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The Buzz From Readers Like You

studiobe wrote about Studio BE

I think this is the next big comedy venue in the city.

Frederick789 commented on Thodos Dance Chicago's Fall Concert 2009

These guys are awesome. Saw Fosse in rehearsal, and it looks better than Broadway.

AlisonLogan commented on Carpenters' Halloween

the show was incredible. SO funny SO smart... it's going to be an annual Halloween event for us!

CRITICS' REVIEWS

Theater review: 'Summer People'

Chris Jones

Summer People - The Gift Theatre - 4802 N. Milwaukee Ave. - Chicago, IL

Battlefield horror spoils sweet show

Theater review: 'Thoroughly Modern Millie'

Chris Jones

Thoroughly Modern Millie - Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace - 100 Drury Lane - Oakbrook Terrace, IL

Show sits nicely at Drury Lane

Theater review: 'The Message is in the Music'

Chris Jones

The Message is in the Music (God is a Black Man Named Ricky) - Black Ensemble Theater - 4520 N. Beacon St. - Chicago, IL

'Message' hard to find in BET's muddle of heavenly music

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MORE Theater NEWS

Puttin' on less Ritz, Brooks' monster show returns: Shorn of its massive set, its $450 tickets and its overwhelming Broadway hubris, the national touring version of Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" now plays like a moderately amusing wing-and-drop...

Chicago theater: Early December will be prime time: If you love live entertainment in Chicago, you don't want to be out of town during the first two weeks of December.Those weeks are typically busy, but this year's lineup of new shows is quite...

Northlight Theatre to stage 'Souvenir': Souvenir: Before there was "American Idol's" William Hung, there was Florence Foster Jenkins, "the tone-deaf diva" who somehow, despite a glaring lack of pitch control, managed to make it to...

Bill Cosby is coming to Waukegan's Genesee Theatre: About every two years or so, Bill Cosby makes it back to the Chicago area to perform. "It gives me time to turn over at least 73 percent new material," he told me recently by phone about his coming...

No theatrics: Obama camp ran tight ship: Filmmakers couldn't crack guarded staff in 'By the People' campaign documentary

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Today's Theater Events

The House on Mango Street Steppenwolf Theatre Company - 1650 N. Halsted St. - Sheffield/De Paul
Carpenters' Halloween Mary's Attic - 5400 N. Clark St. - Andersonville
America: All Better! The Second City - 1616 N. Wells St. - Lincoln Park