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Suburban man the standby star of 'Book of Mormon' May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
Eight times a week, Rob Colletti goes down to the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, warms up his vocals, sits in the dressing room while the hit musical "The Book of Mormon" is performed, and then goes home. Colletti, a Wheaton native, is the standby for the lead role of the nerdy but lovable Elder Cunningham. And, "it's been incredible," he said.
Village Theatre Guild to stage avant-garde ‘Next Fall’ May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The theater, perhaps more than any art form, is prone to explore topics that are both contemporary, relevant and controversial. In "Next Fall," the Village Theatre Guild's newest production opening May 24, no less than two provocative themes are the basis of the playwright's storytelling: gay relationships and fundamentalist religion.
Goodman’s ‘Vera Stark’ falls short of potential May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The subject of Lynn Nottage's "By The Way, Meet Vera Stark" — an examination of racism in 1930s Hollywood — is certainly ripe for satire. The comedy is broad and the dialogue is funny. But Nottage's uneven dramedy about a fictional African American actress trying to break into the movies never comes together in a way that entirely satisfies.
What you need to know to sign upMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The rules and regulations for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.
Meet the judgesMay 10, 2013 12:00 AM
A look at the judges for the 2013 edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, presented by the Daily Herald, produced by the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre and sponsored by the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce.
Theater events: ‘Black Tie’ closes out Steel Beam’s season May 10, 2013 12:00 AM
Steel Beam concludes its season with the wedding-centered comedy "Black Tie"; Metropolis celebrates romance over dinner; and Court Theatre presents the first of its two-production Moliere mini-fest this week in Chicago-area theater.
Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's 'Trumbo' a portrait of the artist as a patriot May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Not a lot happens over the course of "Trumbo-Red, White & Blacklisted" — the two-hander about Dalton Trumbo, the blacklisted screenwriter responsible for "Spartacus," "Roman Holiday," "Papillon" and "Lonely Are the Brave" — running at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble in Glen Ellyn. More of a portrait than a play, this theatrical event unfolds as a series of monologues which reveal through Trumbo's own words, the convictions that led to his incarceration and the talent that made him a legend.
Liberty Town Productions to hold auditions for annual show May 9, 2013 12:00 AM
Liberty Town Productions is holding open auditions for our Fifth Annual Musical Summer Showcase.
Rolling Meadows High School stages ‘Grease’ May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
Rolling Meadows High School brings the high-spirited, rock 'n' roll fun of the '50s to the Gilbert Theater when its spring musical, "Grease," hits the stage for three more performances May 10-11.
Better than OK: Lyric's 'Oklahoma!' big and beautiful May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
You win some and you lose some when you produce a Broadway musical like Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 landmark “Oklahoma!” in Chicago's 3,600-seat Civic Opera House. Fortunately for the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the first outing of its multiyear American Musical Theater Initiative is a big and beautiful success.
Helen Mirren gives noisy drummers a royal rebuke May 6, 2013 12:00 AM
Silence for the queen, please. A troupe of street drummers got a shock when Helen Mirren, dressed as Queen Elizabeth II, emerged from a London theater to berate them for disrupting her show. Mirren told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that she used less-than-royal language in the rant during the intermission of Saturday's performance.
'Oklahoma!' launches Lyric’s musical theater initiative May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
The Lyric Opera of Chicago will see if the “wavin’ wheat can sure smell sweet” when it opens its new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s landmark 1943 musical “Oklahoma!” for a 16-performance run starting Saturday.
Clockwise Theatre announces new season of works by and about Midwesterners May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Clockwise Theatre in Waukegan recently announced its 2013-14 season. On the bill is the Midwest premiere of Dorian Palumbo's "Carnegie Hill," John Green's modern-day religious drama "Doubting Thomas" and the world premiere of "A Fine Line" by Rob Winn Anderson.
Young stars shine in Writers' 'Yellow Moon' May 3, 2013 12:00 AM
Late in "Yellow Moon," a desperate teenage boy — played with feverish authenticity by Josh Salt — contemplates a terrible act. Unfolding as the Writers' Theatre production does — without props, on a bare-bones set at the back of a Glencoe bookstore — the cringe-inducing scene testifies to the prowess of director Stuart Carden's fine cast. David Greig's visceral, propulsive drama is a breakneck combination coming-of-age, lovers-on-the-lam tale.
New ‘Phantom of the Opera’ tour to be staged next year May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
A new tour and production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster musical "The Phantom of the Opera" is set to play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre from Wednesday, Jan. 22, through Sunday, March 2, 2014.
Local theater: ‘Trumbo’ performed May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Northligh Theatre premieres Bruce Graham's "Stella & Lou" starring Rhea Perlman and Francis Guinan; Provision Theatre presents a new adaptation of "Spoon River Anthology" and Frank Ferrante brings Groucho to the Metropolis stage this week in Chicago area theater.
What’s new in theater May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
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SHS to host short plays: May 2, 2013 12:00 AM
Ten one-act plays written, directed and performed by Stevenson High School students will be performed Friday and Saturday at the Lincolnsbhire school.
‘Our Lady of Underpass’ play to close May 5 May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
Elgin Community College Theatre wraps up its spring production, "Our Lady of the Underpass," a play based on a real-life event in Chicago. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4; and 3 p.m. Sunday, May 5, in the ECC Arts Center's SecondSpace Theatre.
List of Tony Award nominees Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Select nominations for the 2013 American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards, announced Tuesday.