Chicago—March 25, 2015—Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) Artistic Director Barbara Gaines and Executive Director Criss Henderson announce today the line-up of the 2015/16 Season, including innovative reimaginings of the classical canon, new work developed at CST and the first installment of Gaines’ ambitious Shakespeare history cycle. Anticipating Shakespeare 400, the international celebration of the playwright’s four-hundred-year
Archives for March 2015
Paramount’s massive ‘Les Mis’ is a revolutionary sight
By Barry Reszel A revolutionary staging of arguably the greatest musical ever written awaits patrons who trek to Aurora’s Paramount Theatre for its fabulous production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg‘s Les Misérables. Opening night’s audience audibly gasped at its first look at the masterful, stark, three-story, spiral-staired set, literally “turning, turning, turning” through the
Musicals highlight Kokandy’s new season
CHICAGO (March 23, 2015) – Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce its 2016 season – plus an added holiday production for the 2015 season. The 2016 season kicks off with the Chicago premiere of the dark “mean teen” comedy HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, based on the hit 1980s cult film of the same name, with book,
Musicals highlight Kokandy’s next season
CHICAGO (March 23, 2015) – Kokandy Productions is pleased to announce its 2016 season – plus an added holiday production for the 2015 season. The 2016 season kicks off with the Chicago premiere of the dark “mean teen” comedy HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL, based on the hit 1980s cult film of the same name, with book,
Kokandy’s ‘Monty’ has the full set of goods
By Colin Douglas The sad state of the economy and how unemployment impacts the life of the average Joe provides the conflict in many recent stories. Whether set in Sheffield, England, where the original film, The Full Monty, takes place, or Buffalo, NY, the setting for the 2000 musical version of this show, joblessness not
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