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Chicago Tribune Theater Loop Blog

One night of 'Camelot' is coming to Ravinia Festival
The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park is expected to announce Thursday that it will open its 2009 season with a new, "staged concert" version of Alan J. Lerner and Frederick Loewe's classic Arthurian musical "Camelot," with George Hearn, Sylvia McNair...

Chicago Sun-Times

Strong cast brings Capote's holiday memories to life
Truman Capote may have been the fabled, often decadent mascot of New York's high society and literary worlds from the late 1940s until his death in 1984...

Ravinia plans one-night 'Camelot'

Theatergoer tussles with workers at 'Jersey Boys'

Time Out Chicago

Andrew Lippa
The cult-fave composer of John & Jen next takes on The Addams Family.

Review: Cut to the Quick @ The Side Project

Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream @ Chicago Shakespeare Theatre

Holiday review roundup
TOC staffers weigh in on Provision's Christmas Memory (above), Redmoon's Winter Pageant, WNEP's holiday Soiree and more.

David Sedaris
The Santaland author explains why he hates the play that helped make him.

A Christmas peril
These holiday shows won’t make you want to bludgeon yourself with the nearest Yule log.

Daily Herald

Theatre Notes: World premiere of 'Bowery Boys' at Marriott

Circle Theatre's 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' sparkles

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

'Billy Elliot' auditions Saturday
Producers of the hit Broadway musical will visit Minneapolis to scout young performers

Red Wing High says no to staging 'Rent'
Red Wing High School officials have said "no" to "Rent."

St. Paul Pioneer Press

White director for Wilson play on Broadway upsets some artists
The good news for fans of August Wilson is that "Joe Turner's Come and Gone" will return to Broadway next spring. But the idea that a white director will helm the work of America's foremost black playwright has raised some eyebrows in the place Wilson once called home.

Minneapolis City Pages

Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol is masterful one-man show
Dickens's story of geriatric, malignant crotchetiness transformed via supernatural shock therapy into last-second sunshine and benevolence must, ...

Detroit Free Press

On stage for the holidays: Heavenly voices, visions of sugarplums

Another play, another dysfunctional family
When Sebastian (Eric Maher) comes home for the funeral of his mother, who has been killed by an runaway shower head, he arrives with plenty of baggage. A Yale-educated writer...

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch Culture Club Blog

Avalon moves to new theater space
It looks like Avalon is going to be the first theater company to perform at the ArtSpace in Crestwood Court. Avalon, which has been performing at a church in South St. Louis, is moving into its own theater, formerly the Man Alive clothing store in the former Crestwood Plaza.

St. Louis Riverfront Times

Gorgeous George: Mark Setlock deftly re-creates It's a Wonderful Life at the Rep
Think of it this way: A favorite relative arrives at a family reunion sporting a shiny new, recently shaved head. At heart Uncle George is the...

It's a Wonderful Line: What was Jimmy Stewart's favorite cinematic moment?

St. Louis Stage Capsules

Cleveland Plain Dealer On Stage Blog

Two videos: 'Boom' at Cleveland Public Theatre and an an 'honest obituary' on Andrew Lloyd Webber (who, btw, is not dead)

Cleveland Scene

Elf In Spite Of Himself
Cpt Puts A New Spin On An Urban Legend

Cincinnati CityBeat

Review: A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Scientology Pageant is both deadpan and satirical. It’s also a tad mystifying.

Cincinnati Enquirer

Review: Stomp
'Stomp': Entertaining order, not noise.

Cincinnati Metromix

Review: Holiday Theater
Shows on stage all over town to get you in the spirit of the season (or not)

CiN Weekly

What I'm Into
Playhouse in the Park intern actor Landree Fleming.

CinStages Buzz Blog

Hey, Theater Bloggers! Falcon wants you! and so does CinStages!

Dallas Morning News

WaterTower's 'This Wonderful Life' has explosive charge of hope, goodwill
You have to give Greg White credit for bravery: His audience sees multiple screens showing the original It's a Wonderful Life onstage and off before he begins his one-man performance of the stage adaptation, This Wonderful Life , and he goes ahead anyway.

Houston Chronicle

Cast illness forces delay of Spirits to Enforce opening

Houston Press

Capsule Stage Reviews: Beauty and the Beast, A Fertle Holiday, The Nutcracker, Sunshine Boys

Denver Post

Denver Center reimagines "The Unsinkable Molly Brown"

Warm Christmas memories in 'Wales'

Rocky Mountain News

'Molly Brown" first musical in Denver Center new play event
A revamped version of The Unsinkable Molly Brown leads five readings at Denver Center Theatre Company's New Play Summit Feb. 12 to 14.