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Oklahoma - Review - May 8, 2006

Oklahoma - ReviewThe Theatre at the Center in Munster, IN should be proud of this energetic, finely crafted mounting of a truly great musical. Take a ride to see this gem and bring someone who has never seen this landmark show with you. It just may get them to appreciate the Broadway musical art from.
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Spamalot - Review - May 1, 2006

Spamalot - ReviewMonty Python's SPAMALOT is an in-your-face comedy sure to please everyone. The trip is a hilarious treat of a first class Broadway musical that everyone from teens to seniors will enjoy.
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Spitfire Grill - Review - May 1, 2006

Spitfire Grill - ReviewProvision Theater's The Spitfire Grill is an up lifting folk musical that is a well sung little folk operetta telling an inspiring story of redemption and the hopes and dreams of small town America.
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Love Song - Review - Apr 24, 2006

Love Song - ReviewThe world premiere of playwright John Kolvenbach’s "Love Song" is a major achievement that combines rich, raw, rancorous humor. Steppenwolf’s "Love Song" is a sweet, gentle play that is a comedy chuck full of fantasy, romance featuring a memorable character or two.
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Spelling Bee - Review - Apr 24, 2006

Spelling Bee - ReviewChicago has another “hot” musical that will leave everyone glowing. Drury Lane Water Tower Place holds a spelling bee eight times per week that is hilarious, charming, empathetic and pure fun. The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is as near a perfect a musical comedy as one could imagine.
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Perestroika - Review - Apr 17, 2006

Perestroika - ReviewAngels in America: Perestroika, is a totally engrossing play chuck full of powerful themes presented in a highly stylized production that will stimulate thought, move you, and shake you up like few other plays can. This amazing journey will ultimately leave you with the hope that reconciliation will make America a better place.
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Secret Garden - Review - Apr 17, 2006

Secret Garden - ReviewPorchlight Music Theatre has assembled another gem of a musical with their marvelously sung The Secret Garden. This emotional and thoroughly haunting musical is a three hanky show that equals Porchlight’s highly acclaimed Sweeney Todd and once more demonstrates Walter Stearns’ deft directing talent.
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She Stoops to Conquer - Apr 10, 2006

She Stoops to ConquerSignal Ensemble's latest work is a stylish, sophisticated and pleasant production by Oliver Goldsmith. She Stoops to Conquer continues to the please audiences with its over-the-top quirky characterizations and plot twists.
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The Chosen - Review - Apr 10, 2006

The Chosen - Review Writers’ Theatre’s production aptly explains the difference between the Orthodox and the Hassidic traditions of Judaism in a first-class adaptation of Chaim Potok’s best selling novel. We learn about the Hassidic and the Modern Orthodox Jewish traditions, about the Talmud, the Gematriya and the Zionists.
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Romance - Review - Apr 3, 2006

Romance - ReviewGoodman Theatre's Romance is a courtroom drama gone crazy that ends up a farcical satirical tirade mocking the judicial system, judges, world politics, homosexuals, religious prejudice, ethnic hatred and, of course, lawyers.
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Urinetown - Review - Apr 3, 2006

Urinetown - ReviewUrinetown at the Mercury Theater is a fresh hilarious spoof of Brechtian ‘epic’ theater, of political theatre and a Weillian stretch of operatic from. The result is a fresh, original colorful surprising musical proving once again that almost any topic is grist for the mill of talented musical composers and lyricists.
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Loose Knit - Review - Apr 3, 2006

Loose Knit - ReviewLoose Knit is a smart, satirical comedy of manners. It is amazingly balanced and ultimately delivers a fresh perspective on personal fulfillment and the angst suffered by both men and women. Actor's Workshop Theatre's Loose Knit will leave you in stitches.
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Dealer's Choice - Review - Apr 3, 2006

Dealer's Choice - ReviewDealer’s Choice is a brilliant script full of witty, wisecracking drama that relentlessly probes the tortured souls of its six very distinctive characters. Poker players, gamblers and those who love a well-acted, crisp, razor-sharp dialogue will cherish this show.
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Voyeurs de Venus - Review - Mar 27, 2006

Voyeurs de Venus - ReviewChicago Dramatists has an outstanding world premiere that's complex, yet smoothly flowing; Playwright Lydia R. Diamond weaves three stories into a seamless drama that quickly hooks us and keeps us fully engaged.
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The Glass Menagerie - Review - Mar 27, 2006

The Glass Menagerie - ReviewCourt Theatre’s take on the Tennessee Williams classic evokes the desperation and gloominess of the infamous family. It's an evocative look into the world of agony and longing while the riveting emotions build in this sad recollection.
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