Theater Review: Hair still grows as it revives in Chicago

By Bill Beard Theater Critic I spent the 1960s teaching theater in New England colleges, where many of my students were seriously
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March 16, 2011 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Theater | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Working—a musical based on the book by Studs Terkel

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic There could not be a more appropriate time to stage the musical version of Studs Terkel’s Working.
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March 9, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Pec Playhouse’s Fuddy Meers a puzzle to be solved

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The program for the play at Pec Playhouse is centered with a kaleidoscope of cast members. It
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February 16, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Fuddy Meers opens at Pec Playhouse Feb. 11

From press release PECATONICA, Ill.—Pec Playhouse Theatre, 314 Main St., Pecatonica, Ill., presents its 21st season-opener, Fuddy Meers, written by the
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February 9, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The Trinity River Plays—Regina Taylor’s amazing trilogy

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Playing at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, The Trinity River Plays are without a doubt playwright Regina Taylor’s greatest
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February 2, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The mystery continues at Beloit Civic Theatre

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Being an avid reader, my choice of genre is eclectic, but a good mystery is often my
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February 2, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

NIU School of Theatre and Dance stages The Memorandum

From press release DEKALB, Ill.—Tales of spies, paranoia and fear of government control commonly draw on the historical situations they were
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February 2, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: 9 to 5 equals a perfect 10

By Bill Beard Theater Critic 9 to 5, a four-time Tony Award-nominated musical playing a limited run right now at Chicago’s Bank
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January 26, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Rockford Dance Company stages The Emperor and the Nightingale Jan. 29

From press release Rockford Dance Company (RDC) will present Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved fairy tale, The Emperor and the Nightingale, at
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January 26, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Byron Civic Theatre stages Escanaba in Da Moonlight

From press release BYRON, Ill.—Escanaba in Da Moonlight is Jeff Daniel’s hilariously twisted comedy about five Yoopers—residents of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula—and
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January 19, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Beloit Civic Theatre stages Cliffhanger Jan. 27-29, Feb. 3-5

From press release BELOIT, Wis.—Beloit Civic Theatre (BCT) continues their “season to die for” by producing another murder mystery for their
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January 19, 2011 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment | Comments (0)

Legal Follies return Jan. 21-22

From press release The original Legal Follies will return to Sullivan Center, 118 N. Main St., Friday and Saturday, Jan. 21-22.
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December 29, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Wicked is still musical magic!

By Bill Beard Theater Critic “Chicago is so close! It really is, and entirely simple to navigate. I apologize to readers
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December 22, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Theater Review: The Music Man opens at the Lincolnshire Marriott—arousing musical familiar to all

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The opening of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man, originally staged in 1957, gives every member of the
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December 15, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Moon Over the Brewery a coming-of-age love story

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Bruce Graham’s charming play Moon Over the Brewery is the story of a single mother and her
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December 8, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Another holiday favorite at Keith Country Day School—A Christmas Carol

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic From a strictly professional company, Artists’ Ensemble, to a student production is quite a step, but it
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December 8, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The holidays begin with Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The turkey has been carved, and the leftovers are gone. Time to hang the wreaths and light
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December 1, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Moon Over the Brewery shines at Artists’ Ensemble Dec. 3-19

From press release Miriam is a stressed-out single mom who waits tables by day and paints moonscapes by night. She’s doing
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December 1, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Seven Brides… at Drury Lane Oakbrook

By Bill Beard Theater Critic For anyone who remembers the 1954 film of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, starring Jane Powell and
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November 24, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Theater | Comments (0)

Pec Playhouse stages Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

From press release PECATONICA, Ill.—“This show is special in more ways than one,” said Penny Wiegert, director of Pec Playhouse Theatre’s
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The Lion King at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace

By Bill Beard Theater Critic Walt Disney’s animated films have been thrilling children and adults alike for decades; and even though
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November 17, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Theater | 1 Comment

Rockford College stages Uncommon Women & Others Nov. 18-21

From press release Uncommon Women & Others, a play by Wendy Wasserman, will be performed at Rockford College’s Cheek Theatre Nov.
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society offers tour of Coronado Theatre Nov. 16

From press release Tuesday, Nov. 16, the Land of Lincoln Theatre Organ Society will offer tours of the Historic Coronado Theatre.
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Freeport’s Lindo Theatre to screen White Christmas Dec. 1

From press release FREEPORT, Ill.—Enjoy the timeless holiday favorite White Christmas at 1:30 or 7 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1, at the
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November 10, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Annie Get Your Gun–a showcase for community theater

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The Performing Arts Guild in Mount Morris proves again that the talent of local communities can mount
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: You’ll love She Loves Me at the Writers’ Theatre

By Bill Beard Most of you are probably not old enough to remember the 1940 romantic comedy film, The Shop Around
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November 3, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Annie Get Your Gun opens at Grove Theater Oct. 29

From press release MT. MORRIS, Ill.—The Performing Arts Guild (PAG) will present the Irving Berlin musical Annie Get Your Gun Oct.
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Side-by-side Sondheims at Stage 773

By Bill Beard Stage 773 is the new name for the long-familiar theater multi-plex formerly known as “Theatre Building Chicago,” located
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October 27, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Theater | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Beloit Civic Theatre begins a season of mysteries

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic A season of mystery begins with Whodunit, The Musical at Beloit Civic Theatre. Based on Mary Roberts
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October 13, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Theater Review: The amazing Mary Zimmerman recreates Candide at Goodman

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic My admiration for the work of Mary Zimmerman began soon after my first theater review. In 1996,
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October 6, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: No mistakes in The Comedy of Errors at the Court Theatre

By Bill Beard Why is it that theater directors…and audiences…so enjoy giving Shakespeare’s plays some new “concept”—like The Taming of the
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October 6, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Legal Follies gets new name, returns in 2011

By Jim Hagerty Staff Writer The once-popular Legal Follies, which featured members of the legal community doing sketch and musical comedy, will
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October 6, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

NIU School of Theatre and Dance presents two plays by John Guare

From press release DEKALB, Ill.—The Northern Illinois University (NIU) School of Theatre and Dance will open their small venue Studio Series
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October 6, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Michael Dice directs 12 Angry Men at Pec Playhouse

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Michael Dice does a superb job of casting the 12 jurors who will determine the fate of
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September 22, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Hot Mikado sizzles at Drury Lane Oak Brook

By Bill Beard “Gilbert and Sullivan Societies” all over England serve as theater producing groups devoted to the hilarious hijinks of
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September 22, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Artists’ Ensemble opens its seventh season with The Underpants

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic If the title The Underpants seems a bit puzzling, the history of the play may explain the
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September 15, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Once on This Island

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Once on This Island, originally staged in 1990, winning many awards, has not been seen in many
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August 25, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Timber Lake Playhouse closes 49th season with hilarious Spelling Bee

By Bill Beard After a summer of five previous successes, Timber Lake Playhouse closes this next week with the 2005 Tony
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August 18, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Nothing But the Blues at Black Ensemble Theater

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic The hot days of August have arrived, and an equally hot blues show is playing at Black
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August 11, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Stellar cast in Ring of Fire at The Fireside

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Director Ed Flesch continues to choose outstanding performers for the shows at the Fireside in Fort Atkinson,
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August 4, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Brilliant production of Equus at Redtwist Theatre in Bryn Mawr

By Bill Beard “A huge success in a tiny space” might be one way of describing Artistic Director Michael Colucci’s “re-imagined”
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Northern Lights Playhouse–summer theater in the northwoods

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Summer theater is one of the joys of a week at the lake. My house on Little
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July 28, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | 1 Comment

Theater Review: Timber Lake Playhouse offers Love, Sex and the I.R.S.

By Bill Beard For their fourth show of the summer in the deep woods of Mount Carroll, Timber Lake Playhouse is
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July 21, 2010 | Also published in Online Exclusives> Theater | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Oklahoma!: ‘Oh, what a beautiful evening’

By Bill Beard I humbly confess I have often sworn I would be perfectly happy if I never had to sit
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July 7, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Some Like It Hot is still hot…and sweet as Sugar at Drury Lane!

By Bill Beard Some of you may not remember, unless you watch late-night movie re-runs, the wonderful old film that made
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Timber Lake stages Oklahoma!

From press release MOUNT CARROLL, Ill.—Timber Lake Playhouse (TLP), northwestern Illinois’ non-profit professional summer theater, presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical
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June 30, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: The Drowsy Chaperone still a dream at Marriott Lincolnshire

By Bill Beard From time to time, a reviewer has the opportunity to cover two different productions of the same vehicle
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June 23, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Wesley Willows’ annual benefit features Annie

From press release Annie will take center stage at 2 p.m., Sunday, June 20, as Wesley Willows celebrates its 38th Annual
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June 16, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Chicago playing at Timber Lake Playhouse

By Bill Beard I love summer stock theater! I spent 20-plus years in the New England states, where summer theaters can
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)

Theater Review: Stage Coach Theater’s November–a perfect representation of life as we age

By Edith McCauley Theater Critic Every aspect of DeKalb’s Stage Coach Players Theater’s production of November deserves an unqualified rave review. It
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June 9, 2010 | Also published in Theater> Vibe Entertainment News | Comments (0)


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