Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Keith Huff's gripping crime drama 'Six Corners' poses difficult questionsFeb 28, 2018 10:00 am - “Six Corners” - ★ ★ ★ In the opening moments of “Six Corners,” by Arlington Heights native Keith Huff, a gruff Chicago detective working the late shift talks by phone wi...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre starts 17th season with 'Hang Man'Feb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Gift Theatre premiere Residents of a small Southern town are forced to confront their complicity in an African-American man's lynching in The Gift Theatre's world premie...
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Steppenwolf's 43rd season to include world premieres, Sam Shepard revivalFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris and a classic by the late Sam Shepard will bookend Steppenwolf Theatre's 43rd season announced We...
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Williams Street Repertory's season to include dog comedy, Johnny Cash musicalFeb 27, 2018 12:00 am - Williams Street Repertory, a company in residence at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, announced Tuesday its 2018 season will begin May 4 with a revival of A...
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Arlington Heights teen juggles school, 'Hatfield & McCoy' roleFeb 24, 2018 6:28 am - Haley Bolithon's family had just moved from Japan to Arlington Heights and she was bored, so her mom signed her up for theater camp at the Metropolis Performing Arts Cen...
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Goodman Theatre cast brings A game to soccer-centered 'The Wolves'Feb 23, 2018 3:00 pm - “The Wolves” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For an instant, as Goodman Theatre's Chicago premiere of Sarah DeLappe's “The Wolves” was about to begin, I felt a sense of déjà vu. The theater...
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Theater events: Steel Beam puts the funny in sibling-centered 'Three the Hard Way'Feb 20, 2018 5:00 am - Sibling comedy After their gambler father dies, three estranged sisters meet in a Reno, Nevada, hotel room to grieve his death and reconnect with each other in Lisa Eise...
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Steel Beam Theatre to put on 'Three the Hard Way'Feb 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St. in St. Charles, will present "Three The Hard Way" by Lisa Eisenstein on Feb. 23 to March 18. Performances will be at 8 p.m. Fridays a...
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How Abdul-Jabbar became Kareem and decided to talk about itFeb 18, 2018 6:29 am - NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever l...
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'Love Never Dies' a beautifully sung yet unnecessary 'Phantom' sequelFeb 16, 2018 2:30 pm - “Love Never Dies” - ★ ★ ½ There's no denying that “Love Never Dies” boasts lush melodies, beautiful designs and impassioned performances. Yet composer Andrew Lloyd Webbe...