Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Northlight's 'The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley' a true gift for Jane Austen fansNov 20, 2019 5:00 am - "The Wickhams: Christmas at Pemberley" - Jane Austen fans have cause for celebration this season. And it comes courtesy of Northlight Theatre, whose premiere of "T...
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Spotlight: Jake Johannsen headlines Zanies in Rosemont, ChicagoNov 19, 2019 5:00 am - Johannsen at Zanies Jake Johannsen, a fixture on comedy club stages and late-night talk shows for more than 30 years, headlines Zanies in Chicago and Rosemont this weeke...
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On stage: 'Pete the Cat' bounds onto the McAninch Arts Center stageNov 15, 2019 5:00 am - • "Pete the Cat," a family-friendly musical adapted from books by James Dean and Eric Litwin, about a groovy cat named Pete who helps young Jimmy "conquer second grade a...
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Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over historyNov 14, 2019 3:00 pm - “The Niceties” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Playwright Eleanor Burgess certainly knows how to raise the dramatic stakes in “The Niceties.” And it's impossible not to be caught up in her ch...
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Weekend at play: Laugh with Jimmy Pardo in Rosemont and Rita Rudner in Crystal LakeNov 14, 2019 9:30 am - Comedian Rita Rudner returns to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, while The Midtown Men (featuring original cast members from Broadway's "Jersey Boys") perfo...
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Historical society preserves 210-year-old theater curtainNov 13, 2019 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Historical Society has preserved a rare, 210-year-old theater curtain depicting a sweeping view of Providence. The organization ...
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Spotlight: 'Christmas Carol' returns to the GoodmanNov 12, 2019 5:00 am - Jolly holiday Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who expertly re-imagined "Smokey Joe's Cafe" for Drury Lane, returns to the Oakbrook Terrace theater to stage "Mary Poppins," the mu...
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Weekend picks: Christopher Titus at Schaumburg's Improv, Chazz Palminteri at St. Charles' ArcadaNov 09, 2019 6:32 am - Artisanal treats Start getting gift ideas for the holidays while checking out local goods and organic produce at the Artisan Craft and Food Fair this weekend at Heritage...
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Marriott production shines welcome light on darker side of 'Oliver!'Nov 08, 2019 2:00 pm - “Oliver!” - ★ ★ ★ Even before “Oliver!” begins at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, it's clear that Jeff Award-winning director Nick Bowling is out to shake things ...
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On stage: Determined Teddy bear seeks missing button in Emerald City's 'Corduroy'Nov 08, 2019 5:00 am - • Emerald City Theatre partners with Broadway in Chicago for its production of "Corduroy," adapted from Don Freeman's children's story about a department store Teddy bea...