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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
What's new in theaters
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.
'Kinky Boots' leads with 13 Tony Award noms Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
The Cyndi Lauper-scored "Kinky Boots has earned a leading 13 Tony Award nominations, with the British import "Matilda: The Musical" close behind with 12. "Kinky Boots" is based on the 2005 British movie about a real-life shoe factory that struggles until it finds new life in fetish footwear. Lauper's songs and a story by Harvey Fierstein have made it a crowd-pleaser.
Steppenwolf's 'Virginia Woolf' revival earns 5 Tony noms Apr 30, 2013 12:00 AM
Steppenwolf Theatre's acclaimed revival of Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" received five Tony Award nominations Tuesday. The production earned nods for best play revival along with nominations for actors Tracy Letts, Amy Morton and Carrie Coon and director Pam MacKinnon.
Tony Award noms may have a British accent Apr 29, 2013 12:00 AM
Two stories born in Britain are vying for America's biggest theater prize. "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda" are each a virtual lock to get a Tony Award nomination Tuesday for best musical and each show will be eager to capture as many nods as possible in the other 25 categories.
Suburban teens among finalists for musical theater awards Apr 28, 2013 12:00 AM
Eight suburban high school actors are among the 24 finalists for the 2013 Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards, and have a shot at the finals in New York, June 26-July 1.
Lake Forest native's play pays homage to literary titans Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
A clash between literary titans inspired Lake Forest native Adam Pasen to write the tranquilly titled "Tea With Edie and Fitz," making its Chicago premiere. "Edie" and "Fitz" are Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald, two of Pasen's favorite writers. The play, staged by the Dead Writers Theatre Collective, starts previews Friday at the Greenhouse Theater Center.
‘Anything Goes’ a vocally strong, art-deco delight Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
"Anything Goes," a delectably classic screwball comedy, comes back to tap-happy life in the Roundabout Theatre Company's Tony Award-winning revival on tour at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in Chicago through Sunday, May 5.
Theater events: ‘Stark’ satire at Goodman Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
Goodman Theatre presents Lynn Nottage's satire of 1930s Hollywood and how the film industry treated black actors and Raven Theatre revives Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" this week in Chicago-area theater.
Metropolis Task Force to review finances, programs Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
As Metropolis Performing Arts Center ends what has been a difficult financial year, several community members from different areas of expertise have formed a task force to review the struggling Arlington Heights organization and come up with recommendations for its future.
MHS to perform ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ Apr 26, 2013 12:00 AM
It is unusual for a musical to have a lead character who doesn't sing and doesn't have a name. But such is the case for "The Drowsy Chaperone," the Mundelein High School Theatre spring musical. The show runs May 2- 5 in the M.H.S. Auditorium.
Goodman’s ‘Happiest Song’ strikes false note Apr 25, 2013 12:00 AM
It's hard to say which is worse in the Goodman Theatre world-premiere production of "The Happiest Song Plays Last": Quiara Alegria Hudes' cliched script or the stilted acting. Do yourself a favor and try to find a CD by Gonzalez rather than waste the time and money it takes to see "Happiest Song." This is part of the Latino Theatre Festival, but the Goodman can't seem to do minority productions without pandering to the designated audience.