Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater: Stand-up comics inspire Agency Theater production, Windy City Playhouse extends 'Southern Gothic'Jul 26, 2019 6:00 am - • The Chicago theater summer residencies at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago, continue on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, with excerpts from Chicago Dance ...
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'Baby Shark Live!' adds new Rosemont shows; Johnny Mathis to return in 2020Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - Due to audience demand, the national tour of "Baby Shark Live!" returns to the Rosemont Theatre for two encore performances at 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3. The show had a...
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BrightSide brings professional theater to downtown NapervilleJul 25, 2019 11:00 pm - BrightSide Theatre is the only professional theater company in Naperville to perform in the heart of the city's downtown, offering four main stage productions and a subs...
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Teatro ZinZanni's 'Love, Chaos & Dinner' a gastro-theatrical treatJul 25, 2019 10:00 am - Teatro ZinZanni: “Love Chaos & Dinner” - ★ ★ ★ Imagine a show that pairs the music of Jimi Hendrix, Jerome Kern and Giacomo Puccini with circus artists and vaudeville-st...
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Theater spotlight: Mystery-thriller opens Babes With Blades' new seasonJul 23, 2019 6:00 am - 'Selfie shtick' Social media inspires Laugh Out Loud Theater's sketch comedy show "Selfie Shtick" in which cast members navigate Instagram, Tinder and other apps Fridays...
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Theater events: Goodman extends 'Music Man,' Oil Lamp stages 'A Kind of Love Story'Jul 19, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances continue through Aug. 4 for Theater Oobleck's remount of "It is Magic," Mickle Maher's mashup of "Macbeth" and "The Three Little Pigs," an examination of ...
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Britney Spears musical premiere in Chicago postponed until 2020Jul 19, 2019 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced Friday that scheduling conflicts have postponed Chicago's world premiere of "Once Upon a One More Time," a new fairy tale princess-centered...
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Diana Coates commands the stage as First Folio's conquering 'Henry V'Jul 18, 2019 6:00 am - “Henry V” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Agreeing to direct William Shakespeare's “Henry V” for First Folio Theatre, Hayley Rice had one condition: that Diana Coates would play the lead. It...
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Theater spotlight: Metropolis entertains youngsters with 'Sleeping Beauty'Jul 16, 2019 6:00 am - Fairy tale onstage The Chicago Kids Company brings its production of "Sleeping Beauty" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre as part of its Stories in Action ser...
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Elmhurst native leaps at chance to star in Chicago-bound 'Cats' tourJul 15, 2019 6:00 am - As a kid, Lexie Plath couldn't get enough of the 1981 global musical blockbuster “Cats.” So it's kismet that the Elmhurst native is starring in the first national “Cats”...