Despite Flaws, TOMORROW MORNING is Sweet, Memorable and Refreshingly Uncynical

Despite Flaws, TOMORROW MORNING is Sweet, Memorable and Refreshingly Uncynical

Laurence Mark Wythe’s TOMORROW MORNING does a lot of things right. In the vein of Jason Robert Brown’s THE LAST FIVE YEARS, TOMORROW MORNING aims for intimate, character-driven and contemporary. It focuses on two couples—one, the night before their wedding and the other, the night before their divorce.

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Chicago Dancing Festival Features First Ever Program of Chicago-Based Ensembles

Chicago Dancing Festival Features First Ever Program of Chicago-Based Ensembles

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. Photo by Todd Rosenberg The 10th Anniversary of the Chicago Dancing Festival will feature the first-ever program of Chicago-based dance ensembles entitled PLANET CHICAGO, and George Balanchine’s CONCERTO BAROCCO, performed by Pennsylvania Ballet in its Chicago Dancing Festival debut. Other highlights include Alexander Ekman’s EPISODE 31 and Christopher...

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Broken Nose Theatre: Setting Goals and Carving an Identity

Broken Nose Theatre: Setting Goals and Carving an Identity

In the Chicago storefront scene, there’s always a new company debuting—and another one disbanding. It’s hard to peg which fresh collectives have begun an exciting trajectory and which will flame out after a handful of shows.

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