Performing Arts
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Cast outshines the material in Steppenwolf's 'Voice Lessons'Jun 07, 2016 1:00 am - It should surprise no one that Laurie Metcalf, French Stewart and Maile Flanagan perform like a well-oiled machine in “Voice Lessons,” the inaugural production in Steppe...
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Theater events: A writer confronts his identity in Grippo Stage's 'Ben Hecht Show'Jun 06, 2016 11:00 pm - Hecht in his words Grippo Stage Company premieres "The Ben Hecht Show," written and performed by James Sherman ("The God of Isaac," "Affluenza!" "Half and Half"), a...
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Sally Field to return to Broadway in 'The Glass Menagerie'
Jun 06, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Emmy- and Oscar-winner Sally Field will return to Broadway this spring in a revival of "The Glass Menagerie," playing a part she has tackled before but n...
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Meet Tony Award nominee Cynthia Erivo, 'a force of nature'Jun 06, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Actors are rarely like their characters, but few actors these days are as far apart from them as Cynthia Erivo. The English actress plays Celie in the revival...
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Broadway-bound 'The SpongeBob Musical' makes its world premiere in ChicagoJun 06, 2016 12:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Tina Landau got a huge laugh at a February news conference when she shared her initial reaction to the idea of directing the world pr...
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Local theater vet plays Mother Abbess in touring 'Sound of Music'Jun 05, 2016 7:00 am - When the national tour of “The Sound of Music” plays Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre this week, suburban theater fans should recognize a familiar face in the cast. Fo...
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Steppenwolf duo illuminates lovely 'Constellations'Jun 04, 2016 7:00 am - The ingenuity of Joe Schermoly's set for “Constellations” isn't immediately apparent. But by the end of this lovely play by British playwright Nick Payne, it becomes cl...
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Theater events: Light Opera Works revives 'My Fair Lady'Jun 03, 2016 6:00 am - LOW's 'My Fair Lady' Nick Sandys, Remy Bumppo artistic director and First Folio Theatre artistic associate, reprises his role as prickly phonetics professor Henry H...
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Fest or farce? 5 options for this weekend in the suburbsJun 02, 2016 11:00 pm - So many fests, so little time. This weekend, suburban festivals speak to fans of all kinds of things - art, music, beer and more. Here's a look at a few, plus an option ...
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Kirk Players to stage 'Seussical Jr.' June 3-5Jun 02, 2016 1:01 am - Kirk Players, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is presenting its first children's musical, "Seussical Jr. the Musical," a show about family, loyalty and friendship, fea...