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Beyond Broadway: Returning Champions

After two installments chatting with the wonderful Cheryl Coons about the wonders of the Chicago theater community, I was all ready to move on and find musical theater magic somewhere else in this big country. And somehow my efforts to do so led me immediately back to the Windy City. “The American Music Theatre Project […]

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Beyond Broadway: Chicago Style

Last time, I spoke with writer Cheri Coons about the winding path of a busy writing career outside of New York. But I also wanted to get more of her perspective on the Chicago theater scene and whether the keys to her success there can be applied to other places as well. “Chicago is a […]

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Chicago Theatre Report: Where To Bring Your New Musical

Having just spent a weekend rediscovering my city with guests, I’d like to return to the specifics of Chicago’s musical theatre scene. Not everyone is in a position to produce for themselves, and for a city with over 100 distinct theatre companies, it can get confusing when it comes time to figure out whom to […]

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Second City, First Post

Hello there, fellow lovers (and writers, and producers, and attendees) of musical theatre! Greetings from the City of Broad Shoulders. It is my mission, in blogging for NMT, to bring a little Chicago flavor to the national (international?) discussion of the art form we love. A brief introduction: I’m the co-founder of a Chicago company […]

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