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Home » Underscore Theatre Company

Tag: Underscore Theatre Company

Posted inArts & Culture

The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival makes the numbers work

by Catey Sullivan February 4, 2020August 18, 2021

Underscore Theatre Company survives in a challenging landscape for new-works festivals.

Posted inArts & Culture

Underscore Theatre’s Proxy has some promise, but misses the heart of its story

by Kerry Reid October 30, 2019August 18, 2021

A musical based on the true-life “Slender Man” attack raises more questions than it answers.

Posted inArts & Culture

The Ballad of Lefty & Crabbe tells a sad tale of the end of vaudeville

by Max Maller June 19, 2019August 18, 2021

A song-and-dance man learns to smile through his pain.

Posted inBlogs

The Chicago Musical Theatre Festival is like an in-person Netflix binge

by Oliver Sava February 2, 2018August 18, 2021

See the world premieres of eight new musicals.

Posted inArts & Culture

Arnie the Doughnut, Tangles and Plaques, and 11 more new stage shows to see

by Chicago Reader October 25, 2017August 18, 2021

A delightful kids’ show and a Neo-Futurist’s look at dementia are among this week’s best bets.

Posted inArts & Culture

Beauty and the Beast, The Complete Deaths, and four more new theater reviews

by Chicago Reader December 3, 2016August 18, 2021

Short runs at the MCA and Chicago Shakespeare Theater are among this week’s notable shows.

Posted inArts & Culture

One out of three ain’t bad at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival

by Jack Helbig July 8, 2015August 18, 2021

One out of three ain’t bad at the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, and American Demigods’ Fanatical will leave you wanting more.

Posted inBlogs

Reader’s Agenda Thu 6/5: Musical Theatre Fest, Rapid Pulse, and Vampire Weekend

by Cat Adamson June 5, 2014August 18, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Thursday, June 5

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Reader’s Agenda Fri 8/16: Raks Geek, After Dark, and Black Sabbath

by Tosten Burks August 16, 2013August 19, 2021

What’s on the Reader‘s Agenda for Friday, August 16

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