Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Smooth sailing: Sweeping score, beautiful singing make Marriott’s ‘Titanic’ a must-seeApr 18, 2025 12:39 pm - Spoiler alert: The ship sinks, but Marriott Theatre’s magnificent, robustly sung, impressively designed revival of “Titanic the Musical” sails smoothly under the direction of Marriott newcomer Connor Gallagher.
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Fluent ‘Translations’: Writers Theatre delivers eloquent revival of provocative dramaApr 17, 2025 9:33 am - Writers Theatre’s season continues with the resonant, gracefully acted revival of “Translations,” a rustic drama by Irish playwright Brian Friel.
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Theater spotlight: Citadel premieres ‘A Jukebox for the Algonquin’Apr 15, 2025 9:17 am - Seniors rally to get their senior center a jukebox in Citadel Theatre’s “A Jukebox for the Algonquin,” Shattered Globe presents a modern take on Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities,” and Goodman premieres the new comedy “Bust.”
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Things to do April 18-24: Cirque Italia, Easter events, Riverdance 30 and moreApr 14, 2025 4:57 pm - Mark your calendar for Cirque Italia, Easter events, “Alton Brown Live: Last Bite,” “The Addams Family,” Riverdance 30 “The New Generation” and more happening this week.
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TV vet Thomas Gibson makes Chicago stage debut in David Mamet’s ‘Henry Johnson’Apr 11, 2025 11:11 am - TV veteran Thomas Gibson (“Criminal Minds,” “Dharma and Greg”) makes his Chicago theater debut in “Henry Johnson,” the latest play by Chicago native David Mamet.
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Fractured family: Steppenwolf’s ‘The Book of Grace’ an apt metaphor for a fractured nationApr 09, 2025 6:57 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre’s superbly acted, of-the-moment “The Book of Grace,” by Suzan-Lori Parks, depicts a fractured family, which serves as a metaphor for a fractured nation grappling with xenophobia, immigration and separation.
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Things to do April 11-17: David Sedaris, Brookfield Zoo’s Spring Fest and moreApr 08, 2025 1:39 pm - Mark your calendar for David Sedaris’ appearances in Evanston and Aurora, Vince Carone at Zanies in Rosemont, Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s Spring Fest, Professional Championship Bull Riders Border Battle International and more happening this week.
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‘The Outsiders,’ Alicia Keys bio-tuner ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ slated for upcoming Broadway in Chicago seasonApr 07, 2025 4:20 pm - Broadway in Chicago announced its 2025/2026 season Monday. It includes “The Outsiders,” the Alicia Keys bio-musical “Hell’s Kitchen” and the Tony Award-winning play-with-music, “Stereophonic.”
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Spotlight: Northlight, Theater Wit team up for ‘Prayer for the French Republic’Apr 07, 2025 12:56 pm - Five generations of a French-Jewish family confront tides of antisemitism in Northlight Theatre and Theater Wit’s production of “Prayer for the French Republic,” Improv Playhouse stages its annual production of the “Last Supper Chronicles,” and Steel Beam Theatre premieres a new family drama.
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Gleefully campy ‘Titanique’ sails into ChicagoApr 04, 2025 10:34 am - “Titanique,” the snarky, sexual innuendo-filled parody of the 1997 blockbuster “Titanic,” isn’t for everyone, but if you appreciate great singers, power ballads, Celine Dion and camp, this is the tuner for you.