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Krystal Joy Brown in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's "Play On!"
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If music be the food of love, ‘Play On!’ serves the full Harlem buffet
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Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in "The Score." Photo by Teresa Castracane.
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In ‘The Score,’ Brian Cox plays a composer who tests how much truth a king can take
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"The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O'Connor." Photo by Tom Visser.
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