Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Landmark abortion rights case inspires Goodman's provocative 'Roe'Jan 29, 2020 3:00 pm - “Roe” - ★ ★ ★ ½ My late aunt insisted every dispute has three sides: There's your side, the other person's side and, somewhere in the middle, the truth. Watching Goodma...
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'Love Letters' with 'Family Ties' stars canceled in BataviaJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - "Love Letters" starring Michael Gross and Meredith Baxter from the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties" has been canceled at the Batavia Fine Arts Centre. The two-character 1989 ...
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'The Wizard of Oz' comes to the Tivoli TheatreJan 28, 2020 10:00 pm - AlphaBet Soup Productions, a professional theater for young audiences, presents the premiere of their adaptation of "The Wizard Of Oz!" Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man ...
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Spotlight: Drury Lane revives the Gershwin classic 'An American in Paris'Jan 28, 2020 5:00 am - Song & dance Drury Lane Theatre presents George and Ira Gershwin's "An American in Paris" starring Broadway veteran Josh Drake ("Aladdin") as an American GI trying to la...
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Marriott's snarky 'Grease' suggests nostalgia's always in styleJan 24, 2020 1:00 pm - “Grease” - ★ ★ ½ Nostalgia never goes out of style, as evidenced by Marriott Theatre's revival of “Grease,” the stage/screen hybrid rooted in Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey...
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On stage: Porchlight & Windy City revive classics, Chicago Shakes premieres Jane Austen-inspired tunerJan 24, 2020 5:00 am - • The popularity of its winter opera series prompted the New Philharmonic to add an additional performance of "The Merry Widow," Franz Lehar's operetta based on an 1861 ...
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Spotlight: Laugh it up at First Folio's 'Jeeves Saves the Day' & Metropolis' 'Noises Off'Jan 21, 2020 5:00 am - Self-defense After one of their sorority sisters is sexually assaulted, college students gather for a do-it-yourself, self-defense workshop in "How to Defend Yourself," ...
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On stage: 'The Adult in the Room' premieres at Victory GardensJan 17, 2020 5:00 am - • While awaiting permission to go outside for the first time, the first four people born on Mars play a game in which they imagine what life will be like on earth in Oth...
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Chicago native lands in revival tour of 'Once On This Island'Jan 17, 2020 5:00 am - Chicago native Jahmaul Bakare is making his national touring debut with "Once On This Island," the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical revival beginning a two-week run a...
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'Family Ties' stars to bring 'Love Letters' to Batavia Fine Arts Centre Feb. 7Jan 16, 2020 10:00 pm - The Batavia Fine Arts Centre will present the classic "Love Letters" wtih Meredith Baxter and Michael Gross, the parents in the 1980s sitcom "Family Ties." The show will...