By Colin Douglas After seven years, 40 drafts, a number of workshops and an off-Broadway run, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Vogel’s historically-based drama, Indecent, eventually premiered, on Broadway, in 2017. It was nominated for the Tony Award that year as Best Play, although it lost out to Oslo. Vogel’s play, which spans half a century,
Archives for September 2018
Chicago Shakes’ ‘Nell Gwynn’ deserves critical acclaim via rhyming couplet
By Josh Flanders Harken my friends come listen to this tale A blonde young lass who’s anything but frail Out selling fruit she’s noticed for her wits And body parts which also rhyme with wits (hint: it’s tits) For here’s a play romantic, quick, and bawdy With lots of selfish royals dressed so gaudy A
Angela Ingersoll channels Judy Garland in Music Theater Works’ ‘Come Rain or Come Shine,’ Oct. 5-14
Evanston, IL – An homage to entertainer Judy Garland will be presented by Music Theater Works at Nichols Concert in Evanston, October 5-14, 2018. JUDY GARLAND: COME RAIN OR COME SHINE, starring Emmy nominee and Jeff Award winner Angela Ingersoll (END OF THE RAINBOW), captures the emotional and vocal power of Judy Garland live in
‘Hamilton”s Jose Maxi Ramos to headline PFP’s 2018 ‘Simply Sensational’ benefit, Nov. 5
Chicago – Pride Films and Plays’ annual fall benefit, SIMPLY SENSATIONAL, will feature Chicago native Jose Maxi Ramos, who had played the roles of John Laurens and Phillip Hamilton in the Chicago production of HAMILTON from its opening in September 2016 until late this past summer. Ramos recently left HAMILTON to pursue a career as
Firebrand Theatre’s ‘Caroline or Change’ shows the power and heart of strong women
Above all, “Caroline or Change” is a story of strong women fighting for the right to thrive, not just survive. It’s in line with Firebrand Theatre’s mission.
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