Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Northlight premieres 'How a Boy Falls,' Steppenwolf revives Tracy Letts' 'Bug'Jan 15, 2020 8:00 am - Middle-age woes In Neil Simon's dramedy "Jake's Women," a middle-aged novelist, who excels professionally but struggles with his relationships with women, attempts to so...
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Norris Cultural Arts Center kicks off 2020 season with Debra Miller's portrayal of Beatrix Potter Jan. 19Jan 14, 2020 10:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1040 Dunham Road, St. Charles, launches its 12-event winter/spring season at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, in the Norris Gallery, when Debra M...
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Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire goes back to school with 'Grease'Jan 12, 2020 6:31 am - The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire returns to Rydell High School with a revival of the 1972 Broadway musical "Grease." But this time around, director Scott Weinstein i...
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Chicago Theatre Week offers discounted tickets starting TuesdayJan 12, 2020 6:00 am - A farce about a bumbling aristocrat and his unflappable gentleman's gentleman, a contemporary drama about marriage equality and acceptance, a new psychological thriller ...
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On stage: City Lit stages 'Voice of Good Hope'; Fillet of Solo & Rhinoceros Fest returnJan 10, 2020 5:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, Jan. 10, for City Lit Theater's production of "Voice of Good Hope," Kristine Thatcher's bio-drama of the late Texas congresswoman Barbara Jordan...
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BAMtheatre presents 'Twelfth Night The Musical' Jan. 31 to Feb. 2Jan 09, 2020 10:00 pm - Hinsdale's BAM Conservatory Ensemble will present Shaina Taub's "Twelfth Night The Musical" on Jan. 31 to Feb. 2. The show will take place at Madison Street Theatre, 10...
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Spotlight: Steel Beam revives 'Love, Loss and What I Wore,' Arlington Heights-based theater debutsJan 07, 2020 5:00 am - Life, love and fashion In real life-inspired monologues penned by Nora Ephron ("When Harry Met Sally," "Sleepless in Seattle") and Delia Ephron, women share stories abou...
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Constable: Where do you go after being king at Medieval Times?Jan 07, 2020 4:00 am - Actor Dave Gordon of Bartlett started his professional theater career in 1981 as the jester in “The King's Manor,” Chicago's defunct but groundbreaking medieval dinner t...
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Metropolis' Keefe to join radio's 'It's Showtime with Rikki Lee'Jan 06, 2020 10:00 pm - At 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Executive Artistic Director Joe Keefe will join host Rikki Lee Travolta on the "It's Showtime with Rikki Lee...
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Lake in the Hills performer aims to deliver laughs at Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalJan 03, 2020 5:00 am - Lake in the Hills resident Vicki Kunz has been participating in the annual Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival for more than a decade, performing most years and spending 10 y...