Articles filed under Short and Sweet Theater Reviews
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'Cats': Touring production of a 'puzzling' relic returns to Chicago for a short runJul 25, 2019 6:14 am - “Cats” - ★ ★ ½ “Cats” is about to have another life thanks to a special effects-filled film adaptation coming this winter. Until then, the Chicago return of this 1981 Br...
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Elmhurst native leaps at chance to star in Chicago-bound 'Cats' tourJul 17, 2019 6:13 am - As a kid, Lexie Plath couldn't get enough of the 1981 global musical blockbuster “Cats.” So it's kismet that the Elmhurst native is starring in the first national “Cats”...
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Diction suffers in Chicago return of reconfigured 'Les Miserables'Jul 16, 2019 6:11 am - YouTube Some longtime fans of the musical #8220;Les Misérables#8221; are upset. Directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird's 1985 London production, with its famed revolving ...
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For former Chicago actors, quick costume changes part of 'Les Miserables' tourJul 03, 2019 6:22 am - Any actor cast in “Les Misérables” faces a backstage life full of quick costume changes. Unless you're starring as convict-on-the-run Jean Valjean or pursuer Javert, mos...
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Images: The 73rd annual Tony AwardsJun 11, 2019 6:11 am - ...
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'Hadestown' captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musicalJun 12, 2019 6:08 am - NEW YORK - "Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, has reason to smile broadly: It's the best new musical Tony Award winner and nabbed eight trophies Sun...
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'Falsettos' soars in powerful national tour in ChicagoJun 04, 2019 5:55 am - “Falsettos” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Neurotic New Yorkers sing about their complicated lives in the trailblazing 1992 Broadway musical “Falsettos.” A tour of Lincoln Center Theater's ...
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Teatro ZinZanni makes Chicago debut in JulyApr 11, 2019 6:20 am - Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, for the coming Chicago run of "Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos & Dinner." The acclaimed circus/dinner theater show, which ha...
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'Cruel Intentions' musical shoehorns pop hits into the 1999 teen dramaApr 09, 2019 6:15 am - “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” - ★ ★ ½ There's a lot of moaning going on with the national touring debut of “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” at Chicago's Broa...
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'Cruel Intentions' musical draws from pop songs of the eraApr 03, 2019 6:14 am - Growing up in the 1990s, actress Betsy Stewart never got to fulfill her childhood dream of being a pop star. But now Stewart says she is experiencing the next best thing...