Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Pop artist Andy Warhol inspires two-hander at Northlight TheatreJan 20, 2023 5:00 am - The artist & the activist After reinventing himself as a portrait painter of celebrities, pop art icon Andy Warhol traveled to Iran in 1976 to photograph the Sha...
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Actor/music director/conductor Alexander Gemignani dreams big as the lead in Marriott Theatre's 'Big Fish'Jan 18, 2023 10:00 pm - Wherever Broadway veteran Alexander Gemignani goes, he is among family. He says that's how it feels for theater professionals who, over the course of a show, often estab...
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Spotlight: Artists from around the world converge for Chicago International Puppet Theater FestivalJan 13, 2023 5:00 am - 12 days of puppetry Artists from Brazil, Canada, Czechia, Finland, France, Norway, Japan, South Africa, Spain and the United States - including Chicago, New York and Bos...
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Following her dream: Roosevelt University grad returns in 'Chicago' 25th anniversary tourJan 11, 2023 10:00 pm - New York City native Jess DiForte's parents didn't take their kids on vacations. They took them to Broadway. DiForte's parents may not have known it at the time, but doi...
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Things to do Jan. 13-19: Day of Service events honor MLKJan 09, 2023 10:00 pm - Ongoing Blue Man Group: Various dates and times at the Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted St., Chicago. Masks are encouraged but optional. Show is recommended for kid...
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Spotlight: BoHo Theatre revives Jonathan Larsen tuner; 'Chicago' returns to its namesake cityJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!' An aspiring composer worries that time is running out for him to write the great American musical in "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" the semi-autobiographi...
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Broadway tours, world premieres, revivals heat up suburban and city stages this winterJan 05, 2023 5:00 am - Theatergoers have plenty of options this winter, including world premieres, touring productions of Broadway tuners and a couple of new plays inspired by Andy Warhol. Of...
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'He led and created from love': Steppenwolf ensemble members recall Tony winner Frank GalatiJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - Beloved theater artist Frank Galati - a Highland Park native and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member described as a leader who "infused joy into the rehearsal r...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up this weekend at Zanies RosemontDec 29, 2022 5:00 am - NYE at Zanies Stand-up comedian and sketch comedy veteran Steph Tolev (Comedy Central's "The Ringers" and the web series "Steph & Deb") headlines Zanies Rosemont ov...
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Theater year in review: Marriott, Goodman, Metropolis add new leadership while Copley Theatre debuts in AuroraDec 28, 2022 10:00 pm - The only constant is change. That's certainly true of Chicago-area theater, which continues to grapple with the lingering effects of the COVID-19-related shutdown along ...