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5 regional theater productions worth the trip this August
The end of summer brings an eclectic mix of plays and musicals.
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‘Spelling Bee’ revival spells it out: J-O-Y
Twenty years on, "Spelling Bee" arrives Off-Broadway with fresh energy, proving the quirky musical's charm remains timeless.
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‘Hair’ can still spark a revolution, and this Chicago revival proves it
'Hair' hasn't lost its bite. Discover why Kokandy Productions' Chicago revival earns a full five stars.
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Jennifer Nettles can write a hit. ‘Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo’ needs more
Grammy winner Jennifer Nettles takes on a 17th-century poisoner's legend in 'Giulia,' now playing at PAC NYC.
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‘The Potluck’ conjures ghosts of the Greensboro Massacre that fade too soon
On November 3, 1979, members of the Ku Klux Klan and the American Nazi Party murdered five demonstrators in a…
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Dolly Parton’s new Broadway musical has us clocking in early, nerves and all
Dolly Parton's 'Dolly: A True Original Musical' is Broadway-bound this winter. Here's what has us excited, and a little nervous.
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‘Iceboy!’ at the Goodman: two Emmy winners and one very cold script
Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman headline 'Iceboy!' at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, but the show around them never quite thaws.
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The $31.5 million question: Will ‘Death Becomes Her’ find life on the road?
"Death Becomes Her" has closed on Broadway, but it wasn't a verdict on the show—it was math. The national tour…
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‘Music City’ screams Nashville until one performer just lives it
In "Music City," a scrappy, Nashville-inspired Off-Broadway jukebox musical oversells its opening, then Lauren "LOLO" Pritchard arrives.
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