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About Theatre Getaways
In 2008 and 2009, I was conducting my Theatre
Getaways tours in partnership with VanGalder Tour and Travel. This was
truly a wonderful experience and I enjoyed the opportunity of
meeting many new people and sharing my love of the theatre. The current
state of the economy in combination with absurdly rising ticket and food
prices made it necessary for me to step back, pull the plug, and
finally call it quits.
Back in 1990, I formed Theatre Getaways on the
premise of providing a first class travel experience with prime theatre
seating followed by dinner at a fine-dining establishment.
Unfortunately the cost of such an experience had gotten to the point
where I was no longer comfortable asking people to spend that much money
on a single days excursion. Therefore, my last Theatre Getaways
tour was on December 12, 2009.
I had such a wonderful time on all of
the more than 300 bus rides to the shows, and will sincerely miss
greeting all of you as you get on board for another theatrical and
dining adventure. Thank you for sharing a part of your lives with
me.
Loren
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Theatre Getaways took over 300 tours from 1990 to 2009. Here is the complete
list of tours, and the restaurants we enjoyed over the years.
Nutcracker on Ice - 12/1/90
shopping and overnight at the Palmer House
Me and My Girl - 1/26/91
Marriott's Lincolnshire
Minneapolis weekend 2/91
(Camelot and Lend Me a Tenor)
Rumors - 3/7/91
Allegro Cafe Milwaukee PAC
Peter Pan - 5/12/91
Red Lobster
Minneapolis tour 8/91
Bye Bye Birdie; Death of a Salesman; Man Who Came to Dinner
Man of La Mancha - 11/16/91
Milk Pail
New York 11/91
Miss Saigon
Evita - 1/11/92
Candlelight Dinner Theatre
Minneapolis 2/92
I Do, I Do; Hello Dolly - Chanhassen
Annie Warbucks - 3/15/92
Marriott's Lincolnshire
Rumors - 3/29/92
Candlelight Forum - Nikos
City of Angels - 5/17/92
Bay Street Station
Aspects of Love - 5/30/92
Bay Street Station
The Secret Garden - 6/12/92
Berghoff
Lettice and Lovage - 6/27/92
Carluccis
Chorus Line - 10/13/92
Red Lobster
Clooney Feinstein Concert - 10/24/92
Milk Pail
Lend Me a Tenor (Xmas shopping Palmer House) 11/21/92
Apollo Theatre
Miss Saigon - 1/16/93
Grisantis
Miss Saigon - 1/23/93 and 2/13/93
Berghoff
Sweeney Todd - 2/28/93
Marriott's Lincolnshire
Will Rogers Follies - 4/17/93
Red Lobster
Camelot with Robert Goulet - Saturday, May 15, 1993
Grisantis
Minneapolis - Phantom May 28, 1993
Miss Saigon - 6/26/93
Berghoff
Song and Dance - Sunday, August 8, 1993
Candlelight Dinner Theatre
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - Sunday, October 10th, 1993
Bay Street station
Crazy for You - Saturday, November 6th, 1993
Grisantis
New York 11/93
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - January 8, 1994
Bay Street Station
Phantom of the Opera - January 22, January 29, March 19 and March 26, 1994
Milk Pail
Minneapolis weekend getaway - February 4 to 6, 1994
Cats; Woman of No Importance
Secret Garden - February 12, 1994
Cafe Angelo
Mame - April 16, 1994
Candlelight
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - June 12, 1994
Grisantis
Phantom of the Opera - June 12, 18 and 25, 1994
Grisantis
Guys and Dolls - July 9, 1994
Cafe Angelo
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - July 16, 1994
Como Inn
Hello Dolly! - August 6, 1994
Garfields
Tommy! - October 15, 1994
The Eccentric
Les Miserables - Chicago Christmas Shopping weekend - December 3 and 4, 1994
Singing in the Rain - January 21, 1995
Candlelight
Minneapolis weekend getaway - February 3 to 5, 1995
Macbeth; Chanhassen 42nd Street
Jellys Last Jam - April 22, 1995
Copperfields
Branson! Monday, July 10 through July 14, 1995.
My One and Only- July 29, 1995
Candlelight
Victor Victoria - August 5, 1995
Bella Vista
Victor Victoria- August 13, 1995
Bella Vista
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - November 12, 1995
Renaissance Hotel
Sunset Blvd. New York Thanksgiving vacation 1995
Miss Saigon - December 9, 1995
Petros Diannas
She Loves Me - December 16, 1995
Maders
Aint Misbehavin - December 23, 1995
Ruperts
Jekyll and Hyde - January 20, 1996
Como Inn
Beauty and the Beast - Minneapolis getaway - January 26 to 28, 1996
Carousel - February 24, 1996
Ruperts
Brigadoon - May 19, 1996
Candlelight
Showboat - April 20 and June 22, 1996
Milk Pail
How to Succeed in Business - June 15, 1996
Palm Court
Damn Yankees - July 27, 1996
Como Inn
Toronto and Stratford, Canada - July, 1996
Showboat - September 14, 1996 -
Milk Pail
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - September 28, 1996
Candlelight
Christmas shopping in Chicago - November 23 and 24, 1996
Annie - January 11, 1997
Rosewood
Master Class - February 15, 1997
Palm Court
Minneapolis weekend - March 14 to March 16, 1997
Having Our Say & The Price
Man of La Mancha - March 22, 1997
Polaris
Showboat - March 29, 1997
Bella Vista
Sunset Blvd. - April 20, April 26, and May 31, 1997
Renaissance Hotel
Kismet - June 8, 1997
Marriott's
West Side Story - August 9, 1997
Candlelight
Chicago - September 6. 1997
Berghoff
Riverdance - November 23, 1997
Riverwest Brewery
New York - Thanksgiving 1997
The Gin Game
Petros Diannas
Beauty and the Beast - December 6, 1997
Rosewood
South Pacific - December 14, 1997
Drury Lane
Les Miserables - January 17, 1998
Barn of Barrington
Riverdance Minneapolis - March 15, 1998
Ruthless and Thunder Knocking
Rent - March 28, 1998
Berghoff
Phantom of the Opera - April 25, 1998
Barn of Barrington
Gypsy - May 2, 1998
Lincolnshire Fairfield Inn
Once on This Island - May 31, 1998
Bartolottas Lake Park Bistro
Me and My Girl - June 14, 1998
Cafe la Cave
The King and I - June 27, 1998
Catch 35
Shenandoah - August 23, 1998
Grazie!
Chicago - August 29, 1998
Polaris at the Hyatt
Ragtime - November 21, 1998
Palm Court
Crazy For You (Chicago overnight) - November 27-28, 1998
Drury Lane restaurant (Courtyard)
Rockettes Xmas Show - December 6, 1998
Cafe La Cave
Ragtime - January 16, 1999
Palm Court
The Wizard of Oz - January 23, 1999
Kings Wharf
Riverdance - February 7, 1999
Prairie at Hyatt on Printers Row
Minneapolis - March 19 - 21, 1999
Peter Pan; Chanhassen Good News; Julius Caesar
Ragtime #3 - April 10, 1999
Mill Rose Brewing Company
Titanic - May 8 and May 22, 1999
Rosewood
Cabaret - June 19, 1999
Zum Deutschen Eck
Art - June 27, 1999
Biggs
Miss Saigon - July 17, 1999
Polaris
Rent - September 18, 1999
Bella Vista
Fosse - October 9, 1999
Blackhawk Lodge
New York - November 24 to 28, 1999
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat - December 4, 1999
Palettes
Brigadoon - December 5, 1999
Drury Lane Theatre - Courtyard Restaurant
Aida - January 8, 2000
Zum Deutschen Eck
Minneapolis - March 17,18,19, 2000
Scarlet Pimpernel
Jekyll and Hyde - April 8, 2000
Palettes Restaurant
HMS Pinafore - May 21, 2000
Skylight Opera - Lake Park Bistro
Luncheon Cruise on Lake Michigan - June 17, 2000
Odyssey cruise ship
Toronto tour - June, 2000
Pump Boys and Dinettes - July 9, 2000
Kings Wharf Marriotts
Phantom of the Opera - July 29, 2000
Boulevard Inn
Arsenic and Old Lace - August 5, 2000
Drury Lane Oakbrook - Courtyard Restaurant
Luncheon Cruise on Lake Michigan - August 26, 2000
Odyssey cruise ship
Evita - August 27, 2000
Kings Wharf Marriott's
Annie Get Your Gun - October 21, 2000
Millrose Brewing Company
Fiddler on the Roof - January 6, 2001
Barn of Barrington
School for Scandal - January 20, 2001
Prairie at the Hyatt
West Side Story - April 21, 2001
Drury Lane Oakbrook
Best Little Whorehouse in Texas - April 28, 2001
Blackhawk Lodge
Mame - May 20, 2001
Kings Wharf Lincolnshire
Mama Mia! - July 7, 2001
Prairie
Beauty and the Beast - July 8, 2001
Boulevard Inn Milwaukee
Museums/Shopping in Chicago - July 14, 2001
Blackhawk Lodge
Les Miserables - July 28, 2001
Pieces of Eight Milwaukee
Miss Saigon - August 19, 2001
Kings Wharf
The Full Monty - September 8, 2001
Rezas Chicago
Guys and Dolls - September 29, 2001
Quilted Bear Germantown
Burn the Floor - October 28, 2001
Santorini Chicago
Bye Bye Birdie - November 11, 2001
Kings Wharf - Marriott's Lincolnshire
My Fair Lady - November 17, 2001
Drury Lane Oakbrook
New York Tour 2001 - November 21 to 25, 2001
Lady Be Good - March 24, 2002
Giovannis Milwaukee
South Pacific - April 7, 2002
Packing House Milwaukee
Contact - April 13, 2002
The Blackhawk Lodge
New York in June - June 27 to July 1, 2002
Mama Mia Milwaukee - July 13, 2002
Carinis LaConca DOro
Odyssey Cruise - July 20, 2002
on board dining
Aida - September 7, 2002
Santorini
42nd Street - September 8, 2002
Packing House
Bring in Da Noise, Bring in da Funk - October 19, 2002
Rosewood
Funny Girl - November 10, 2002
Kings Wharf
Chicago - Skylight Opera - Sunday, November 24, 2002
Giovannis
Little Shop of Horrors - January 12, 2003
Drury Lane
Tale of the Allergists Wife - January 18, 2003
Millrose Brewing Company
Seussical the Musical - Jan. 25, 2003
Water Street Brewery
Cats - March 16, 2003
Kings Wharf
Botanic Gardens - 5/17/03
The Lion King - Barn of Barrington
- May 24, 2003
- May 31,2003
- June 18, 2003
- June 22, 2003
- June 29, 2003
- July 6, 2003
- July 9, 2003
- July 23, 2003
- July 26, 2003
- August 31, 2003
- Sept. 6, 2003
- October 4, 2003
- October 11, 2003
- October 18, 2003
- November 1, 2003
- December 14, 2003
- December 13, 2003
Hot Mikado - June 15, 2003
Marriott Lincolnshire
Miss Saigon - June 21, 2003
Magnums
Pride of Oregon Cruise - July 12, 2003
on board
Jesus Christ Superstar - July 19, 2003
Quilted Bear
Toronto - August 3, 2003
Mama Mia - August 23, 2003
Magnums
Edelweiss Cruise and Cedarburg - 9/3/03
Celebration on Ice - November 14, 2003
Drury Lane Evergreen Park Martinique
The Producers - October 25 and November 15, 2003
Prairie - Hyatt on Printers Row
Showboat - November 9, 2003
Kings Wharf
New York - Nov. 26 to 30, 2003
Annie Get Your Gun - February 1, 2004
Kings Wharf
Oliver - February 7, 2004
Shaws Schaumburg
Hairspray - February 14, 2004
Shaw's Schaumburg
Thoroughly Modern Millie - Feb. 29, 2004
Rivas Navy Pier
West Side Story - March 21, 2004
Marriott Lincolnshire
Phantom of the Opera - March 28, 2004
Buca De Beppo
Anything Goes - May 23, 2004
Third Street Pier
Chicago Botanic Gardens - Glencoe IL - June 26, 2004
Odyssey Luncheon Cruise and a Day in Chicago - July 10, 2004
New York in Summer - July 21 to 25, 2004
Egypt Exhibit - Milwaukee Public Museum - August 7, 2004
The King and I - Chicago Auditorium Theatre - August 14, 2004
Country Squire - Grayslake
Aint Misbehavin - August 15, 2004
Marriotts Lincolnshire Theatre
Minneapolis this summer! - August 26 to 29, 2004
The Odd Couple - Milwaukee Vogel Theatre - August 21, 2004
Turner Restaurant
Chicago - Milwaukee Marcus Center - September 4, 2004
Pfister Hotel
Menopause, the Musical - Chicago Apollo Theatre - Sept. 12 and 19, 2004
Cafe la Cave
Sunset Blvd.- September 26, 2004
Marriotts Lincolnshire Theatre
Chicago Architecture Cruise - October 2, 2004
Hyatt Regency
Ten Chimneys - - October 9, 2004
Fork in the Road Pub
Of Thee I Sing - October 17, 2004
Drury Lane Theatre Oakbrook brunch
Menopause, the Musical - October 24 and November 7, 2004
Cafe la Cave
Evita - Chicago Auditorium Theatre - November 20, 2004
Scoozi
Beauty and the Beast - December 5, 2004
Marriotts Lincolnshire Theatre
Les Miserables - Milwaukee Marcus Center - January 8, 2005
Karl Ratschs
All Shook Up - Chicago Palace Theatre - January 22, 2005
Costas on Halsted
Menopause, the Musical - February 20, 2005
Cafe la Cave
Wicked - June 4, 2005
Petterinos
The Mikado - Skylight Opera - June 12, 2005
Giovanni's
Lion King - Chicago Palace Theatre - July 30, 2005
Barn of Barrington
Pearls Exhibit - April 30, 2005
Milwaukee Museum
Jackie Kennedy Exhibit - April 16, 2005
Chicago Field Museum - Marshall Fields Walnut Room
Menopause the Musical - March 20, 2005
Cafe la Cave
New York at Thanksgiving - November 23 to 27, 2005
A Funny Thing - September 11, 2005
Marriott Lincolnshire
Brigadoon - June 26, 2005
Marriott Lincolnshire
Swing - April 24, 2005
Marriott Lincolnshire
Sweet Charity - March 5, 2005
312 Restaurant
Hawaii - August 13 to 21, 2005
The Producers - May 8, 2005
Madison Concourse Hotel
Chicago Botanic Gardens - July 9, 2005
Menopause the Musical - July 17, 2005
Cafe la Cave
Wicked - September 24 and October 15, 2005
Harry Carays Restaurant
Little Women - January 28, 2006
LaLuce
Pompeii Exhibit - Feb. 11, 2006
Fields Walnut Room
Man of La Mancha - June 11, 2006
Packing House
Best of Broadway Lloyd Webber - Feb. 25, 2006
Jasons Steakhouse
Wicked - Feb. 18, March 18, June 3, 2006
Petterinos
Joseph and the Dreamcoat - Overture Madison - April 12, 2006
White Horse Inn
New York Summer - June 21 to 25, 2006
Ruthless - July 22, 2006
Pheasant Run Resort
25th Annual Spelling Bee - July 15, 2006
food on own - Drury Lane Water Tower Place
Spamalot - April 23, May 13, May 21, 2006
Costas on Halsted
Into the Woods - November 12, 2006
Marriott's
Wicked - August 5 and September 23, 2006
Petterino's
Minneapolis September 28 to October 1, 2006
Singing in the Rain - Chanhassen
Church Basement Ladies - Green Mill
Guthrie Lost in Yonkers - WIndows on MN
The Pirate Queen
October 21, November 4, November 18, 2006
Rosewood Banquets
Chita Rivera - A Dancers Life - May 26, 2007
Marcus Center - Coast Restaurant
The Color Purple - Palace Chicago
June 9 and August 19, 2007
Tucci Benucch
London England - March 24 to 31, 2007
Wicked - January 6, 2007
Petterinos
Evening With Garisson Keillor - Nov. 8, 2006
Paramount Aurora & Jasons at Grays Mill
The Three Musketeers - Chicago Shakespeare- Feb. 17, 2007
Scoozi
Smokey Joes Cafe - March 18, 2007
Skylight Opera - Bartolotta's Lake Park Bistro
Legends - Feb. 24, 2007
LaSalle Bank Theatre - Russian Tea Time
Joffrey Ballet - Feb. 18, 2007
Auditorium Theatre - Antico Posto
Broadway DInner Theatre - March 10, 2007
Wisconsin Dells
Somethings Afoot - April 15, 2007
Drury Lane - Oakbrook
Wicked - June 2, August 11, and September 8, 2007
Petterino's
Toronto area tour - June 17 to 25, 2007
Jersey Boys - October 6 and 27, 2007 and January 8, 2008
LaSalle Bank Theatre - Entourage Schaumburg
New York Thanksgiving - Nov. 21 to 25, 2007
Joffrey Nutcracker - December 15, 2007
shopping at Water Tower with lunch
Behind the Scenes in Chicago - Aug. 22, 2007
Culinary Institute
Jersey Boys - February 16 and March 15, 2008
LaSalle Bank Theatre - Entourage Schaumburg
Phantom of the Opera - November 3, 2007 - Palace
Stonegate - Hoffman Estates
Lion King - Feb. 23, 2008 - Marcus Center
Quilted Bear
Souvenir - March 30, 2008 - Skylight Theatre
Mimmas
Drood - April 6, 2008 - Pheasant Run
18 North Restaurant - St. Charles
Spitfire Grill - Sunday June 8, 2008 - Skylight Theatre
Maders
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Dirty Dancing - October 4, 2008 - Palace
Grazie
All Shook Up - Nov. 8, 2008 - Marriott
King Wharf
Mame - December 7, 2008
Drury Lane Oakbrook
Dirty Dancing - Palace - January 10, 2009
Grazie
Mary Poppins - Palace - March 28, 2009
Stonegate
Mary Poppins - Palace - April 4, 2009
Rosewood
Mary Poppins - Palace - April 25, 2009
Stonegate
Mary Poppins - Palace - May 16, 2009
Stonegate
Minneapolis May 6 to 9, 2009
Church Basement Ladies - Plymouth Playhouse
Legally Blonde -Ordway - St. Paul Hotel
Caroline or Change - Guthrie - Marquette
Seven Brides - Chanhassen
Pirates - June 14. 2009 - Skylight Milwaukee
Mimma's -
Phantom - August 15, 2009 - Marcus Center
Hotel Intercontinental
Addams Family - Sat. Nov. 21, 2009 - Oriental
Petterinos
Nutcracker at the Auditorium Theatre - December 12, 2009
Costas restaurant
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