Articles filed under Professional Theater
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One key scene helped cement 'Hamilton' as a Broadway legend. The team that crafted it explains how.Nov 27, 2018 7:25 am - NEW YORK - "Bit by bit, putting it together," goes the song about the act of creation by Lin-Manuel Miranda's idol, Stephen Sondheim. It wasn't until Miranda was a spect...
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A handful of ways to make the most of the holidays with kid-friendly theatrical treatsNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Sometimes the best things in life are brief - especially during the busy holiday season. That's why Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences performs an hour-long, family...
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Staged reading of full-length play "The Abuelas" coming to Barrington's White HouseNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington's White House will present a world premiere staged reading of a full-length play "The Abuelas." Stephanie (Weinart) Walker, who attended St. Anne Catholic Sch...
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Steve Martin, Martin Short on friendship and a new tourNov 24, 2018 6:15 am - LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin and Martin Short are back on the road again for their new tour “Now You See Them, Soon You Won't.” The two comedy legends spoke to The Associa...
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Theater events: Flying Elephant revives 'Book of Merman' parodyNov 22, 2018 10:00 pm - • "Christmas Bingo: It's a Ho-Ho-Holy Night," the second installment of Vicki Quade's bingo series, returns Friday, Nov. 23, to the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted...
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Paramount's 'Wizard of Oz' a stunning, soulful spectacleNov 20, 2018 10:00 pm - “The Wizard of Oz” - ★ ★ ★ ★ In staging L. Frank Baum's “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” the stakes are stratospheric and the competition is fierce. For decades, the belov...
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Theater spotlight: Second City's 'Holidazed and Confused' returns to Aurora's Copley TheatreNov 20, 2018 5:00 am - Laughing all the way Members of the Second City touring company return to Aurora's intimate Copley Theatre with the "Holidazed and Confused Revue," a seasonal satir...
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'Miss Saigon' wows on technical merits, though love story is a tired tropeNov 19, 2018 3:00 pm - “Miss Saigon” - ★ ★ ★ The new national tour of “Miss Saigon” at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre undeniably impresses with impassioned performances and staging that wo...
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Theater review: There's a lot to like about 'The Grinch' at the Chicago TheatreNov 19, 2018 2:30 pm - “Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If your heart is two sizes too small, a trip to “Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musica...
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'The Rainbow Fish' coming to Genesee TheatreNov 19, 2018 12:00 am - Meet the most beautiful fish in the sea on Wednesday, March 20, in a glow-in-the-dark adventure at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Tickets are available now for the Mer...