  

  Two Bayreuth Lohengrins offer very different takes on Wagner's mythic opera. by Paul J. Pelkonen Cheryl Studer, Manfred Schenk and Paul Frey in Lohengrin. Read more

  The 05 September 2015 by   Superconductor
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• Broadway-bound Spongebob Musical to Premiere in Chicago!

  

  The end is near! Only one sponge can save the day. But he’s going to need help from some of the greatest songwriters in rock and pop music history! Read more

  The 03 September 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Review: Pride. Prejudice and a Zombie

  

  Gerald Finley is Don Giovanni from Glyndebourne. by Paul J. Pelkonen Gerald Finley and Luca Pisaroni in Don Giovanni.Photo by Bill Cooper © 2011 EMI... Read more

  The 06 September 2015 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Miss Buncle’s Book (Lifeline Theatre)

  

  Miss Buncle’s Book Adapted by Christina Calvit From the novel by D.E. Stevenson Lifeline Theatre, 6912 N. Glenwood (map) thru Nov 1 | tickets: $40 | more info... Read more

  The 25 September 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: Funnyman (Northlight Theatre)

  

  Funnyman Written by Bruce Graham Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd. (map) thru Oct 18 | tix: $25-$79 | more info Check for half-price tickets A journey... Read more

  The 24 September 2015 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Concert Review: We Lost the Skyline

  

  Arvo Pärt's 80th Birthday: Sept. 11, 2015. by Paul J. Pelkonen (My apologies to you the reader for the relative lateness of this post. It proved very difficult... Read more

  The 19 September 2015 by   Superconductor
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Le Nozze Di Figaro

  

  Mozart's comedy of sex and class struggle returns to the Met stage. by Paul J. Pelkonen The Countess in Act II of the Met's new production of Le Nozze di Figaro... Read more

  The 15 September 2015 by   Superconductor
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