Articles filed under Theater
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Critic's notebookOct 31, 2021 8:12 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Between Barack and a Hard Place," Second City Theatre, 1616 N. Wells St., Chicago. ...
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3 directors face challenges with start of new seasonOct 31, 2021 8:04 pm - For Marc Robin, Gary Griffin and Sean Graney, three award-winning directors at the helm of some of this season's most anticipated productions, the fall brings some uniqu...
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TimeLine delivers striking revival of 'Paradise Lost'Oct 31, 2021 8:10 pm - TimeLine Theatre's heartfelt, pristinely acted revival of Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" comes at an opportune time. Written more than 70 years ago, Odets' ...
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Check this out! Our writers pick the best for the weekend.Oct 31, 2021 7:55 pm - The International Microcinema Film Festival, tonight through Sunday at Cutting Hall for the Performing Arts, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Admission $5 with an all-fest pac...
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Strange brew: Cubs winOct 31, 2021 6:53 pm - How about this for one bizarro night at the onset of the stretch drive? This has nothing to do with most of the 40,884 at Wrigley Field singing their own a capella versi...
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Steppenwolf taking play to BroadwayOct 31, 2021 5:57 pm - In the end, it really wasn't a question of if, but of when Steppenwolf Theatre's "August: Osage County" would transfer to Broadway. The answer: Oct. 30, when previews b...
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'Sparrow' flies high at HouseOct 31, 2021 5:55 pm - "The Sparrow" still soars. The House Theatre of Chicago's hit show about a small-town girl with special powers and a wounded spirit, sold out its initial January run a...
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Wheaton officials praise Grand Theater's renovation plansOct 31, 2021 5:53 pm - Wheaton city officials fulfilled a promise to openly support the renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater Monday night. As expected, the city council unanimously passed a...
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Sequel bops to the topOct 31, 2021 5:43 pm - On a weekend that saw new films from Nicole Kidman and Judd Apatow, three singing teens named Troy, Gabriella and Sharpay were the real stars -- and you didn't even have...
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Elgin Choral Union to hold its auditionsOct 31, 2021 5:17 pm - The Elgin Choral Union will hold auditions for its 2007-08 season Thursday, Tuesday and Aug. 23 at Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive, in Elgin. Music director ...