Articles filed under Short and Sweet Theater Reviews
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'Bullets Over Broadway' gives actor chance to reconnect to Chicago rootsApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - Actor Rick Grossman is glad that "Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical" was booked into the recently re-renamed The Private Bank Theatre for its two-week Chicago-premiere ...
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Short & Sweet Critic Holly Daigle reviews Matilda with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Knowledge is power and reading is the key to that power. No one can keep Matilda, a sharp-witted child from doing just that, not even the overbearing school principal Mi...
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Fun 'Matilda' tour succeeds despite clarity issuesMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - So much weighs on the tiny shoulders of the title heroine of "Matilda The Musical." Not only does this supersmart British schoolgirl have to use her wits to thwart bully...
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'Matilda' tour brings veteran Chicago actress homeMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Ora Jones has repeatedly proven herself on Chicago stages, tackling both classics and contemporary dramas. Now she adds singing and ...
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Feel-good '42nd Street' taps into showbiz spectacleMar 10, 2016 3:30 pm - The new national tour of "42nd Street" gives the initial impression of a small-scale affair since the full stage window of Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre has been cro...
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'42nd Street' tour cast includes legally blind dancer, Paramount vetMar 07, 2016 5:00 am - Local audiences will once again get to "meet those dancing feet" of "42nd Street," the quintessential backstage musical where an understudy goes on to become a star. The...
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Short & Sweet critic Andrea Biwer reviews If/Then with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - The choices we make - big and small - have the power to radically change the trajectories of our lives. This the the prevailing theme of If/Then, a Broadway in Chicago m...
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'Rent' star and Joliet native comes home with 'If/Then'Feb 22, 2016 4:00 am - Actor and Joliet native Anthony Rapp will forever be known for originating the role of filmmaker Mark in the 1996 cast of "Rent" and recreating it in the 2005 movie. And...
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Short & Sweet critic Karen England shares her perspective on CabaretFeb 17, 2016 10:00 pm - Short & Sweet critic for the day, Karen England of Lake Zurich, was as impressed by the high-quality vocal performances, dances and set design as she was by the deeper t...
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National tour of 'Cabaret' retains its power to unsettle, entertainFeb 12, 2016 1:00 pm - You might think that the shock and awe of the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning 1998 Broadway revival of “Cabaret” would be muted nearly two decades later....