Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Short & Sweet host Diana Martinez reviews The IllusionistsMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - Direct from Broadway, and touted as the world's best-selling magic show, this mind-blowing spectacular showcases the jaw-dropping talents of seven of the most incredible...
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Short & Sweet host Diana Martinez reviews First Wives ClubMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The pre-Broadway engagement of First Wives Club playing at the Oriental Theatre has high potential for a long marriage on Broadway thanks to a wonderful script full of f...
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Short & Sweet host Diana Martinez reviews Dear John HughesMar 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Calling all North Shore High school graduates of 1984-1990! I could not have sat next to a more perfect person to watch the opening night of Dear John Hughes with. I won...
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Former Schaumburg resident pushes magic's boundaries with 'Illusionists'Mar 08, 2015 5:15 am - Illusionist Dan Sperry didn't always look like shock rocker Marilyn Manson's scary sibling. Before Sperry amazed audiences with his creepy illusions like swallowing raz...
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Joliet native helps bring John Hughes film scenes to the stage in 'For the Record'Mar 01, 2015 4:00 am - afuller@dailyherald.com The iconic '80s film "The Breakfast Club" resonated with many teens, and Patrick Mulvey was one of them. "It's set in a high school in the Midwe...
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Suburban actors return home with 'Book of Mormon' tourFeb 20, 2015 5:00 am - When "The Book of Mormon" opened in Chicago in late 2012, many assumed it would follow in the footsteps of "Wicked" and "Jersey Boys" to be the next major Broadway music...
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'Lion King' roars back to ChicagoFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - Disney's global juggernaut "The Lion King" returns to Chicago for a seven-week run at the Cadillac Palace Theatre starting Wednesday, Dec. 2. This will mark the fourth ...
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Musical 'Gotta Dance' to debut first in ChicagoFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - The unlikely creation of a senior citizen hip hop dance troupe was captured in the 2008 documentary "Gotta Dance," and now it's the inspiration for a new Broadway-bound ...
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Short & Sweet critic Linda Rosen reviews Cinderella with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - Short and Sweet guest critic, Linda Rosen of Buffalo Grove, has a particularly unique perspective of Cinderella -- she once played Cinderella in a school play. Rosen wa...
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Short & Sweet critic Melanie Andreani reviews Newsies with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - Short & Sweet guest critic Melanie Andreani of Palatine found herself completely sucked into the plot and the characters of Broadway in Chicago's production of Newsies. ...