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Sting’s songbook, Kate Prince’s choreography send moving “Message In A Bottle” to Cadillac

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sting needs no introduction to anyone who’s even remotely listened to the radio since the late 1970s, and when it comes to choreography, Kate [More…]

“The Wiz” eases on down the road to the Cadillac Palace Theatre while winding its way “Home”

A half-century since “The Wiz” initially dazzled as a remarkable reimagining of “The Wizard Of Oz” by an entirely Black cast, it’s on the way back to revolutionize [More…]

Cadillac Palace portrayal of complicated jazz king Louis Armstrong is “A Wonderful World”

So many standards Louis Armstrong popularized or personalized throughout the last century are permanently woven into America’s artistic fabric, but ever since his passing [More…]

“Riverdance” reaches a quarter century of superior choreography

Prior to “Riverdance” revving up its 25th birthday bash, a sizzle real scrolled across the show’s newly installed screens with prior clips from practically every [More…]

Imaginative “Once On This Island” revival grants bittersweet break from the winter blues

In the heart of a Chicago winter, any musical with a tropical setting has instant appeal, and while “Once On This Island” encompassed a lot more than merely desirable [More…]

Unique and quaint “The Band’s Visit” settles into its “Best Musical” shoes

Taking home ten Tony Awards would’ve been a magnificent feat in and of itself, but “The Band’s Visit” became the fourth in all of Broadway history to take home the [More…]

Timely Tony Award-winner “Come From Away” rebuilds hope in humanity through the lens of 9/11

When the horrors of 9/11 were unfolding right before the entire nation’s eyes, Operation Yellow Ribbon was immediately implemented to divert American flights in the [More…]

Quests for social progress challenge customs in relevant restaging of “Fiddler On The Roof”

With a heritage stretching back over five decades, “Fiddler On The Roof” is always bankable in the Big Apple or on the road, so much so that its current tour comes as an [More…]

World premiere of modernized “Tootsie” musical all ready to roll to Broadway

Rarely, if ever, does a pre-Broadway musical come out of the gate ready to roll to the Big Apple, but if opening night at Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre was any [More…]

Established romantic comedy meets entirely new Bryan Adams tunes in “Pretty Woman: The Musical”

When Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Bryan Adams spoke to TV reporters on the red carpet for “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” he revealed working on the entirely new [More…]