Articles filed under Professional Theater
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George Wendt earns title in Northlight's 'Funnyman'Sep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Sight gags get laughs. Playwright Bruce Graham knows it and uses one to great effect in his solid new dramedy “Funnyman,” which premiered to a chorus of belly laughs fr...
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Chicago Shakespeare conjures imaginative, enchanting 'Tempest'Sep 18, 2015 1:45 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater made magic at Thursday's opening of "The Tempest." Literally. Sleight-of-hand as well as larger illusions dominate this beguiling reinventio...
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Theater events: First Folio remounts 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe'Sep 18, 2015 6:00 am - Tribute to Poe First Folio Theatre revives its original work "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," adapted by David Rice from Poe's poems and stories inc...
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BoHo Theatre delivers sensitive, well-cast 'Dogfight'Sep 16, 2015 12:15 pm - If you are a fan of Chicago-area theater who doesn't yet know the names of singer/actors Emily Goldberg and Garrett Lutz, you should. And if their candid performances in...
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Chicago's Second City reopens ThursdaySep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City will resume performances Thursday with an 8 p.m. show that will include in the audience Chicago firefighters who helped battle a blaze in the theater...
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Fall theater launches with world premieres, acclaimed musicalsSep 12, 2015 12:30 pm - Opening "October Sky" in August and "Peter and the Starcatcher" last week gave Marriott and Drury Lane a jump on the competition which will heat up as theater companies ...
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Theater events: George Wendt returns to Northlight for 'Funnyman'Sep 11, 2015 6:00 am - 'Funnyman' premiere George Wendt ("Cheers" and TBS' "Clipped") and Tim Kazurinsky return to Northlight Theatre for the world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," ...
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Hypocrites' 'American Idiot' revival a resounding successSep 10, 2015 11:00 pm - There may be no Chicago-area theater company better suited than The Hypocrites to revive “American Idiot,” Green Day's explosive portrait of disaffected youth adapted fo...
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'Sister Act,' 'Evita' among classics in Marriott Theatre's 2016 seasonSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Joseph Jefferson Award nominees Nick Bowling and Rachel Rockwell return to Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire for a 2016 season dominated by several classics, plus a limit...
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Drury Lane's 'Starcatcher' a well-told tale and jolly good timeSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - It all comes down to the story. And how well it's told. "Peter and the Starcatcher," the amusingly alliterative play with music by Rick Elice, is an engaging tale. And ...