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Amped and un-amped: “Sunny Afternoon” at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and “Helena & Hermia in The Enamored Odyssey” thru Imposters Theatre Co.
Patrick O'Brien 4/2/25 Patrick O'Brien 4/2/25

Amped and un-amped: “Sunny Afternoon” at Chicago Shakespeare Theatre and “Helena & Hermia in The Enamored Odyssey” thru Imposters Theatre Co.

Sunny Afternoon blows the dust off your bones; Helena & Hermia… blows the dust off the Bard.

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(Un)expected songs:   “La Bohème” at Lyric Opera and “Tell Me On a Sunday” at Theo
Reviews Patrick O'Brien 3/21/25 Reviews Patrick O'Brien 3/21/25

(Un)expected songs: “La Bohème” at Lyric Opera and “Tell Me On a Sunday” at Theo

At Lyric and Theo, two sweeping romances in time for spring to bloom.

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“May we all be so lucky”: ‘Waitress’ at Paramount and ‘Joseph…’ at Marriott
Reviews Patrick O'Brien 3/14/25 Reviews Patrick O'Brien 3/14/25

“May we all be so lucky”: ‘Waitress’ at Paramount and ‘Joseph…’ at Marriott

Times may be a little hard for dreamers, but Paramount’s “Waitress” and Marriott’s “Joseph” are there to keep our hopes up.

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I’m not shouting: ‘Clue’ thru Broadway in Chicago
Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/21/25 Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/21/25

I’m not shouting: ‘Clue’ thru Broadway in Chicago

A group of gifted clowns throw themselves into playing the iconic game of whodunnit. Whether you’ll have fun watching them playing? That’s even odds.

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It’s not too late, baby, for one more: ‘Beautiful’ at Drury Lane Oakbrook
Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/11/25 Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/11/25

It’s not too late, baby, for one more: ‘Beautiful’ at Drury Lane Oakbrook

Carole King’s songbook only gets better the more it’s played. Drury Lane’s new production of her bio-musical Beautiful is some kind of wonderful proof of that.

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“It all comes back”: ‘Fun Home’ thru Porchlight Music Theatre
Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/2/25 Reviews Patrick O'Brien 2/2/25

“It all comes back”: ‘Fun Home’ thru Porchlight Music Theatre

Based on Alison Bechdel’s unapologetically queer memoir, Porchlight’s “Fun Home” shows how far we’ve come and how far we have yet to go.

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A must-see, no ifs, ands, or buts: ‘& Juliet’ thru Broadway in Chicago
Reviews Barry Reszel 12/5/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 12/5/24

A must-see, no ifs, ands, or buts: ‘& Juliet’ thru Broadway in Chicago

The raucous, Shakespeare-adjacent pop musical is self-empowering larger-than-life fun.

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A sweet saltwater treat: ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Drury Lane Oakbrook
Reviews Barry Reszel 11/27/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 11/27/24

A sweet saltwater treat: ‘The Little Mermaid’ at Drury Lane Oakbrook

Should patrons swim out to Oakbrook Terrace for to Drury Lane’s Little Mermaid? Positoovily!

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Can’t keep such excellence a secret: ‘The Secret Garden’ at Theo
Reviews Barry Reszel 11/21/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 11/21/24

Can’t keep such excellence a secret: ‘The Secret Garden’ at Theo

This holiday season, Theo’s Secret Garden may just be the perfect musical to remind us that caring and nurturing one another pull up the weeds of life.

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Count your blessings: ‘White Christmas’ at Marriott Theatre
Reviews Barry Reszel 11/13/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 11/13/24

Count your blessings: ‘White Christmas’ at Marriott Theatre

Marriott’s White Christmas is a more-than-welcome dollop of seasonal schmaltz.

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This ‘’76’ is about democracy, not trombones: ‘1776’ at Marriott Theatre
Reviews Barry Reszel 9/3/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 9/3/24

This ‘’76’ is about democracy, not trombones: ‘1776’ at Marriott Theatre

Lincolnshire puts on a timely and exquisitely modern-ish turn on the old-school-ish history pagaent.

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Highland Park Players’ ‘The Prom’ by rights should open doors wide for fresh talent
Reviews Barry Reszel 8/20/24 Reviews Barry Reszel 8/20/24

Highland Park Players’ ‘The Prom’ by rights should open doors wide for fresh talent

Highland Park Players hosts an all-inclusive 'Prom' reminding us that, indeed, “It’s Time to Dance!”

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