Midwest Premiere of The Brightest Thing in the World Via About Face Theatre March 14-April 13, 2024
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ChiIL Mama's Chi, IL Picks List:   Adult Shows With Family Themes On Our Radar  About Face Theatre to produce the Midwest premiere of  The Brightest Thing in the World directed by Keira Fromm March 14-April 13, 2024 About Face Theatre continues its 29th season with the Midwest premiere of The Brightest Thing in the World by Leah Nanako Winkler, directed by AFT Artistic Associate Keira Fromm. The show will run March 14 through April 13, 2024, at The Den Theatre. The Brightest Thing in the World starts as a bubbling romantic comedy between barista Lane and her regular ..read more
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Message In A Bottle is now playing Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago for a limited one-week engagement February 28 – March 3, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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Chi, IL Live Shows On Our Radar  Message In A Bottle Choreography by Kate Prince, set to the most celebrated hits of world-renowned artist, Sting, is now playing in Chicago for a limited one-week engagement February 28 – March 3, 2024 Audiences can now see Message In A Bottle, a new dance theatre production choregraphed by Sadler’s Wells’ Associate Artist Kate Prince at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre for a limited run, from February 28, 2024 to March 3, 2024. Produced by Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK, Message In A Bottle is a dance theatre production set to the music of 17-tim ..read more
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Music Theater Works Presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee March 7 - 31st, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Family Friendly Shows On Our Radar MUSIC THEATER WORKS ANNOUNCES THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR  THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE MARCH 7 - 31, AT THE NORTH SHORE CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS IN SKOKIE Perfect for All Ages, with Adult Only Performances, Spelling Bee Invites Audiences to Join This Group of Unique and Dedicated Students as they Compete for the Spelling Bee Championship in this Hilarious Musical  Tickets Only $25 for those Younger than 25 Years Old. Music Theater Works is proud to announce the cast and creative team for ..read more
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Goodman Presents The Chicago Premiere of The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood March 2 – 31, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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 ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Adult Shows With Family Themes On Our Radar JENNIFER MORRISON STARS AS “PENELOPE,” LEADS AN ALL-FEMALE, ALL-CHICAGO CAST OF 13 IN  MARGARET ATWOOD’S THE PENELOPIAD DIRECTED BY SUSAN V. BOOTH, CHOREOGRAPHY BY JOANN M. HUNTER ***BOOTH’S FIRST PRODUCTION TO DIRECT AS NEW GOODMAN ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, THE CHICAGO PREMIERE APPEARS MARCH 2 - 31, 2024 IN THE ALBERT THEATRE*** (L-R Back Row) Hannah Whitley, Ericka Ratcliff, Laura Savage, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Allison Sill and Noelle Kayser. (L-R Front Row) Helen Joo Lee, Demetra Dee, Tyler Meredith, Jennife ..read more
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REVIEW of Paramount Theatre’s Striking Billy Elliot: The Musical Now Playing Through March 24, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Family Friendly Shows On Our Radar Paramount Theatre's  Billy Elliot: The Musical  Michelle Aravena (right, with cigarette) plays Mrs. Wilkinson, a ballet teacher who sees unusual talent in a young British boy named Billy (Neo Del Corral, center).  All production photos by Liz Lauren. Inspired new production of the coming-of-age tale  directed by Trent Stork February 7-March 24, 2024 REVIEW: By Bonnie Kenaz-Mara Before miners or dancers ever step foot on the stage, the sheer magnitude of  ..read more
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Filament Theatre presents Constellation Points’ Cloud Man March 17 through April 14, 2024
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Family Friendly Shows On Our Radar Cloud Man  The production is thanks to a new partnership between Filament and the Scottish theatre company Constellation Points. Cloud Man has been specifically designed for audiences members between 4-7 years old, but Filament welcomes family members of all ages. The Northwest Side theater for young audiences invites audiences to follow the clues to the top of Cloud Mountain March 17 through April 14. Expect magical puppets, inventive storytelling, and lots of clouds and surprises. Filament Theatre, the Northwest S ..read more
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Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences Presents Roald Dahl’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH February 16 to March 30, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s Chi,IL Picks List:  Family Friendly Shows On Our Radar Roald Dahl’s  JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH Peter Blair, Executive Producer  Peter Marston Sullivan, Artistic Director  Katie Johannigman, Associate Artistic Director  Presents  A delightfully offbeat adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl adventure!  Marriott Theatre for Young Audiences invites theatergoers of all ages on a remarkable voyage with Roald Dahl’s JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH. Roald Dahl’s beloved story is brought to fantastical musical life, running February 16 to March 30, with a pr ..read more
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Activism and Atrocities Abound in Steppenwolf For Young Adults' a home what howls Through March 2, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Theatre For Young Adults On Our Radar  Steppenwolf Theatre Company presents the world premiere of a home what howls (or the house what was ravine) By Matthew Paul Olmos Directed by Laura Alcalá Baker  Featuring ensemble member Tim Hopper with Charín Álvarez, Leslie Sophia Pérez, Isabel Quintero and Eddie Torres  February 7 – March 2, 2024 in the Ensemble Theater REVIEW: By Bonnie Kenaz-Mara Meet Soledad Vargas (expertly embodied by Leslie Sophia Pérez), a youth activist standing up to the forces of injustice, imminent domain land grab ..read more
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Adult Shows W...
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Adult Shows With Family Themes On Our Radar  RAVEN THEATRE COMPANY WORLD PREMIERE “brother sister cyborg space”  Futuristic Climate Parable Runs February 12 - March 17, 2024 Chicago’s Raven Theatre Company today released two first look images of their upcoming World Premiere of Paul Michael Thomson’s brother sister cyborg space, set to run February 12 - March 17, 2024 (previews February 8 - 11). Directed by three-time Jeff Award winner Terry Guest, the timely tale of climate crisis appears on Raven Theatre’s stage at 6157 N. Clark St. Tickets ($4 ..read more
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Hellish, Hopeful, and Highly Recommended -- TimeLine Theatre’s Notes from the Field January 31 - March 24, 2024
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by Bonnie Kenaz-Mara
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ChiIL Mama’s ChiIL Picks List:  Adult Shows With Family Themes On Our Radar  TIMELINE THEATRE PRESENTS CHICAGO PREMIERE OF ANNA DEAVERE SMITH’S  NOTES FROM THE FIELD JANUARY 31 - MARCH 24, 2024 Mildred Marie Langford, Shariba Rivers, and Adhana Reid give voice to 19 real-life people in director Mikael Burke’s staging of Smith’s searing indictment of America’s school-to-prison pipeline REVIEW: By Bonnie Kenaz-Mara A dirt floor, a sparse set, a chorus of 3 figures in black speaking in unison. 3 pairs of bare feet grounding, connecting, and rooting a series of dispara ..read more
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