Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Cirque Italia bringing Water Circus to AuroraJul 27, 2021 1:00 am - Cirque Italia is touring back to the Chicago area with a Water Circus. The splashy spectacle is one of two touring Water Circus companies and features international aer...
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Cirque Italia promises aquatic spectacular as it raises big top in AuroraJul 23, 2021 6:00 am - Cirque Italia Acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and other circus artists from Brazil, Armenia and Romania are among the performers appearing in Cirque Italia. The European-...
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Canine confidential? First Folio examines 'Why Dogs Don't Talk' in digital productionJul 22, 2021 6:00 am - Co-founder David Rice had a requirement for First Folio Theatre's upcoming digital production, the latest in a series of shows and scenes the Oak Brook theater made avai...
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From the ranks: Steppenwolf names new co-artistic directorsJul 22, 2021 1:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble members Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis have been named the company's new co-artistic directors, replacing Anna D. Shapiro who steps down nex...
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Award-winning vocalist to perform at GospelfestJul 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Submitted by Lake County Forest Preserves Powerhouse vocalist Tina Jenkins Crawley will perform live at this year's free Gospelfest event at Greenbelt Cultural Center in...
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Spotlight: Live, in-person laughs resume at Aurora's Comedy ShrineJul 16, 2021 6:00 am - Comedy at the Shrine The Comedy Shrine welcomes headliners Brad Tassell and Patti Vasquez, former WGN radio host, to the main stage this weekend. Additionally, the club ...
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First Folio announces 25th anniversary season, return to live theaterJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - The long intermission is nearly over at First Folio Theatre, where the Oak Brook theater's 25th anniversary season commences this fall with the resumption of live, in-pe...
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Writers Theatre artistic director Michael Halberstam resignsJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre co-founder Michael Halberstam, who has served as the artistic director since the theater's creation, has resigned effective immediately. Writers had rec...
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Northlight Theatre purchases Evanston property for upcoming moveJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - With the purchase of a Church Street property in Evanston, Northlight Theatre is another step closer to returning to the city where it was established 47 years ago. Exe...
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Frank Ferrante's wily emcee takes center stage as Teatro ZinZanni returnsJul 07, 2021 11:00 pm - When Teatro ZinZanni suspended performances of "Love, Chaos & Dinner" in March 2020, nine months after the cabaret/cirque hybrid opened in Chicago's Cambria Hotel, the a...