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Rush Out And Join the Revolution! 1776 is on Tour!

March 5, 2023 Suzanne Magnuson 0

Fresh off Broadway and currently on stage at the CIBC Theatre in Chicago, this gender-bent, color-blind cast version of 1776 from the Roundabout Theatre Company is a must-see. The engagement here is short, only until […]

Into the Woods, an Enchanting Evening at the Paramount

February 21, 2023 Suzanne Magnuson 0

As soon as you arrive at the theatre you are treated to one of the most beautiful forest sets imaginable, which you get to enjoy until the music begins and then for the duration of […]

The Factotum- Compelling Theatre, Weak Opera

February 8, 2023 Suzanne Magnuson 1

Why do modern opera composers fear melody? This is really the question for nearly every composer of a modern opera I have ever seen. Here are two people, Will Liverman and DJ King Rico, one […]

A Chorus Line to Remember at the Drury Lane

February 6, 2023 Suzanne Magnuson 1

I am one of the lucky people who got to see A Chorus Line during its original run on Broadway. Well into its original run, certainly, but a Broadway mainstay in that era for a […]

Hansel and Gretel: a Bloodthirsty Triumph at the Lyric Opera

January 29, 2023 Suzanne Magnuson 0

Based on the Brothers Grimm fairytale, this beloved Englebert Humperdinck opera with its familiar childlike melodies has often been performed as a saccharine tale of faith and the kindness of guardian angels around the Christmas […]

A Cruise ship in the ocean at Cabo San Lucas Mexico near Los Arcos

Celebrity Cruises Returns to the Port of Los Angeles and Mexican Riviera

December 6, 2022 Suzanne Magnuson 0

After 8 years, Celebrity Cruises has returned to the Port of Los Angeles, and for the first time in 15 years is offering a Mexican Riviera cruise with brand-new itineraries! It’s an exciting time to […]

THE SOUND OF MUSIC Rings in the Holiday Season in Style at the Paramount in Aurora

November 20, 2022 Suzanne Magnuson 1

Playing now through January 14, 2023, a run already extended by one week due to the popularity of this Rodgers and Hammerstein classic, you need to get out to Aurora see the Paramount’s production. After […]

Le Comte Ory is a Delight at the Lyric Opera

November 16, 2022 Suzanne Magnuson 1

Rush out immediately and secure your tickets for the Lyric’s production of Rossini’s Le Comte Ory, playing from now to November 26th. This is a production that is firing on all cylinders with pyrotechnic singing, […]

Don Carlos, a miserable slog at the Lyric Opera

November 12, 2022 Suzanne Magnuson 3

Sometimes political theatre is about politics and sometimes it’s about how those in power are brought down by very ordinary concerns, in this case being in love with people you either can’t have (Don Carlos […]

Hand To God Will Push Your Buttons at the Copley Theatre

June 2, 2022 Suzanne Magnuson 0

The Paramount’s latest Bold Series production at the Copley Theatre in Aurora is an absolute tour de force by its five-person cast. It is worth attending just to see these actors do their stuff. There […]