Chicago — The Trouble With Dead Boyfriends returns to Chicago, Aug. 17-19, for a one-weekend encore run after winning MCL Chicago’s Premier Premieres festival in June. The show is a 90-minute gory feminist horror-comedy musical that deconstructs the tropes used in Young Adult romance novels. The last time it was in Chicago, The Trouble With
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Marriott’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ beltress divas Meghan Murphy, Cassie Slater and Danni Smith take to the Martyrs’ stage, August 7, as ‘We Three’
After wowing audiences as “Donna and the Dynamos” in the Marriott Theatre’s critically acclaimed production of Mamma Mia, Meghan Murphy, Danni Smith, and Cassie Slater, join forces again to sing about the sweet release of a well timed belly laugh and the life affirming power of a new found friendship. Monday, August 7, 2017 –
‘Trouble With Dead Boyfriends’ wins MCL fest to introduce new musical comedies—all reviewed here
The Brothers Rigg, Ian and Quinn, represented ChicagolandMusicalTheatre.com at MCL Chicago’s third annual Premier Premieres! weekend festival in late June, attending and reviewing all five of the festival’s musical productions
Paramount’s ‘Superstar’ Jesus spreads the love to his cast-church-family
They were patient, loving, encouraging. They may not even know, but they were everything I could have asked for in a cast-church-family.
Marriott’s ‘Mamma Mia!’ Rosie takes on body shaming in ‘Sun-Times’ review
So, I write this long rant to say this (because the mama bear in me has to): Every single woman that inhabits the Marriott Theatre during this run is PERFECT and REAL.
