Articles filed under Theater
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Warren Township High School Theatre presents “The Cause” this weekendOct 01, 2012 10:12 am - Warren Theatre presents the world premiere production of “The Cause” this weekend at the O’Plaine Campus. By Chicago playwright Warwick Johnson (warwickjohnson.com), “T...
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Married musical theater standouts team up for local benefitSep 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Stepping onto the Northlight Theatre stage Monday evening marks a reunion of sorts for married musical theater veterans Michael and Angela Ingersoll, who bring their cab...
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'Kinky Boots' team puts 'fierce' foot forwardSep 28, 2012 4:00 pm - It was inevitable that there would be some self-consciousness about "fierce footwear" at a Friday news conference to promote the new musical "Kinky Boots," which kicks o...
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Theater events: Radio Players stage live radio drama double-billSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - Radio days redux The Improv Playhouse Radio Players present a pair of live radio dramas inspired by the Old West and performed with sound effects in the style of cl...
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'Kinky Boots' next in quirky British genreSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - For the past 15 years, a certain kind of British film has helped inspire a few big Broadway and London theatrical adaptations. The films all have this basic premise: A d...
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Steppenwolf flexes muscles in season-opening 'Good People'Sep 28, 2012 6:00 am - The taboo American topics of class and, to a slightly lesser extent, race get a full workout in the season-opening Steppenwolf Theatre production "Good People." This ver...
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'Kinky Boots' to step off for Broadway after Chicago debutSep 28, 2012 6:00 am - Can a failing shoe factory in Northampton, England, turn business around by pursing the unconventional niche market of fetish footwear for drag queens and other "female ...
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Gimmicks weigh down Goodman's 'Sweet Bird of Youth'Sep 28, 2012 6:00 am - Sometimes more is less. For confirmation look no further than Goodman Theatre's highly anticipated revival of "Sweet Bird of Youth," Tennessee Williams' second-tier pla...
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'Wonderettes' sing well, but lack characterSep 27, 2012 12:00 pm - The Chicago-area musical theater scene is currently caught up in the throes of major pop culture nostalgia. And with the reappearance of the 2008 off-Broadway jukebox mu...
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Local playwrights, actors welcome in Bartlett Adult TheatreSep 26, 2012 5:38 pm - Local playwrights looking for a place where they can see their work come to life need look no further than the new Bartlett Adult Theatre. Started in April 2011 by Arts ...