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Number of People

Number of People Written & Directed by Emilie Beck Number of People by Emilie Beck Produced by Piven Theatre WorkshopAt the Noyes Cultural Center, EvanstonHeart wrenching performance by Bernard Beck fuels memory playVeteran Piven Theatre Workshop member Bernard Beck...

Published on March 9, 2010, 5:27 PM by Chicago Critic | 1 comment(s)

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Chess - A Cold War Rock Musical

Chess - A Cold War Rock Musical Music by Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus (formerly of ABBA) Lyrics by Tim RiceBook by Richard NelsonDriecter by Fred Anzevino & Brenda DidierChoreographed by Brenda DidierMusical Direction by Ryan BrewsterProduced by Theo Ubique Cabaret...

Published on March 8, 2010, 3:15 PM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and Confusion

The DNA Trail: A Genealogy of short Plays about Ancestry, Identity, and ConfusionConceived by Jamil KhouryDirected by Steve ScottPlays:Finding Your Inner Zulu by Elizabeth WongMother Road by Velina Hasu HoustonThat Could Be You by Lina PatelWASP: White Arab Slovak Pole by Jamil KhouryBolt from...

Published on March 8, 2010, 1:08 PM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the SeaBy Ernest HemingwayAdapted by Eric Ting and Craig SiebelsDirected by Clive CholertonCaldwell Theatre CompanyAt the Count de Hoernle Theatre Once More Plumbing the Depths with 'Papa' Hemingway No good book has ever been written that has in it symbols arrived at...

Published on March 7, 2010, 12:25 PM by Beverly Friend | 0 comment(s)

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Lower Debt

Lower DebtBy Joshua Aaron WeinsteinDirected by Rebekah ScalletProduced by Live Wire Chicago TheatreAt the Viaduct TheatreContemporary urban squatters tent city saga fizzlesLive Wire Chicago Theatre has mounted a world premiere drama by their Executive Director Joshua Aaron Weinstein - Lower Debt...

Published on March 7, 2010, 11:55 AM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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Wild Nights With Emily

Wild Nights With EmilyBy Madeline OlnekDirected by Meghan Beals McCarthyProduced by Caffeine TheatreAt the Lincoln Square Arts Center (at Berry Methodist Church)Quirky comedy speculates on the life (and loves) of Emily DickinsonCaffeine Theatre follows their acclaimed production of Under Milk...

Published on March 7, 2010, 1:51 AM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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Beautiful City

Beautiful CityBy George F. WalkerDirected by Rob ChambersProduced by Theatre MirAt Chicago DCA TheaterUnfunny parable unfolds as a over-acted cartoonCanadian playwright George F. Walker's 1987, Beautiful City, is called a parable but it plays like a silly comic-strip fable that simply...

Published on March 6, 2010, 9:35 PM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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The Marriage of Figaro

The Marriage of Figaro Libretto by Lorenzo da Ponte Opera buffa in four acts in Italian At the Lyric Opera ChicagoThe perfect cast excels in the perfect operaMy favorite opera - The Marriage of Figaro - is a joyous romp filled with lovable characters, sublime music (three and a...

Published on March 4, 2010, 12:59 AM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin

An Evening with Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin Conceived by Mandy Patinkin and Paul FordDirected by Mandy PatinkinChoreographed by Ann ReinkingMusic Direction by Paul FordLuPone and Patinkin shine in a quirky Broadway revueThe unlikely duet of Broadway belter Patti LuPone and the artistic Mandy...

Published on March 3, 2010, 1:52 AM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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The Fantasticks - Promethean Theatre Ensemble

The FantasticksBook and Lyrics by Tom JonesMusic by Harvey SchmidtDirected by Beth WolfProduced by Promethean Theatre CompanyAt City Lit Theatre, ChicagoPromethean' s The Fantasticks has some worthy momentsDaring to venture into the world of musical comedy, Promethean Theatre Ensemble...

Published on March 2, 2010, 12:23 AM by Chicago Critic | 0 comment(s)

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