Articles filed under Theater
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Nothing foolish about fast-paced playNov 01, 2021 1:28 pm - At 75 minutes, New World Repertory Theater's production of "Fool For Love" is pretty brisk. (Although not as brisk as Signal Ensemble Theatre's recent revival of the Sam...
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Theater group turns its reducing eyes on HollywoodNov 01, 2021 12:59 pm - Austin Tichenor has built a career out of making nothing out of something. As a member of the crazy Reduced Shakespeare Company, he helped squeeze all of Shakespeare's p...
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Powerful acting drives gripping police dramaNov 01, 2021 12:59 pm - Watching Keith Huff's unrelenting "A Steady Rain" is like watching the entire season of "The Shield" condensed into 90 minutes. Forget must-see TV. Director ...
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The Bard goes BollywoodNov 01, 2021 1:06 pm - If Shishir Kurup doesn't solve all the problems inherent in Shakespeare's thorny "The Merchant of Venice," he at least assigns culpability objectively in his dro...
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Hypocrites carries O'Neill classicNov 01, 2021 1:03 pm - A revival of a 20th century classic, a Chicago premiere and a world premiere are among the recent openings. 'Desire Under the Elms' The Hypocrites don't do melodrama as ...
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Heart of 'Sparrow' rises above conventionsNov 01, 2021 1:07 pm - The storybook saga of "The Sparrow" continues. An imaginative, beguilingly told coming-of-age fairy tale about a young girl with a wounded spirit and special...
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Impressive 'La Boheme' debut for Mimi understudyNov 01, 2021 12:57 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's Saturday-Monday opening "weekend" is history, and now, "La traviata" and "La Boheme" will be with us exclusively for the rest of this month and ...
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Impressive 'La Boheme' debut for Mimi understudyNov 01, 2021 12:35 pm - Lyric Opera of Chicago's Saturday-Monday opening "weekend" is history, and now, "La traviata" and "La Boheme" will be with us exclusively for the rest of this month and ...
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Theater season heats up with two new showsNov 01, 2021 10:55 am - After a relatively quiet August, the Chicago area theater season has begun in earnest. Below are reviews of two recent openings. "Suddenly, Last Summer" The first thing ...
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Critic's notebook: Current playsNov 01, 2021 10:59 am - 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. Seco...