Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Interrobang stages Chicago premiere of “I Call My Brothers”Jan 04, 2019 5:00 am - • Beginning Friday, Jan. 4, theatergoers can exchange an unwanted present for a $10 ticket to "Bible Bingo: An Act of Charity in Two Acts" currently running at the Royal...
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Theater spotlight: Improv for all ages at Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud TheaterJan 02, 2019 10:00 am - Improv for all Start the year with a smile on your face courtesy of Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud Theater. Using audience suggestions, improvisers create two shows - one f...
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For 'Percy Jackson' star, Chicago-bound musical is a 'dream come true'Jan 02, 2019 10:00 am - Chris McCarrell is happy he didn't know anything about Percy Jackson before he auditioned for the title role in “The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical,” the off...
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For suburban and Chicago theaters, 2018 was a time of transitionDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - After earning the Joseph Jefferson Award for best large musical for three years running, Aurora's Paramount Theatre bowed to Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire as its revi...
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Theater events: Raue welcomes The Lovettes, Pegasus celebrates young playwrightsDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - • The Lovettes, an ensemble that celebrates seminal female pop artists from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, rings in 2019 at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St....
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Theater spotlight: Gilbert Gottfried takes over Comedy Shrine's NYE showsDec 24, 2018 5:00 am - NYE at Comedy Shrine Gilbert Gottfried headlines two New Year's Eve shows at the Comedy Shrine in Aurora. Gottfried ("Aladdin," "The Aristocrats") replaces the prev...
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Norris' Music in the Gallery season features acclaimed concert pianist, Irish band, alternative jazz and moreDec 21, 2018 10:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles announced details of its upcoming season of "Music in the Gallery" events. They are offering a special "12 Days" discount...
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Steppenwolf's 'La Ruta' examines pandemic of missing/murdered women in MexicoDec 21, 2018 3:00 pm - "La Ruta" - ★ ★ ★ ½ "Her memory follows me everywhere, and I don't know what to do with it." Grieving mother Marisela's lament comes about two-thirds of the way throug...
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'Fiddler on the Roof' tour beautifully balances the bitter and sweetDec 21, 2018 11:00 am - “Fiddler on the Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For milkman Tevye, tradition means stability. Without it, the garrulous everyman insists, his life and the lives of his family and friend...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendDec 21, 2018 9:00 am - Get in some last-minute shopping at Naperville's Christkindlmarket before heading to a holiday show such as Bret Michaels Christmas Party at the Arcada or Second City's ...