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Slight alterations needed for 'The Devil Wears Prada' musical in Chicago
Aug 8, 2022 1:31 PM - "The Devil Wears Prada, The Musical" still needs some alterations in its Chicago world-premiere run at the James M. Nederlander Theatre. Otherwise, this pre-Broadway tryout is mostly successful at capturing the dazzle and dilemmas of the 2006 film and Lauren Weisberger's best-selling 2003 novel about an aspiring writer who begins working for an exacting editor-in-chief at a glossy fashion magazine. -
Pop goes the 'Moulin Rouge!': Broadway adaptation dazzles on so many levels
Apr 22, 2022 3:36 PM - The 10-time Tony Award-winning "Moulin Rouge! The Musical" overloads the senses in its North American touring debut at the James M. Nederlander Theatre in Chicago. It wows with recognizable pop songs and plenty of stylish excess. -
Four-legged footwork: Former Chicago dancers rotate as reindeer Sven in 'Frozen'
Jan 13, 2022 12:03 PM - Former members of Chicago dance companies share the reindeer role of Sven in the national touring company of Disney's "Frozen." -
Disney's 'Frozen' sparkles in Chicago debut
Nov 22, 2021 3:20 PM - Disney's "Frozen" makes its Chicago debut via an impressive national tour at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. Director Michael Grandage's 2018 Broadway musical adaptation of the beloved 2013 animated blockbuster is a wonderful choice for a child's first live theater experience. -
Plan ahead: Tituss Burgess performs at the Genesee Theatre March 13
Feb 24, 2020 6:00 AM - Get your tickets now: Tituss Burgess performs at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan, "The Bachelor Live on Stage" comes to Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre and Drum Tao visits College of DuPage's McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. -
Overstuffed Donna Summer bio-musical squanders its disco-filled promise
Feb 14, 2020 4:00 PM - "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical" tries to cram in too much as a biographical show celebrating the "Queen of Disco." The 2018 Broadway musical makes its touring Chicago debut at the James M. Nederlander Theatre. -
Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tour
Feb 12, 2020 5:31 AM - Three actresses play the title singer and disco diva in "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical," touring to Chicago. "In the rehearsal process, we got to connect and discover how to build this one Donna all together," says star Alex Hairston. -
'Once On This Island' is a Caribbean cornucopia of theatricality
Jan 23, 2020 9:50 AM - Director Michael Arden's Tony Award-winning revival of "Once On This Island" is likely missing some of its original intimacy, but the reconfigured touring version still abounds with theatrical wonderment and heartbreaking woe. -
Chicago native lands in revival tour of 'Once On This Island'
Jan 17, 2020 6:00 AM - Chicagoan Jahmaul Bakare's career has taken him around the world. Now, he's heading home on tour with the Broadway musical "Once On This Island," opening Tuesday, Jan. 21, at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre. -
Local actors return to Chicago for the penultimate stop of 'Phantom' tour
Dec 14, 2019 7:30 AM - Local actors Susan Moniz of Des Plaines and Rob Lindley of Chicago star in "The Phantom of the Opera." Broadway in Chicago hosts the third return of this 2012 touring version of the global musical blockbuster at the Cadillac Palace Theatre.
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