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Review: Drury Lane has an essential ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ both timeless and brand new
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNeither the famed fiddler nor the titular roof make an appearance in the truly remarkable new Drury...
Review: A swirling, fashionable ‘Cinderella’ at Drury Lane Theatre brings sparkle to the season
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 7 months agoChristmas always arrives suddenly for me when I’m at the theater, usually during the second week of November, and with a jolt. But when it comes to resplendent seasonal decor, few exceed the ...
2023 Equity Jeff Award nominations announced, with the Goodman at the top of the list
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoNominations are in for this year’s 55th anniversary Jeff Awards for Equity Theater, with the Goodman Theatre being the most nominated. The Goodman collected 32 entries on the list from nine ...
Review: ‘Guys and Dolls’ at Drury Lane Theatre needs a little more spark
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWhen Erica Stephan, one of Chicago’s most exciting and emotionally resonant talents, begins singing “If I Were a Bell,” the potpourri of a production of “Guys and Dolls” at the Drury Lane Theatre ...
Review: ‘A Chorus Line’ at Drury Lane Theatre embraces 1970s Broadway — and why we love musicals
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIs there anything more fun than an opening night for “A Chorus Line?” When the curtain rose Friday night at the Drury Lane Theatre on a stage packed with dancers, the place erupted. I remember ...
Review: ‘Ring of Fire’ at Drury Lane Theatre has a likable glow but few real flames
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJukebox musicals aren’t usually ensemble pieces. Typically, there’s an actor, or actors, playing the name above the theater’s door, and a supporting cast playing collaborators, spouses and the ...
2023 Equity Jeff Awards: Goodman, Teatro Vista and American Blues are the big winners
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Goodman Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of “The Who’s Tommy,” Teatro Vista and American Blues Theater’s staging of August Wilson’s “Fences” were big winners at Monday night’s 55th ...
Review: ‘Grease’ at Drury Lane Theatre: Rizzo and the rest arrive just before summer
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWith the Pink Ladies making a TV renaissance and all the sorrow surrounding the death of Olivia Newton-John, “Grease” is the rare musical that feels like it never will fully drop out of the ...
Review: In ‘The 39 Steps’ at Drury Lane Theatre, a worthy cast tries to untangle Hitchcock
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBack in 1995, a pair of British writers named Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon took an old Alfred Hitchcock movie about an innocent guy on the run and turned it into a wild, challenging ride for ...
Review: ‘Steel Magnolias’ is a story well worth rediscovering this summer at Drury Lane Theatre
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOnce upon a time, I reviewed “Steel Magnolias” so often, I felt like I deserved my own chair in Truvy’s Chinquapin Parish salon. Now this Robert Harling story truly feels like a “blast from ...