CHICAGO – There is no better time to take in a stage play that is based in U.S. history, depicting the battle between fact and religion. The old theater chestnut – first mounted in 1955 – is “Inherit the Wind,” now at the Goodman Theatre, completing it’s short run through October 20th. For tickets and more information, click INHERIT.
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
Theater Review: ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’ is a Lifetime of Song-Filled Brilliance
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 8, 2015 - 9:43am- (You Make Me Feel) Like a Natural Woman
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CHICAGO – Carole King, from modest roots and beginnings, went on to become the most successful female songwriter of the last forty years of the 20th Century. So this “natural woman” was perfect for a musical overview of her life and great songs, in “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.”
Interview: Douglas McGrath of ‘Beautiful: The Carole King Musical’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 1, 2015 - 6:28pmCHICAGO – While a musical stage play is known for its songs rather than dialogue or story, all has to be created. And the playwright for the opening-in-Chicago “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” is veteran actor, director and scribe Douglas McGrath. ‘Beautiful’ opens December 1st, 2015, at the Oriental Theatre in Chicago.