Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Disney's 'Frozen' sparkles in Chicago debutNov 28, 2021 8:16 am - Disney's “Frozen” - ★ ★ ★ There's a lot of wowing stage magic packed into Disney's “Frozen,” now making a slick national touring debut at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Thea...
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Secluded Stars: Lee DeWyze collaborates with Rita Wilson; Vince Vaughn has fun with FallonMay 07, 2020 6:23 am - Stars from the suburbs may be isolating in their homes, but they haven't stopped collaborating. And this week marks the debut of one of the more interesting teams: Mount...
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Plan ahead: Tituss Burgess performs at the Genesee Theatre March 13Feb 26, 2020 5:14 am - 'Unbreakable' Tituss Fans of Tina Fey's series "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" won't want to miss seeing Broadway veteran Tituss Burgess in concert on Friday, March 13, at t...
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Overstuffed Donna Summer bio-musical squanders its disco-filled promiseFeb 18, 2020 4:55 am - “Summer: The Donna Summer Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Does every Top-40 pop artist of the past merit a jukebox musical these days? It seems so, and the latest to hit Chicago is “Su...
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Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tourFeb 14, 2020 5:13 am - Why have just one actress playing a musical's leading lady when you can cast three? That's the line of thinking behind a few Broadway shows of the past decade, including...
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'Once On This Island' is a Caribbean cornucopia of theatricalityJan 30, 2020 6:35 am - “Once On This Island” - ★ ★ ★ ½ You can get a sense of the intimate theatrical magic that must have sprung from director Michael Arden's 2017 Broadway revival of the 199...
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Chicago native lands in revival tour of 'Once On This Island'Jan 23, 2020 5:07 am - Chicago native Jahmaul Bakare is making his national touring debut with "Once On This Island," the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical revival beginning a two-week run a...
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Local actors return to Chicago for the penultimate stop of 'Phantom' tourDec 19, 2019 5:15 am - Local audiences have one last chance to capture "The Phantom of the Opera" at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre - at least in its current traveling form. Andrew Lloyd W...
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'Prada' musical delayed, will open in Chicago in 2021Dec 05, 2019 5:22 am - Chicago audiences will have to wait a year longer for fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly to sing. Broadway in Chicago announced Tuesday that "The Devil Wears Prada...
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Chicago-bound 'The Simon & Garfunkel Story' taps into nostalgiaNov 20, 2019 5:53 am - Nostalgia comes built in with “The Simon & Garfunkel Story,” which features 30 songs made famous by songwriter/performers Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The global tourin...