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Arts & Culture, Theater Review Mar 10, 2020
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What the Constitution Means to Me means a lot for all of us

Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.
- By Kelly Kleiman
- Tags: Theater Review, What the Constitution Means to Me, Broadway Playhouse, Broadway in Chicago, Heidi Schreck, Maria Dizzia, Oliver Butler, Jocelyn Shek, Rosdely Ciprian, Mike Iveson, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Nov 26, 2019
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The Simon & Garfunkel Story is more about the songs than the stories

The biography is prosaic, but this touring bio musical captures the dark harmonies of the folk-rock superstars.
- By Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Theater Review, Simon and Garfunkel Story, Broadway Playhouse, Dean Elliott, Taylor Bloom, Benjamin Cooley, Marc Encabo, Joshua Vasquez, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Sep 25, 2019
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Oslo paints a picture of the personal touch in international relations

The Tony-winning play gets a smart and timely local premiere from TimeLine.
- By Kerry Reid
- Tags: Theater Review, Oslo, J. T. Rogers, Nick Bowling, TimeLine Theatre, Broadway Playhouse, Bri Sudia, Scott Parkinson, Recommended

Arts & Culture, Theater Review May 22, 2019
Four Chords and a Gun reduces the Ramones from punks to adolescent brats

Hey! Ho! Don't go!
- By Catey Sullivan
- Tags: Theater Review, Four Chords and a Gun, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, Ramones, John Ross Bowie, Justin Goodhand, Cyrus Lane, Paolo Santalucia, James Smith, Ron Pederson, Richard Ouzounian, Phil Spector, End of the Century, rock musical

Arts & Culture, Theater Review Feb 20, 2019
Friends! The Musical Parody? More like a musical parasite, amirite?

This cruise-ship-ready cash grab is 90s nostalgia run amok.
- By Dan Jakes
- Tags: Theater Review, Friends! A Musical Parody, Friends, Broadway in Chicago, Broadway Playhouse, Bob McSmith, Tobly McSmith, Tim Drucker, Matthew Perry, 90s nostalgia, sitcoms

Arts & Culture, Dance Dec 13, 2018
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In Stomp, power comes not from being the loudest but from sharing what you have

And just about anything can be an instrument—even the kitchen sink.
- By Irene Hsiao
- Tags: Dance, Stomp, Broadway Playhouse, Broadway in Chicago, Luke Cresswell, Steve McNicholas, percussion, Recommended

Blogs, Bleader Aug 27, 2018
Heartbreak Hotel and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.
- By Tyra Nicole Triche
- Tags: Arts, Music, Film, Do This, The Radicalization Process, Broadway Playhouse, Heartbreak Hotel, Elvis, Crazy Rich Asians, Matinak, Reggie's, Buck Curran, Mako Sica, Constellation, Round Robin, Thalia Hall

Blogs, Bleader Sep 19, 2016
Cheers Live, Expo Chicago, and more things to do in Chicago this week

"Underwater Vines," Throwing Shade, and more happenings from September 19-22
- By Brianna Wellen
- Tags: Arts, Do This, De Nue, SAIC, Punk Rock Double Madness, Emporium Arcade Bar, Underwater Vines, Handsome Family, Rennie Sparks, Cheers Live on Stage, Broadway Playhouse, Jonathan Safran Foer, Music Box, Expo Chicago, Navy Pier, Stacy Schiff, Newberry Library, Throwing Shade, Thalia Hall

Blogs, Bleader Dec 5, 2013
Chicago Commercial Collective hits the road

Chicago Commercial Collective is booking Midwest college tours for five off-Loop theater productions.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: Theater, Arts, Chicago Commercial Collective, Brian Loevner, Benjamin Brownson, A Steady Rain, Keith Huff, Honeybuns, Dean Evans, Broadway Playhouse, Unveiled, Rohina Malik, Crime Scene: A Chicago Anthology, Anthony Moseley, There Is A Happiness That Morning Is, Mickle Maher, Theater Oobleck, Chicago Dramatists, 16th Street Theater, Collaboraction

Columns & Opinion, On Culture Sep 30, 2013
The Chicago Commercial Collective wants to give off-Loop shows an afterlife

And make a profit in the act.
- By Deanna Isaacs
- Tags: On Culture, theater, Chicago Commercial Collective, off-Loop theater, CCC, nonprofit theater companies, nonprofit theater, theater season schedules, Brian Loevner, Chicago Dramatists, Broadway funding, theater funding, commercial theater, Commercial Theater Institute, Aurelia Cohen, About Face Theatre, Metropolitan Opera, theater production, TimeLine Theatre, Broadway Playhouse, Monty Cole, theater venues, Theater Wit, Stage 773, Victory Gardens Theater, Royal George Theater, Apollo Theater, P.J. Powers, Russ Tutterow, economics of theater, touring theater, office space

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Sep 25, 2013
A second helping of To Master the Art

TimeLine Theatre's hit show about Julia and Paul Child, revived and well done
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, To Master the Art, Julia Child, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, William Brown, Doug Frew, TimeLine Theatre, Chicago Commercial Collective, Broadway Playhouse, Karen Janes Woditsch, Craig Spidle, Heidi Kettenring, Terry Hamilton, Sam Ashdown, Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place

Blogs, Bleader Sep 28, 2012
Good People and bad dads: new performing arts reviews

From "pointless" to "devastatingly beautiful"
- By Meg Pier
- Tags: Theater, Arts, Comedy, Dance, Good People, Steppenwolf, Sweet Bird of Youth, Goodman, Armageddon Pie, Avenue Q, Seascape, The Big Knife, Remy Bumppo, NightBlue, Stage 773, Greenhouse, Raven, Don't Give That Beast a Name, Mammals, Zoo Studio, The Call Me Mister Fry, School Teacher Productions, Busted City, Prop Thtr, Dirty, Gift, Dearly Departed, Circle, The Skriker, Red Tape, Geography of a Horse Dreamer, Mary Arrchie, I Love Lucy, Broadway Playhouse, Godspell, Brown Paper Box, Collaboraction, A Very Terrible Father, Dream, Woody Sez, Northlight, Woyzeck on the Highveld, Museum of Contemporary Art, Ground Effect, Links Hall, David Lindsay-Abaire, David Cromer, Jonathan Berry, Jack Fry

Arts & Culture, Performing Arts Review Mar 10, 2011
Good Job

A strong cast makes easy work of Working.
- By Tony Adler
- Tags: Performing Arts Review, Working, Broadway Playhouse, Stephen Scwartz, Nina Faso, Studs Terkel

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Recommended
What the Constitution Means to Me means a lot for all of us

Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.

Recommended
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is more about the songs than the stories

The biography is prosaic, but this touring bio musical captures the dark harmonies of the folk-rock superstars.

Recommended
Oslo paints a picture of the personal touch in international relations

The Tony-winning play gets a smart and timely local premiere from TimeLine.

Four Chords and a Gun reduces the Ramones from punks to adolescent brats

Hey! Ho! Don't go!

Friends! The Musical Parody? More like a musical parasite, amirite?

This cruise-ship-ready cash grab is 90s nostalgia run amok.

Recommended
In Stomp, power comes not from being the loudest but from sharing what you have

And just about anything can be an instrument—even the kitchen sink.

Heartbreak Hotel and more of the best things to do in Chicago this week

Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.

Cheers Live, Expo Chicago, and more things to do in Chicago this week

"Underwater Vines," Throwing Shade, and more happenings from September 19-22

Chicago Commercial Collective hits the road

Chicago Commercial Collective is booking Midwest college tours for five off-Loop theater productions.

The Chicago Commercial Collective wants to give off-Loop shows an afterlife

And make a profit in the act.

A second helping of To Master the Art

TimeLine Theatre's hit show about Julia and Paul Child, revived and well done

Good People and bad dads: new performing arts reviews

From "pointless" to "devastatingly beautiful"

Good Job

A strong cast makes easy work of Working.

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Heidi Schreck weaves together civics, feminism, and personal history in this vital production.

The biography is prosaic, but this touring bio musical captures the dark harmonies of the folk-rock superstars.

The Tony-winning play gets a smart and timely local premiere from TimeLine.

Hey! Ho! Don't go!

This cruise-ship-ready cash grab is 90s nostalgia run amok.

And just about anything can be an instrument—even the kitchen sink.

Matianak at Reggie's Music Joint and more goings-on 8/27-8/30.

"Underwater Vines," Throwing Shade, and more happenings from September 19-22

Chicago Commercial Collective is booking Midwest college tours for five off-Loop theater productions.

And make a profit in the act.

TimeLine Theatre's hit show about Julia and Paul Child, revived and well done

From "pointless" to "devastatingly beautiful"

A strong cast makes easy work of Working.

Other Searches