It even manages to work onstage wonders within the constraints of tradition.
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Miss Saigon is back, bombast, orientalist clichés, and all
The revival’s staging feels old-school, and not in a good way.
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Tootsie remains charming, even in the #MeToo era
“Being a woman is no job for a man” still rings true.
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In the world of Waitress, almost all sins can be forgiven with a song
But in the age of #MeToo, is it really OK for a doctor to have an affair with his patient?
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A special Valentine’s Day version of Mortified and more of the best things to do in Chicago this weekend
The Humans at Cadillac Palace Theatre and more goings-on February 9-11
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A Dickens Carol, It’s a Wonderful Life, and nine more new stage shows
A clever mashup of fact and fiction and a “radio show” version of the holiday classic are among this week’s best bets.
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Hunting for big ideas at Chicago Ideas Week
Not much rough-and-tumble as ideas get aired at the annual event.
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Tax on tickets to Lyric Opera and the CSO? Not for now.
A proposal to tax ticket sales for Lyric Opera and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has been tabled, for now.
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Reader’s Agenda Sat 3/9: Bike swap, SXSW send-off party, and Louder Than a Bomb
What’s on the Reader’s Agenda for Saturday, March 9, 2013
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The creepy truth about Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth
Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth, reviewed
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All Shook Up
Joe DiPietro’s savvy, funny songbook show reprises the King’s hits in a connect-the-tunes musical that blends Footloose with As You Like It. It’s the mid-50s, and an Elvis-like roustabout (the smoldering, very tall Cheyenne Jackson) shakes a small-hearted, dance-hating town from conservatism into liberal thinking–his love interest’s gender-bending disguise alone threatens at least one character’s […]