Articles filed under Comedy
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Best Bets: Joffrey Ballet's lavish 'Nutcracker' returnsNov 30, 2021 5:00 am - 1893 again The Joffrey Ballet revives Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" in choreographer Christopher Wheeldon's version that resets the action to Chicago in anticipation of...
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The Second City returns to the MAC with 'It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life' Dec. 12Nov 29, 2021 10:00 pm - The Second City returns to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn just in time for the holidays with "It's a Wild, Wacky, Wonderful Life" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 12. Whi...
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre premieres Kurt Naebig's coming-of-age play 'Stove Toucher'Nov 24, 2021 5:00 am - BTE premiere Buffalo Theatre Ensemble member Kurt Naebig shares his experiences on becoming a teenage skateboarding phenom, opening his own skateboard shop and achieving...
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Best Bets: Cirque du Soleil spreads holiday cheer with 'T'was the Night Before' at the Chicago TheatreNov 23, 2021 5:00 am - Holiday spectacle Marvel at the many physical feats of the clowns, contortionists, aerialists and more in "T'was the Night Before ... by Cirque du Soleil." Before i...
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Seasons greetings: Chicago and suburban theaters resume in-person holiday showsNov 20, 2021 6:30 am - Last year, with most Chicago-area theaters suspending productions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the pickings were slim when it came to seasonal shows. What a dif...
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Standup superstar, Rolling Meadows High grad Sebastian Maniscalco cooks up laughs on Food Network, Discovery+Nov 17, 2021 10:00 pm - “There's two things you need to know about me: I love comedy and I love food.” So says Sebastian Maniscalco, standup superstar and former Arlington Heights resident, in ...
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights ready to dazzle at Morton ArboretumNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - All aglow The ninth annual Illumination: Tree Lights, the popular one-mile walk-through winter-season spectacle combining color, light and festive music, returns Saturda...
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Spotlight: House Theatre re-imagines 'Snow Queen,' Marriott revives 'Kiss Me, Kate'Nov 12, 2021 5:00 am - Classic tale re-imagined The House Theatre of Chicago debuts its re-imagined staging of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Snow Queen" under director AmBer Montgomery. Adapt...
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His dream business remains in flux, but Ash has a community behind himNov 12, 2021 1:00 am - Jeff Ash thought he was building his dream business. It turns out he was building a community. That community has helped to sustain the business through a difficult last...
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Hypnosis + Improv = Comedy: Colin Mochrie, hypnotist Asad Mecci join forces for 'HYPROV' show at the RaueNov 11, 2021 10:00 pm - Several years ago, while taking improv courses at Second City Toronto, it occurred to hypnotist Asad Mecci that hypnosis plus improvisation could equal comedy. Mecci re...