Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater spotlight: Palatine's Theatre Nebula revives 'Spring Awakening'Feb 27, 2019 5:00 am - Theatre Nebula's 'Awakening' Theatre Nebula presents a limited revival of the Tony Award-winning "Spring Awakening" by pop singer/composer Duncan Sheik and writer/l...
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'Beauty and the Beast' to take the stage at Woodstock Opera HouseFeb 24, 2019 10:00 pm - TownSquare Players will present "Disney's Beauty and the Beast" at the historic Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St. in Woodstock. Performances will be 8 p.m. Friday...
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Drury Lane's 'Mamma Mia!' a tuneful, warm-weather getawayFeb 22, 2019 2:00 pm - “Mamma Mia!” - ★ ★ ★ You have to hand it Drury Lane Theatre for wisely producing “Mamma Mia!” at the tail-end of winter. Oakbrook Terrace audiences get to experience a ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 22, 2019 9:00 am - Prepare to be impressed by Jay Pharoah's impressions and comedy this weekend at Rosemont's Zanies. Or take part in an escape room or ax throwing as part of the Lake Coun...
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Discount movies: Which theater subscription is best?Feb 22, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A movie a day in theaters for $10 a month seemed too good to be true. And it was. MoviePass, which tried to bring Netflix-like subscriptions to the movie...
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Forget Netflix - The real joy of movies is still in theatersFeb 22, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Sure, it's easy to Netflix and chill these days. Or Prime and recline. Or Hulu and ... well, whatever. But if you really want to savor a film, there's st...
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Theater events: Chester Gregory sings Motown hits at the MetropolisFeb 22, 2019 5:00 am - • Porchlight Music Theatre celebrates 1941 as part of its New Faces Sing Broadway series. The series showcases songs from such 1941 tuners as "Pal Joey," "Cabin in the S...
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Cousins stumble into adulthood in Goodman Theatre's 'Twilight Bowl'Feb 20, 2019 4:00 pm - “Twilight Bowl” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Resentment and rivalry strike early and often in “Twilight Bowl,” Chicago playwright Rebecca Gilman's latest world-premiere play for the Goodma...
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Theater spotlight: Jay Pharoah heads to Zanies & Steel Beam premieres 'Pigeons'Feb 19, 2019 5:00 am - Jay Pharoah at Zanies Jay Pharoah — actor, comedian and six-season veteran of “Saturday Night Live” — headlines Zanies in Rosemont this weekend. Known for his impre...
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Community connections: 'Scatter the Pigeons' to debut at Steel Beam TheatreFeb 18, 2019 10:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre artistic director Marge Uhlarik-Boller has had her eye on Gary McGowan's play “Scatter the Pigeons” since she saw an early reading of the work at ...