Stephen Best

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  Lizzie – Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves 

  While outside it may be snowy and cold, inside The Den Theatre is revving up their engines nightly for one...

  Stephen Best January 11, 2018
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  Steppenwolf and Tracy Letts’s The Minutes – Politics As Blood Sport 

  Debuting his seventh play produced at Steppenwolf, headed to Broadway in the spring of 2018, Pulitzer Prize-winning author,...

  Stephen Best December 29, 2017
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  Hard Times

  Returning to the stage for its 30th Anniversary Season, Lookingglass Theatre’s Hard Times is as relevant now as...

  Stephen Best December 29, 2017
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  42nd Street – Tapping An Engaging New Tune 

  Heading out to the Drury Lane, I thought we were in for a night of neatly pressed...

  Stephen Best December 29, 2017
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  Sammy: A Tribute to Sammy Davis Jr. – That Old Black Magic Lingers On

  Winding down their Season of Dance, the Black Ensemble Theater concludes 2017 with a world premiere musical tribute to “The Candy Man”...

  Stephen Best December 28, 2017
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  Barney The Elf – Queer Themed Holiday Cheer 

  Opening with a production number borrowing heavily from Dolly Parton’s country themed, workplace anthem “Nine to Five,...

  Stephen Best December 28, 2017
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  Cabaret

  Bette Xmas at the Continental Baths – Back and Brazen As Ever

  If you enjoy your holidays peppered with outlandish bawdy spice, look no further than Steppenwolf’s 1700 Lookout Series...

  Stephen Best December 24, 2017
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  Rudolph’s The Red-Hosed Reindeer – A Pointedly Political Romp 

  Now in its 20th anniversary production, Hell in a Handbag’s Rudolph the Red-Hosed Reindeer is back and...

  Stephen Best December 24, 2017
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  Family

  Paramount’s Elf – Sparkle-Jolly-Twinkle-Jingley Family Fun 

  Just in time for the holidays, the Paramount Theatre in Aurora is offering an eye-popping, Broadway caliber, full-scale musical...

  Stephen Best December 22, 2017
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  Goodman Theatre’s 40th Anniversary of A Christmas Carol – Stylish Tradition Continues 

  It is certain to say, the Goodman Theatre is celebrating their 40th Anniversary of A Christmas Carol in...

  Stephen Best December 22, 2017