Originally conceived in the mid-70s as a vehicle for Nell Carter but opening on Broadway in 1981 with Jennifer Holliday in the role that might have been Carter’s (if Carter’s Hollywood career had not blown up), Tom Eyen and Henry Krieger’s musical about the rise of an African American girl group the Dreams (modeled on […]
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Dreamgirls, Dead Man Walking, The Few, and ten more new theater reviews
Porchlight’s Dreamgirls, Piven Theatre’s Dead Man Walking, and Steep Theatre’s The Few are among this week’s theater highlights.
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The cross, the crosshairs, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Gossip Wolf: Rhymefest crowdfunds a lavishly packaged new LP
Rhymefest crowdfunds a lavishly packaged new LP, Willis Earl Beal and Jennifer Hudson turn up in Wicker Park, and more
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Crazy composers and dirty divas: new performing arts reviews
theatrechannel.com Chicago is one week closer to the end of its temporary theater drought as the mid-September openings blitz draws near, and a handful of currently running shows should hold us over until then. After eleven days of abnormality the Chicago Fringe Festival wraps up this weekend. As for the shows running this week:
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Tragedy strikes the family of actress and singer Jennifer Hudson
Tragedy strikes the family of Chicago actress and singer Jennifer Hudson, costar of Dreamgirls.