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Chicago's First Floor Theater presents "Sugar in Our Wounds," an emotionally compelling play about unchartered love as the end of slavery nears.
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Les Ballets Eloelle brought high-energy camp and ballet to Leslie-Lohman Museum's gala, helping to raise funds for queer artists, scholars, activists and allies.
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Keen Company revives "Molly Sweeney," Brian Friel's play about the unexpected consequences of a medical miracle. Directed by Jonathan Silverstein.
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Mary-Louise Parker and Will Hochman co-star in 'The Sound Inside,' a new play about the complex relationship between student and college professor.
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Marisa Tomei stars in 'The Rose Tattoo,' Tennessee Williams' sultry portrayal of a woman rediscovering her ability to love and live life to its fullest.
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Chicago's Pride Film & Plays presents a beautiful revival of "A Man of No Importance" about a community coming to terms with diversity in 1960s Dublin.
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Tina Satter conceives and directs "This Is A Room," based on the FBI transcript reagrding Reality Winner's leaking evidence of Russian election interference.
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No prayers can save this Off-Broadway musical of biblically bad proportion, including Academy Award nominee Gary Busey.
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Tracy Letts' "Linda Vista" unravels what happens to a man who, at 50 years old, should have it all but finds himself empty-handed.
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The full Broadway cast for "Company" has been announced. Jennifer Simard, Christopher Fitzgerald, and others join Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone.
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Michael Mayer directs a slick revival of the hit Off-Broadway musical, "Little Shop of Horrors," starring Jonathan Groff and Tammy Blanchard.
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Gerard Alessandrini returns with "Forbidden Broadway: The Next Generation," a parody of Broadways latest musicals and plays.
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Playwright Fouad Teymour's "Twice, Thrice, Frice..." examines the complex relationships among three Muslim women and their friendships, fidelity and faith.
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Judy Garland's early years come to life in 'Chasing Rainbows' at Paper Mill Playhouse under the direction and choreography of Denis Jones.
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How dramaturgy helped harness the power of a Broadway hit
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Great Performances returns this November to broadcast five new productions including "Rodgers & Hammerstein's The King and I," "Kiinky Boots" and more.
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ABIAH, a soul singer with a soaring vocal range, takes on the Madonna songbook for his forthcoming album and recent Joe's Pub concert.
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The whole doesn't equal the sum of its parts in Ross Golan's 'The Wrong Man,' now playing Off-Broadway at MCC Theater.
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BoHo Theatre presents an emotionally and visually stunning revival of "Big Fish," featuring a score by Andrew Lippa.
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In Sideshow Theatre Company's "X," a distant space station provides the backdrop for a dystopian thriller that loses oxygen midway.
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Rachel Bonds' play with music about two sisters in a small Southern town fails to capture the full crescendo of a family in crisis.
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Chicago's Hell in a Handbag Productions offers a ghoulish twist on "The Facts of Life" perfect for the Haloween season.
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Shows to see this month include "Tina" on Broadway, a new edition of "Forbidden Broadway," and Harvey Fierstein's one-person show, "Bella Bella."
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag.' (Photo: Matt Humphrey) Are you a Fleabag fan? The hit series shook up the Emmy Awards last month, winning Best Comedy…
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Jonathan Pryce and Eileen Atkins star in "The Height of the Storm," Florian Zeller's latest play to tackle the subject of dementia.
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