Theater
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30 years later, West Chicago actress and Chicago director revisit 'A View From the Bridge' at Shattered Globe
Sep 7, 2023 2:12 PM - West Chicago actress Eileen Niccolai says she was a bit young to play Beatrice in Shattered Globe Theatre's 1993 revival of Arthur Miller's "A View From the Bridge." Reprising the role now under original director Lou Contey, she says 30 years of life experience has given her needed insight.
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Spotlight: Ronnie Marmo returns as Lenny Bruce at the North Shore Center
Sep 6, 2023 6:00 AM - Theo Ubique previews a new all-Asian musical; writer/performer Ronnie Marmo returns in his solo show celebrating comedian Lenny Bruce; and Babes With Blades puts a contemporary spin on a 17th-century tragedy in "The Duchess of Malfi," this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces staff cuts in the wake of falling revenue, drop in attendance
Aug 31, 2023 4:11 PM - Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre is laying off 12% of its staff, effective immediately, in the wake of falling revenue streams, the end of federal COVID relief funding and diminishing subscribers.
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What a homecoming: Broadway vet Lucia Spina dazzles in Marriott's outstanding 'Gypsy'
Aug 31, 2023 1:06 PM - Broadway veteran Lucia Spina has a mighty voice, but it's her exceptional acting, and that of co-stars Lauren Maria Medina and Nathaniel Stampley, that powers Marriott Theatre's excellent revival of "Gypsy."
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MadKap Productions presents 'A Chorus Line'Aug 30, 2023 2:27 PM - MadKap Productions presents "A Chorus Line" for 16 live performances at the Skokie Theatre, 7924 Lincoln Ave., in downtown Skokie, at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 8 through Oct. 8.
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Best bets: Pentatonix, Elgin Fringe Festival, Greta Van Fleet, Shedd after-hoursAug 30, 2023 6:00 AM - Pentatonix and special guest Lauren Alaina headline the Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre in Tinley Park, the Shedd hosts after-hours parties on Fridays in September, Greta Van Fleet heads to Rosemont's Allstate Arena, the Elgin Fringe Festival opens and more.
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On stage: Northlight Theatre, Curious Theatre Branch herald fall season with new works
Aug 29, 2023 6:00 AM - Jeff Award-winner Kate Fry plays an ordinary woman whose life is made up of extraordinary moments in Northlight Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of "Birthday Candles" while Curious Theatre Branch debuts a new comedy and Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre brings a memorable conversation to the stage, this week in Chicago-area theater.
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Welcome to the show: ECC Arts Center opens the curtain on new seasonSep 9, 2023 12:42 AM - The Elgin Community College Arts Center is gearing up for the fall 2023-24 season, filled with diverse performances for the college and community. The season starts with Jim Witter, back for the second time to perform songs from the 1960s and the music of Simon and Garfunkel.
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Suburban musical theater artists integral to Chicago premiere of 'Gay Card'
Aug 24, 2023 7:44 AM - Actress Sophie Murk, of Crystal Lake, and composer Ryan Korell, of Winfield, discuss PrideArts' Chicago-area premiere of "Gay Card," a musical by Korell and writer/lyricist Jonathan Keebler about identity and belonging.
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Wheaton's Shakespeare in the Park Aug. 24 show canceled due to heatAug 23, 2023 7:44 PM - Due to the excessive heat warning, Wheaton College's Arena Theater is canceling the Thursday, Aug. 24, performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night."
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