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HoliDaze @ Step Up Productions
Reviewed by David Zak 3 Stars Out Of 4 Each Christmas my dad splurged on a box of Fannie May Chocolates. After all the other presents were opened, we slowly – almost sacredly – passed it around hoping...
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Branden James @ City Winery
Reviewed by David Zak 3 Stars Out Of 4 Watch out for Branden James. Last year at this time, he was waiting tables at City Winery. This week, he was starring in “The Voice of Christmas” – what I assume...
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Awakening by Sierra Boggess
CD Review by Joe Stead, February 1, 2014 3 Stars Out of 4 Where does inspiration come from? How do all those tiny creative particles collect to form the unique artists, musicians, actors or singers...
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Russian Transport @ Steppenwolf Theatre
Reviewed by Kerstin Broockmann, February 18, 2014 3 stars out of 4 Russian Transport by Erika Sheffer is a play with an identity crisis which the solid production currently on view in its Chicago...
View ArticleTuesdays With Morrie @ Skokie Theatre
Theater Review by Sally Jo Osborne, April 30, 2014 3 Stars Out of 4 Learn to forgive yourself and others and to celebrate life with Tuesdays with Morrie. Tuesdays With Morrie is based on the...
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The Wizard of Oz @ Broadway in Chicago; Cadillac Palace Theatre
Theatrer Review by Rand Ringgenberg, May 3, 2014 3 stars out of 4 There are few films as iconic as the MGM classic The Wizard of Oz. It has become, over the last 75 years, a cultural phenomenon...
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Cher and Cyndi Lauper @ Allstate Arena
The fun of back-to-back concerts by Cyndi Lauper and Cher is multifold. You know going in that the evening will be full of laughs, outrageous costumes and thumping, audience-friendly songs. What you’re...
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This Is Our Youth @ Steppenwolf
Theater Review by David Zak, June 20, 2014 Rating 3 Stars Out Of 4 This Is Our Youth is a pre-Broadway tryout at Steppenwolf featuring film actors Michael Cera and Kieran Culkin, and internet star Tavi...
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Death and the Maiden @ Victory Gardens
Theater Review by David Zak, June 23, 2014 3 Stars Out Of 4 Victory Garden’s Death and the Maiden is the second Hollywood infused Chicago production of the week that failed to fully ignite. By casting...
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My Dinner With Divine @ The Chicago Mammals
Theater Review By Will Cameron, June 24, 2014 Rating 3 Stars Out of 4 This late night, BYOB affair at the Chicago Mammals' Ravenswood space is a fun, light, and fabulous 45 minute show. You laugh so...
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The Beverly Hillbillies, The Musical @ Theatre at the Center.
Theater Review by Elayne LeTraunik 3 Stars Out Of 4 James Harms and Kelly Anne Clark. Photo by Michael Brosilov. From the mid 1960s into the early 70’s, American television went through a seemingly...
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Hellish Half-Light: The Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett @ Mary-Arrchie...
Theater Review by Will Cameron, July 26, 2014 Rating 3 Stars Out of 4 Rudy Galvan in Mary-Arrchie Theatre Co.’s production of HELLISH HALF-LIGHT: Shorter Plays of Samuel Beckett directed by Jennifer...
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‘Man at Bath’ from Canteen Outlaws
DVD Review by David Zak, August 18, 2014 Rating 3 Stars Out Of 4 Man at Bath is writer/director Christophe Honorés rough and erotic film that is marketed as the legitimate acting debut of versatile...
View ArticleMy Name is Asher Lev @ Timeline Theatre
Theater Review by Will Cameron, September 1, 2014 Rating 3 Stars Out Of 4 My Name is Asher Lev is a play by Aaron Posner adapted from the 1967 novel by Chaim Potok. Asher Lev (Alex Weisman), a devout...
View ArticleDon’t Pass Go@ PH Productions
Theater Review by Drew Wancket 3 out of 4 Stars Ph Productions, located in the heart of Andersonville, is one of a growing number of theaters that refuses to be defined by any one genre. It is an...
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