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• Review: "BLACK!" (Athenaeum Theatre)

  

  Enthralling one-man show explores what it means to be black in America and the world I have a great respect and admiration for a performer who can hold an... Read more

  The 24 July 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: Triassic Parq (Circle Theatre)

  

  Funny, irreverent remount is 90-minutes of pure enjoyment Review by Lauren Whalen In a nutshell, Triassic Parq is "Jurassic Park" (as the opening song... Read more

  The 25 July 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• ‘Children of the Night’ — Celluloid Creatures and Other Movie Monsters

  

  The Count (Bela Lugosi) welcomes Renfield to his castle in Dracula (1931)The Fear FactorLike many individuals of my generation before and after me, I grew up... Read more

  The 25 July 2017 by   Josmar16
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: Die Zauberflöte

  

  We test the theory that everything is funnier in German. by Paul J. Pelkonen Kathryn Lewek is the Queen of the Night in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte.Photo by Ken... Read more

  The 26 July 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: Madagascar–A Musical Adventure (Chicago Shakespeare Theater)

  

  Big, colorful family fun Review by Lauren Whalen DreamWorks' "Madagascar"was a hit children's movie that's now a successful franchise, so it's not... Read more

  The 25 July 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Review: They’re Playing Our Song (Brown Paper Box Co.)

  

  Timewarp to the 1970s with this groovy, romantic musical confection Review by Lauren Whalen How you feel about They're Playing Our Song will depend on how yo... Read more

  The 26 July 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Opera Preview: Dimitrij

  

  Superconductor delves into "The Time of Troubles" and Dvořák's opera. by Paul J. Pelkonen The incident that started it all: Ivan the Terrible (top)... Read more

  The 28 July 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Death, Congress and Tosca

  

  On Twitter with Puccini and the banality of evil. by Paul J. Pelkonen Cover art for the CD issue of the 1980 Karajan Tosca. Image © 1980 Deutsche Grammophon/UMG... Read more

  The 28 July 2017 by   Superconductor
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• Review: An American in Paris (Broadway in Chicago)

  

  'S Wonderful and 'S Marvelous It's difficult to overstate the kinetic, sumptuous beauty of Broadway in Chicago's An American In Paris . This is a musical wher... Read more

  The 29 July 2017 by   Chicagotheaterbeat
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• Metropolitan Opera Preview: La Bohème

  

  Death, romance and the rooftops of Paris in Puccini's timeless opera. by Paul J. Pelkonen Susanna Philips as Musetta and cast in Act II of La bohème. Photo by... Read more

  The 29 July 2017 by   Superconductor
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