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Spotlight and Critics' Picks
2015-01-14
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There are two different touring musical spoofs of E.L. James' bestselling S&M novel Fifty Shades of Grey, but the better-reviewed of the two is clearly 50 Shades! The Musical Parody. The show is back again briefly in Chicago, just as anticipation builds for the film version that comes out this Valentine's Day. So get your laughs in while you can. 50 Shades! The Musical Parody continues through Sunday, Jan. 18, at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St. Remaining performances are at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14-16; 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 17; and 2 and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18. Tickets are $42-$56; call 800-775-2000 or visit www.broadwayinchicago.com .
Photo by Matthew Murphy
Cupid Has a Heart On, Stage 773, open run. Bawdy, but always smart and never snarky, Brian Posen's Cupid Players make it their goal for us all to leave feeling better about our imperfect love lives ( and whose isn't flawed, just a little? ). MSB
The Mikado, The Hypocrites at Den Theatre, through Feb. 7. All the references to Japan have been changed to make way for a circus-like evening of fun in Sean Graney's clever 10-actor/musician adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's classic 1885 comic operetta. SCM
The Pirates of Penzance, The Hypocrites at Den Theatre, through Feb. 7. Sean Graney's original Gilbert and Sullivan adaptation is back. Audiences who missed it multiple times before can see again what all the initial critical acclaim was about. It's plenty of warm and silly fun. SCM
The Rose Tattoo, Shattered Globe Theatre at Theater Wit, begins Jan 15. You couldn't ask for better casting than Eileen Niccolai in the role of Serafina Della Rose, arguably Tennessee Williams' most unforgettable heroine. MSB
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