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Review: JERSEY BOYS at TheatreZone
by Elizabeth James - Mar 12, 2025

What did our critic think of JERSEY BOYS at TheatreZone?

Last Chance To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards; DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 27, 2024

This is the last chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Final Week To Vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards; Jordon Ross Weinhold & Shannon Connolly Lead Acting Categories!
by BWW Awards - Dec 23, 2024

This is the final week to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Vote For The 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards; DISNEY’S THE LITTLE MERMAID at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - Dec 16, 2024

Voting continues for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Latest Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Ft. Myers/Naples Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 9, 2024

Don't miss your chance to vote for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

First Standings Announced For The 2024 BWW Ft. Myers/Naples Awards
by BWW Awards - Dec 2, 2024

Check out the first stats for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Ft. Myers/Naples Awards! Voting ends on 12/31 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!

Jimmy Buffett's ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE Comes to Naples' TheatreZone Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 10, 2023

Set your clocks to island time for Jimmy Buffett's Escape to Margaritaville, staged by Naples' TheatreZone February 9 through February 19, 2023. The upbeat and energetic 2018 Broadway musical features more than two dozen of the most loved hits from Jimmy Buffett.

STAGE TUBE: Dr. Frankenstein and The Monster Sing FROZEN's 'Let It Go' at Drury Lane
by Diana Heisroth - Mar 18, 2014

Although Drury Lane Theatre's Young Frankenstein closed yesterday, Dr. Frankenstein (Devin DeSantis) and The Monster (Travis Taylor) are still going strong with their own rendition of the ridiculously popular Let It Go from Disney's Frozen. Scroll down to listen!

TV: First Look at Devin DeSantis, Jeff Dumas and More in Highlights of Drury Lane's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
by Christina Mancuso - Jan 27, 2014

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Mel Brooks Broadway hit YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. The show opened January 23, and runs through March 16, 2014. BroadwayWorld has a first look at highlights below!

Photo Flash: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Celebrates Opening Night at Drury Lane
by BWW News Desk - Jan 24, 2014

Drury Lane Theatre presents the Mel Brooks Broadway hit YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. The show opened last night, January 23, and runs through March 16, 2014. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening night festivities below!

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Begins Previews Tonight at Drury Lane Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2014

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the Mel Brooks Broadway hit YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, previewing tonight, January 16, opening Thursday, January 23, and running through March 16, 2014.

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Begins Previews This Week at Drury Lane Theatre
by BWW News Desk - Jan 14, 2014

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the Mel Brooks Broadway hit YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, previewing January 16, opening Thursday, January 23, and running through March 16, 2014.

Devin DeSantis to Star in Drury Lane Theatre's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, 1/16-3/16
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2013

Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane, presents the Mel Brooks Broadway hit YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, previewing January 16, opening Thursday, January 23, and running through March 16, 2014. The cast is led by Devin DeSantis as "Dr. Frederick Frankenstein" (Anyone Can Whistle with Patti LuPone at the Ravinia Festival, four years in the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, and Pirates of Penzance, Boys from Syracuse and Hot Mikado at Drury Lane Theatre); Jeff Award winner Jeff Dumas as "Igor" (First National Tour of Spamalot Directed by Mike Nichols, Bounce at The Kennedy Center, NBC TV's Chicago Fire, The Merry Widow at Lyric Opera Chicago, Pacific Overtures at Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Winesburg, Ohio at About Face Theatre); and Johanna McKenzie Miller as "Elizabeth Benning" (Mary Poppins at Marriott Theatre, Fiddler on the Roof at Drury Lane Theatre, The Music Man at Marriott Theatre, Sunday in the Park with George at Ravinia Festival and The Three Musketeers at Chicago Shakespeare Theater). The production is Directed by Drury Lane Theatre Artistic Director William Osetek (Drury Lane Theatre's smash hit production of Spamalot and Jeff Award nominee for Best Director and Best Production for Thoroughly Modern Millie) and Choreographed by Jeff Award winner Tammy Mader (Sunset Boulevard, Gypsy, Thoroughly Modern Millie and Hairspray at Drury Lane Theatre).

Three Cat Productions Celebrates Barbra Streisand's 71st Birthday in BAB FAB Concert Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Apr 20, 2013

Three Cat Productions has announced its sixth annual Bab Fab concert celebrating Barbra Streisand's 71st birthday. The performance will be hosted by Rob Dorn tonight, April 20th at 7:30 p.m. in the Coach House Theater at the Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, Ill.

Three Cat Productions to Celebrate Barbra Streisand's 71st Birthday in BAB FAB Concert, 4/20
by BWW News Desk - Apr 4, 2013

Three Cat Productions has announced its sixth annual Bab Fab concert celebrating Barbra Streisand's 71st birthday. The performance will be hosted by Rob Dorn on April 20th at 7:30 p.m. in the Coach House Theater at the Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Rd, Chicago, Ill.

BWW Reviews: Music Marches To The Fore In The Paramount's Postcard-Pretty THE MUSIC MAN
by Paul W. Thompson - Jan 20, 2013

In the Paramount's production, directed and choregraphed by Rachel Rockwell, the show lives and breathes in the very music that a con man and flim-flam artist, "Professor Harold Hill," uses to sell band instruments, uniforms and instruction booklets to the parents of young boys he knows he cannot really teach. Music is everywhere,...

Drury Lane Theatre Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/23-12/22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 23, 2012

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the dazzling annual holiday tradition entertaining thousands of families each year, will be presented from November 23 through December 22 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane. The timeless classic is directed by Scott Calcagno and features a cast of acclaimed Chicago actors, led by Michael Joseph Mitchell as 'Scrooge.' The beloved story is enhanced with traditional carols. Drury Lane Theatre also offers families the special opportunity to have breakfast or dinner with Santa Claus on select performance dates, with a festive buffet-style menu complete with seasonal favorites.

Drury Lane Theatre Presents A CHRISTMAS CAROL, 11/23-12/22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2012

A CHRISTMAS CAROL, the dazzling annual holiday tradition entertaining thousands of families each year, will be presented from November 23 through December 22 at Drury Lane Theatre, 100 Drury Lane. The timeless classic is directed by Scott Calcagno and features a cast of acclaimed Chicago actors, led by Michael Joseph Mitchell as 'Scrooge.' The beloved story is enhanced with traditional carols. Drury Lane Theatre also offers families the special opportunity to have breakfast or dinner with Santa Claus on select performance dates, with a festive buffet-style menu complete with seasonal favorites.

Paramount Theatre Season Begins with GREASE, Now thru 10/7
by BWW News Desk - Sep 12, 2012

Grease kicks off the second blockbuster Broadway musical series, tonight, Sept. 12 - Oct. 7, 2012 at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora.

'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for August 15th, 2012
by Paul W. Thompson - Aug 16, 2012

The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Casting news for ChiShakes' 'Sunday,' TATC's '42nd Street' and Paramount's 'Grease,' plus ALW and the eye-popping Marriott season, Chicago's first 'Q,' Super September along Belmont Avenue and much more!