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Music ReviewsReviewsTom Williams
July 10, 2012 Tom Williams

Marvin Hamlisch & Idina Menzel in concert

But, her rambling for over 2 hours without saying much and her going into the audience and allowing 4-5 people to sing Wicked or Rent tunes turned he concert into a crude karaoke show. This lasted about 20 minutes.

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July 9, 2012 Tom Williams

Three Sisters

“Toska” -its nostalgia for dreamed life- of a life that never was nor ever will be. Three Sisters is about a certain kind of paralysis that finds the characters visualizing a future happy life that keeps them immobilized in the here and now.

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July 8, 2012 Tom Williams

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

They’ve done it again! The Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s production of Beauty and the Beast enchants the audience just as effectively as the old woman enchants the tale’s hero. These CST Family Productions never disappoi

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July 6, 2012 Tom Williams

Love Thy Neighbor…Till It Hurts

Julie Ganey’s 60 minute solo piece takes an up close and personal look at being an urban living advocate who finds Chicago’s diversity something to cherish

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July 3, 2012 Tom Williams

The Lover – Soul Theatre

Weber and Batista are so intense and sexually uninhibited that the role playing get so intense that it brings out the animal instincts in both. This is subtle yet strong play that will keep you on the edge of your seats as we wonder what will happen next.

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July 2, 2012 Tom Williams

We’re All in this Room Together – Second City

Second City opens its 36th revue with a great cast — Aidy Bryant, Mike Kosinski, Michael Lehrer, Tawney Newsome, Andel Sudik and Chris Witaske carrying on the tradition of three men, three women and four chairs. This cheerful, bouncing group easily transcends their material.

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June 29, 2012 Tom Williams

Hero – The Musical

Hero is a warm, funny and well sung new musical that, for a world premiere, is ready for life after Marriott Theatre. Kudos to Thielen, Mahler and Bell for creating such a fun new show.

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June 27, 2012 Tom Williams

Time After Time

Combining duets and full ensemble harmonies and cute dance movements, Time After Time unfolds as a fun, silky tune fest that showcases the skills Jule Styne possessed making him one of the premier songwriters of the 20th Century.

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June 27, 2012 Tom Williams

Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles

They’ve got the sound down, but can wearing a mop top make you The Fab Four? Rain can sing the tunes but it’ll never quite be the same as the original.

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June 25, 2012 Tom Williams

Inherit The Wind

Inherit The Wind at Oak Park Festival Theatre. The debate between Christensen’s Brady and Hickey’s Drummond is most compelling as Christensen exudes charisma while his outdated and narrow sociopolitical beliefs are destroyed by Hickey’s Drummond.

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