Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre brings sweet love story 'Once' back to the stageFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Tuneful tale Writers Theatre revives "Once," the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the Oscar-winning film. It's about an Irish musician who gives up his career becau...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...
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Things to do Feb. 17-23: Chicago Auto Show, comedy, concerts, fests and moreFeb 15, 2023 5:00 am - Before Friday Chicago Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Sunday, Feb. 19, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago...
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Boop-oop-a-doop: New Betty Boop musical premieres this fall in ChicagoFeb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - Grammy Award-winning composer/producer David Foster ("After the Love Has Gone," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," "I Have Nothing") and Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mit...
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Paramount's 'Into the Woods' beautiful to behold, marvelous to hearFeb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Once upon a time. With those words, Larry Yando's beaming Narrator welcomed Paramount Theatre's opening-night audience to “Into the Woods,” t...
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Ticket sales at an all-time high for 2023's Chicago Theatre WeekFeb 12, 2023 5:00 am - Record ticket sales to date for Chicago Theatre Week 2023 suggest that things may be looking up for suburban and city theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Buffalo Theatre's 'Andy Warhol's Tomato' a moving glimpse of artists connectingFeb 09, 2023 7:45 am - “Andy Warhol's Tomato” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's nothing flashy about “Andy Warhol's Tomato,” Vince Melocchi's fictionalized account of the pop art master before he became famou...
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Spotlight: Citadel Theatre examines a matter of faith in 'The Christians'Feb 08, 2023 5:00 am - Breach of faith? The well-loved pastor of a Christian megachurch causes an uproar in his congregation when he announces he no longer believes in hell in "The Christians,...
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Things to do Feb. 10-16: Chicago Auto Show, Long Grove Cocoa Crawl, Norge Winter Ski Jump & moreFeb 07, 2023 5:00 am - Ongoing "Big Fish": 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, with select 1 p.m. Thursday shows, thr...
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Drury Lane's 'A Chorus Line' a singular sensation indeedFeb 06, 2023 4:00 pm - “A Chorus Line” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you passed by Drury Lane Theatre during last week's opening of “A Chorus Line” and didn't know better, you might have mistaken periodic roar...