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Julie Ann Kornak

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by Tristan Bruns | January 15, 2026

A New Phantom Stalks the Streets of Naperville in BrightSide’s “Phantom in Concert” In between songs, the actors engage in dialogues and soliloquies that flesh out the narrative, which delves deeper into the backstory of the Phantom than the Lloyd Webber version.

by Christine Trevino | October 17, 2022

Dear Friend: A Review of BrightSide Theatre’s She Loves Me

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