Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Steppenwolf’s ‘Leroy and Lucy’ beguilingly reinvents a blues mythNov 05, 2024 8:12 am - Mythologies inevitably build up around innovative artists who become legends beyond their lifetimes. Playwright Ngozi Anyanwu is astutely aware of this in her entrancing world-premiere play “Leroy and Lucy” for Steppenwolf Theatre.
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‘Magical experience’: Naperville actor revisits ‘Into the Woods,’ which sparked his passion for theaterOct 29, 2024 4:57 pm - “Into the Woods,” the musical based on Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales, has always loomed large in Shea Hopkins’ life. Now the Naperville resident is playing Cinderella’s prince (and the wolf) in Kokandy Productions’ revival.
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Spotlight: Broadway vet makes debut at Writers, ‘Little Mermaid’ opens at Drury LaneOct 28, 2024 3:28 pm - Jessie Fisher stars in Writers Theatre’s “Every Brilliant Thing,” Sarah Kay plays Ariel in Drury Lane Theatre’s “The Little Mermaid” and Artemisia Theatre hosts its WeWomen Play Festival this week at Chicago-area theaters.
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‘Some Like It Hot’ pairs old-fashioned Broadway pizzazz with contemporary messageOct 24, 2024 12:44 pm - Inspired by the classic 1959 comedy, the taptastic “Some Like It Hot” is more than a farcical romp. It’s also a heartfelt examination of gender, race and identity.
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Spotlight: ‘Disney’s Frozen’ commences 12-week run at Aurora’s Paramount TheatreOct 21, 2024 5:33 pm - Aurora’s Paramount Theatre presents the Midwest regional premiere of “Frozen,” the musical adapted from the hit animated film from 2013.
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Rock keeps rollin’ at Aurora’s Stolp Island TheatreOct 18, 2024 2:42 pm - Paramount Theatre’s revival of “Million Dollar Quartet,” the hit jukebox musical inspired by the impromptu 1956 meeting between Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Elvis Presley, has been extended through June 2025 at Aurora’s Stolp Island Theatre.
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Right time, right place: Goodman’s ‘Primary Trust’ a moving tribute to the power of kindnessOct 17, 2024 8:07 am - Goodman Theatre’s Chicago premiere of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Primary Trust” is a beautifully acted, gracefully directed reminder of the profound impact of kindness on a wounded soul.
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Spotlight: ‘Some Like It Hot’ heats up Cadillac Palace, BrightSide scares up thrills with ‘Dracula’Oct 15, 2024 12:44 pm - “Some Like It Hot,” the tuner based on Billy Wilder’s classic 1959 comedy, comes to Chicago for a brief run, while Naperville’s BrightSide Theatre celebrates the spooky season with its revival of “Dracula.”
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Divine satire: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre revives saucy ‘An Act of God’Oct 11, 2024 12:46 pm - Paramount Theatre revives David Javerbaum’s divine satire “An Act of God,” starring the ever-genial Alex Weisman as the titular deity.
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A true delight: Joy, expertise combine in Steppenwolf’s hit revival of ‘Noises Off’Oct 09, 2024 2:25 pm - Finally, director Anna D. Shapiro’s dream of staging Michael Frayn’s uproarious “Noises Off” comes true. And the result is magnificent.