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Drury Lane ensemble emotionally elevates 'The Color Purple'
Sep 20, 2019 6:50 PM - Powerful performances help to elevate "The Color Purple" in its Drury Lane Theatre debut in Oakbrook Terrace. And that's despite the speedy aspects of the hit 2005 musical adaptation of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1982 novel. -
On stage: 'Fantasticks' revival by MadKap, 'Very Hungry Caterpillar' at Chicago Children's Theatre
Sep 20, 2019 6:00 AM - A play about a famished caterpillar, an Agatha Christie thriller and a 1954 musical set in a pajama factory are among the shows running this week in the Chicago area. -
TimeLine's 'Oslo' a galvanizing examination of Middle East peacemaking
Sep 20, 2019 6:50 PM - TimeLine Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of the award-winning "Oslo" is a galvanizing, expertly acted homage to the pursuit of peace. -
Mexico Beyond Mariachi to put on 'SUGAR SKULL! A Dia de Los Muertos Musical Adventure' at the MAC Oct. 4
Sep 19, 2019 8:24 PM - Mexico Beyond Mariachi presents "SUGAR SKULL! A Dia de Los Muertos Musical Adventure" on Friday, Oct. 4 at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn. -
'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' to play Chicago next year
Sep 19, 2019 3:25 PM - "Moulin Rouge! The Musical," based on the hit 2001 film, comes to Chicago next year as part of its North American tour. -
Goodman's 'Dana H.' an unsettling, intriguing survivor's tale
Sep 19, 2019 3:00 PM - Lucas' Hnath's unconventional, intriguing and emotionally gripping "Dana H.," inspired by his mother's tale of kidnapping and abuse, gets an emotionally riveting premiere at Chicago's Goodman Theatre. -
Theater-related podcasts find a hub in new digital network
Sep 19, 2019 2:39 PM - Theater-related podcasts find a hub in new digital network with hosts that include Donna McKechnie, Tonya Pinkins, Justin Guarini, Kerry Butler, Josh Lamon, Jennifer Ashley Tepper and Ilana Levine
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Theater spotlight: Sept. 11-inspired 'The Mercy Seat' opens in Elgin
Sep 17, 2019 6:00 AM - Newly formed Beacon Productions stages Sept. 11, 2001,-inspired "The Mercy Seat" in Elgin, Teatro Vista opens its season with "Hope: Part II of a Mexican Trilogy" and more, this week on the Chicago-area theater scene. -
Elton John-scored 'Devil Wears Prada' musical set to premiere in Chicago in 2020
Sep 17, 2019 11:24 AM - A musical version of "The Devil Wears Prada" will make its world premiere at Chicago's James M. Nederlander Theatre next year. The Broadway-bound show features a score by Elton John, lyrics by Shaina Taub, a book by Paul Rudnick and direction by Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Anna D. Shapiro. -
Major-league talent makes for Paramount's winning 'Newsies'
Sep 16, 2019 9:55 AM - Paramount Theatre opens its ninth season with a winning revival of "Newsies," Disney Theatrical Productions' stage adaptation of the well-loved film about the 1899 newsboy strike in New York City.
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