Articles filed under Theater
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On stage: New era for 'Romeo and Juliet'Jul 01, 2011 12:00 am - R&J goes gothic A 19th century sensibility animates First Folio Theatre's production of Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” which director Nick Sandys sets against the bac...
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Steppenwolf's 'Middletown' chronicles everyday lifeJun 30, 2011 4:00 pm - “Middletown” makes no profound statements. Will Eno's gentle, quirky play — which echoes Thornton Wilder's “Our Town” in its quiet chronicling of small-town life in all ...
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Theater season starts at Morton ArboretumJun 30, 2011 1:00 am - There typically isn’t much threat of poison ivy at the theater. Tennis shoes aren’t necessary. The sun’s location, mosquito-filled overgrowth, the temperature — those ...
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Cultural clashes a comic gold mine in 'Chinglish'Jun 30, 2011 12:00 am - Watching the world premiere of David Henry Hwang's hilarious comedy “Chinglish” at Chicago's Goodman Theatre, I kept thinking to myself, “Everything about this show is g...
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'Beauty and the Beast' back in ChicagoJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - The NETworks national tour of “Disney's Beauty and the Beast” is headed back to the Windy City. The non-Equity production previously played a two-week run at the Cadilla...
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Big Noise auditions for fall musical, ‘How To Succeed’Jun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Big Noise Theatre will have auditions for its fall musical, “How To Succeed in Business without Really Trying,” from 6:30-10 p.m. Sunday and Monday, July 10-11, at the W...
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Lincolnshire theater launches reimagined ‘Shout!’Jun 26, 2011 12:00 am - “SHOUT! The Mod Musical” didn’t exactly have a felicitous reception the last time it played Chicago in 2008. This 2006 off-Broadway revue celebrating the girl-power son...
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Blues Brothers tribute heads to sweet home ChicagoJun 23, 2011 11:00 am - An iconic Chicago theater next month welcomes an iconic Chicago show when “The All New Original Tribute to the Blues Brothers” makes its U.S. debut at the Auditorium The...
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Batavia theater group presents 'Oklahoma!'Jun 23, 2011 12:00 am - Rising Star Theatreworks will present the iconic Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Oklahoma!” at the historic Arcada Theatre in St. Charles today through Sunday, June 24-...
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Fox Valley Rep takes light-hearted journey 'Around the World'Jun 23, 2011 12:00 am - At a time when spectacle dominates stage and screen, Fox Valley Repertory's cleverly staged production of “Around the World in 80 Days” reminds audiences that the writte...