Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Drive to keep Buffalo Theatre aliveMay 17, 2013 6:00 am - Buffalo Theatre appeal Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's terrific production of “Trumbo — Red, White & Blacklisted” — an epistolary dramedy about blacklisted screenwri...
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Steel Beam efforts fail to dress up 'Black Tie'May 17, 2013 5:00 am - On the surface, the conflicts in A.R. Gurney's 2011 off-Broadway comedy “Black Tie” can feel slight. But “Black Tie,” now playing in its Chicago-area debut at Steel Beam...
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'Mormon' departs Chicago stage in OctoberMay 16, 2013 5:00 pm - "The Book of Mormon," the gleefully profane, wickedly satirical musical by "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and composer/lyricist Robert Lopez, depar...
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Village Theatre Guild to stage avant-garde ‘Next Fall’May 14, 2013 8:08 am - The theater, perhaps more than any art form, is prone to explore topics that are both contemporary, relevant and controversial. In “Next Fall,” the Village Theatre Guil...
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Suburban man the standby star of 'Book of Mormon'May 14, 2013 5:15 am - Eight times a week, Rob Colletti goes down to the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago, warms up his vocals, sits in the dressing room while the hit musical "The Book of M...
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Meet the judgesMay 10, 2013 6:00 am - Charlie Beck Executive director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Beck assumed the role of Metropolis' executive director in November 2011 after a decad...
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Goodman's 'Vera Stark' falls short of potentialMay 10, 2013 6:00 am - The subject of Lynn Nottage's “By The Way, Meet Vera Stark” — an examination of racism in 1930s Hollywood — is certainly ripe for satire. The comedy is broad and the dia...
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What you need to know to sign upMay 10, 2013 6:00 am - Here are the basics for the preliminary auditions for Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, June 6 to 8, at the Metr...
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Theater events: 'Black Tie' closes out Steel Beam's seasonMay 10, 2013 6:00 am - Bridal daze Steel Beam Theatre closes its 12th season with “Black Tie,” A. R. Gurney's comedy of manners centered around a family wedding that goes any way but smoo...
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Liberty Town Productions to hold auditions for annual showMay 09, 2013 2:57 pm - Liberty Town Productions is having open auditions for its Fifth Annual Musical Summer Showcase. To be considered, applicants must be a high school graduate or older by A...