Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre's summer concert series concludes with a tribute to ElvisAug 25, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre's summer concert series, produced in cooperation with Artists Lounge Live, concludes this weekend with "Elvis My Way." The tribut...
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Writers Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season with two world premieresAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre announced it will resume live, in-person performances in December, which marks the start of the company's four-show, 30th anniversary season. The se...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre and Artists Lounge Live celebrate 1960s pop iconAug 18, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre and Artists Lounge Live present Joseph Jefferson Award winner Michelle Lauto ("Spamilton") in concert. Lauto premieres "My H...
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Several suburban theaters are going to require patrons to show proof of vaccinationAug 16, 2021 11:00 pm - Marriott, First Folio, Writers, Northlight, Oil Lamp, BrightSide and Williams Street Repertory in the suburbs are among the growing coalition of Chicago-area theaters re...
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Chicago's enigmatic, interactive Blue Man Group returns to the Briar Street stageAug 12, 2021 6:00 am - For most of his professional life, Gareth Hinsley has been part of Blue Man Group - first in Berlin and for the last six years in Chicago. Including training, he's spent...
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Spotlight: 'Kinky Boots' steps up at Aurora's Paramount TheatreAug 11, 2021 10:15 am - Steppin' up Paramount Theatre resumes live, in-person performances with a revival of the musical "Kinky Boots," about the owner of a failing shoe factory and the d...
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Beanie Feldstein to lead revival of 'Funny Girl' on BroadwayAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Broadway revival of 'œFunny Girl" is aiming to open next year with Beanie Feldstein in the starring role originated by Barbra Streisand. Producers ann...
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Prefer theater by starlight? Check out 'Shipwrecked' in Glenview and Shakespeare in St. CharlesAug 06, 2021 5:00 pm - Theater under the stars Oil Lamp Theater's 2022 outdoor season continues with “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment.” Donald Margulies' adventure dramedy is inspired by a ...
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical - actually 10, to be precise. Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loe...
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Queen bees compete for pageant crown in Goodman's 'School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play'Aug 05, 2021 6:00 am - “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” - ★ ★ ★ An almost perfect play. That's how director Lili-Anne Brown described “School Girls; Or The African Mean G...