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Chicago Tribune

Play is a messy look at mass murderers
'Celebrity Row' at American Theater Company

Bernhard riffs on 'scary times'

Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori fly in to see 'Caroline'
The creators of "Caroline, or Change" flew to Chicago Sunday to see Court Theatre's hit version of their baby. Tony Kushner and Jeanine Tesori attended the Sunday matinee. Tesori rushed in from technical rehearsals for "Shrek." The pair surprised the...

'Million Dollar Quartet' to record cast album
The cast of "Million Dollar Quartet," the hit rock 'n roll musical that's moving to the Apollo Theater (Oct. 31-Jan. 4) on Friday, is laying down its performance for prosperity. Cast members were at the Chicago Recording Company on Monday, ...

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Giving it up for 'Five Fingers of Funk'
Put a dashiki-colored bow on it: "Five Fingers of Funk" is well done. The Children's Theatre production is delivered with gusto by a multi-talented cast.

'Defiance' doesn't meet the challenge
Too much ambition and too little reach make "Defiance" a less-than-satisfactory experience.

Dallas Morning News

Kimberly Whalen's innocent love in Theatre Three's 'Light in the Piazza' is as charming as her acting
Just a few weeks after finishing Lyric Stage's West Side Story , Kimberly Whalen is singing another balcony scene in a great American musical. Am I crazy, or is "Say It Somehow" in The Light in the Piazza an even more beautiful expression of young love than "Tonight"?