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The Rise and Fall of a King: Lanise Antoine Shelley Brings the "The Tragedy of King Christophe" to the House Theatre of Chicago by Amanda Finn

In a world like ours so wrought with chaos and war, what happens when freedom is finally achieved? That is something that the play "The Tragedy of King Christophe" attempts to answer.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 21, 2022☆⚑

Complementary Opposites: A Preview of "Serenade" and "Of Mice and Men" by the Joffrey Ballet by Hugh Iglarsh

"Both [ballets] are trying to deal with a particular time: One by healing with the beauty of dance, the other by trying to create empathy for beaten-down humanity. Right now, we're facing so…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 20, 2022☆⚑

Royal Return: A Review of SIX the Musical at Broadway in Chicago by Dennis Polkow

The six wives of Henry VIII all performing together in a song and dance line on one stage and competing against one another.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 19, 2022☆⚑

Therapy Bully: A Preview of Kristen Toomey at Zanies by Zach Freeman

On stage, Toomey has a unique ability to stay present in the moment, bantering with the crowd with a sly smile

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 18, 2022☆⚑

Pass This One Over: A Review of "In Every Generation" at Victory Gardens by Hugh Iglarsh

The drama takes place over a non-sequential series of Passovers, beginning in 2019 Los Angeles, as three generations of a Sephardic Jewish clan come together.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 15, 2022☆⚑

Battle Royal: A Review of The King and I at Drury Lane Theatre by Dennis Polkow

Mary Rodgers, late daughter of composer Richard Rodgers, thought "The King and I" was the best of the Rodgers and Hammerstein collaborations.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 13, 2022☆⚑

Basket of Fun: A Review of Easter Bunny Bingo: Jesus, Resurrection, & Peeps! at the Greenhouse Theater Center by Dennis Polkow

Former nun Mrs. Mary Margaret O'Brien is hosting bingo and quizzing and informing us about Easter traditions and trivia along the way.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 12, 2022☆⚑

A City of Headliners: A Preview of Geoffrey Asmus at Laugh Factory Chicago by Zach Freeman

"And you can go see on a Tuesday night a line-up of amazing comics that would be the headliner in another city."

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 11, 2022☆⚑

The Long Conversation: Sara Juli Tickles the Underbelly of Long-Term Relationships in "Burnt-Out Wife" by Sharon Hoyer

Juli is a New-York based performance artist who uses personal aspects of her own life as fodder for her one-woman show.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 6, 2022☆⚑

Stairway to Heaven: A Review of Paradise Square on Broadway by Dennis Polkow

The grand journey of the musical "Paradise Square" reached its culminating destination of a full-scale Broadway opening Sunday night.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 6, 2022☆⚑

Ritual and Reckoning: A Review of "What to Send Up When It Goes Down" by Ted C. Fishman

"WTSUWIGD" takes on a wide range of social toxins and portrays an equally wide range of how Blacks cope and respond.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 5, 2022☆⚑

Enough for Everyone: A Preview of River Butcher at the Den by Zach Freeman

Although Chicago is where he started doing comedy as an adult, this show will be the first time he's been back on a Chicago stage since performing at Thalia Hall in 2019.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 4, 2022☆⚑

Sisters in Crisis: A Review of "Spay" at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble by Amanda Finn

When one in four Americans are directly impacted by opioid addiction, any art we create on the subject will have a profound effect.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on April 1, 2022☆⚑

Stage Top 5: April 2022 by Brian Hieggelke

April highlights.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 31, 2022☆⚑

The Battle of Being: A Review of "Laced" by About Face Theatre by Nathaniel Fishburn

About Face's new production is full of hard-won joy. In a tense moment, the characters realize how desperately they need to feel light again.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 30, 2022☆⚑

Dance Top 5: April 2022 by Sharon Hoyer

Dance highlights for April.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 30, 2022☆⚑

Cross My Heart: A Review of Isaac's Eye at Redtwist by Ted C. Fishman

Lucas Hnath's quick-talking historical drama centers on Isaac Newton's hypothesize that an experiment that requires a needle to be inserted into a living human's eye will prove his theory on…

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 29, 2022☆⚑

Theater Is Participation: A Review of Stand Up If You're Here Tonight at American Blues Theater by Hugh Iglarsh

Featuring a bravura performance by Jim Ortlieb, this show is all about getting reacquainted with the joys, stresses and sheer sensation of real life after a too-long hibernation.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 28, 2022☆⚑

A Little Lie (For a White Guy): A Review of "WHITE" at Steppenwolf, produced by Definition Theatre by Nathaniel Fishburn

"WHITE," under the direction of Ericka Ratcliff, is full of the kind of transgression that makes theater so exciting.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 25, 2022☆⚑

Fairy Tale Charm: A Review of Once Upon A Mattress at Theo Ubique by Ted C. Fishman

The show draws on the familiarity of Hans Christian Andersen's "Princess and the Pea" but with a celebration of human character and the charms of oddballs.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 24, 2022☆⚑

Ballet Out of the Box: A Preview of "TEN: Celebrating ten years of CRB" at the Athenaeum by Sharon Hoyer

Chicago Repertory Ballet celebrates their anniversary with some traditional ballet mixed with a contemporary ballet aesthetic.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 23, 2022☆⚑

The Industrial Lower Depths: A Review of "Sweat" at Paramount Theatre by Nathaniel Fishburn

"Sweat" is a work of rare and necessary empathy as it portrays those who live on the brink of economic disaster.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 23, 2022☆⚑

When Mad Men Ruled the Airwaves: A Review of "Good Night, Oscar" at the Goodman Theatre by Brian Hieggelke

Doug Wright's brilliant new play, "Good Night, Oscar," in its hilarious and heartbreaking world-premiere production at the Goodman Theatre, is set in 1958. It's more than twenty years since …

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 12:54am on March 22, 2022☆⚑

Men Need Not Apply: A Review of Wife of a Salesman at Writers Theatre by Amanda Finn

"Wife of a Salesman" is full of cogent points about being a woman that are just as relevant now as they were in the show's 1950s setting.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 21, 2022☆⚑

The Nearly Best of Times: A Review of La Cage Aux Folles at Music Theater Works by Dennis Polkow

This is an enjoyable production with a good cast of show voices.

SOURCE: www.newcitystage.com at 8:00am on March 17, 2022☆⚑
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