Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Get ready to bop along to Paramount's 'Million Dollar Quartet'Sep 05, 2017 11:00 pm - Rock 'n' roll show Paramount Theatre opens its season with "Million Dollar Quartet," the fictionalized account of a real-life meeting between Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, ...
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Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire announces 'Ragtime,' 'Holiday Inn' for new seasonSep 02, 2017 1:00 am - The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire has announced its 2018 season will include the sweeping musical "Ragtime" and the regional premiere of "Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn....
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Marriott's 'Honeymoon' a delightful tripAug 31, 2017 9:00 am - “Honeymoon in Vegas” knows exactly what it is. This 2015 tuner about a commitment-averse guy, his increasingly exasperated girlfriend and the older man who tries to woo...
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Aurora resident mines dating mishaps for laughs for Chicago Fringe Fest showAug 30, 2017 6:00 am - If you're divorced and single, it can be a tough world out there, Kimberly Witt says. But there are also many moments of comedy and soul-searching, and the Aurora reside...
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BTE founder, COD theater instructor Craig Berger has diedAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Craig Berger, a retired College of DuPage educator and director of theater who founded the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, has died. He was 74. "He was a visionary," said BTE...
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Drury Lane Theatre announces its 2018-2019 seasonAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre's announcement Wednesday of its 2018-2019 season contained a bit of a departure in the form of Tennessee Williams' classic drama "Cat on a Hot Tin Roo...
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Theater events: House Theatre revives Jeff Award-winning 'United Flight 232'Aug 28, 2017 11:00 pm - 'United Flight 232' The House Theatre of Chicago remounts its Joseph Jefferson Award-winning production of "United Flight 232" from 2016. Adapted and directed by Vanessa...
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Unbeatable TimeLine cast makes 'The Audience' a winnerAug 25, 2017 11:30 am - In poker, a royal flush beats all. For the theatrical equivalent, look to the cast of TimeLine Theatre's impeccably executed production of “The Audience,” Peter Morgan'...
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Theater events: Kokandy stages Chicago-area premiere of 'Bonnie & Clyde'Aug 23, 2017 1:10 pm - 'Bonnie & Clyde' A couple of small-town bank robbers become folk heroes during the Great Depression in the 2009 musical "Bonnie & Clyde" by composer Frank Wildhorn and l...
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Drury Lane, Paramount and Writers theaters lead 2017 equity Jeff nomsAug 23, 2017 10:00 am - Fueled in part by stellar revivals of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” and “Chicago the Musical,” Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace received 19 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nom...