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City Pleasures is a website devoted to the advantages of living in a thriving, culturally rich metropolis. The site’s articles are intended to give readers a different, often alternative opinion on theatrical productions, music venues, dining options and the many small entertainment opportunities that make the creative side of Chicago so vibrant.

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Joffrey's Midsummer Night's Dream Turns Matchless Dance into Phenomenal Theater

Joffrey's Midsummer Night's Dream Turns Matchless Dance into Phenomenal Theater

Jose Pablo and cast in Midsummer Night’s Dream – Photo by Cheryl Mann Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman seems hardwired never…
Drury Lane's Guys and Dolls a Royal Flush

Drury Lane's Guys and Dolls a Royal Flush

Guys and Dolls Crapshooters – Brett Beiner photography Few musicals can claim as convoluted a backstory as Guys and Dolls.  …
ALL-NEW AILEY an Explosion of Exemplary Dance

ALL-NEW AILEY an Explosion of Exemplary Dance

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Alisha Rena Peek and Xavier Mack in Amy Hall Garner’s CENTURY – Paul Kolnik Photography…