Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Hot tickets: Discounted Chicago Theatre Week tickets on sale nowJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire is not participating. Some of the hottest tickets in local theater went o...
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PM&L Theatre to present comedy 'See How They Run'Jan 11, 2018 12:00 am - PM&L Theatre in Antioch will perform a production of the comedy "See How They Run" by Philip King. The show will be directed by Jim Behr, whose previous PM&L directing ...
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Theater events: Kennedy family matriarch 'Rose' in spotlight at Greenhouse TheaterJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - 'Rose' returns Linda Reiter reprises her 2017 Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performance as the titular character in "Rose," Laurence Leamer's portrait of Kennedy family...
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Suburban natives tape live comedy special for charityJan 06, 2018 6:15 am - Chicago trio Team Us Comedy reflects the city's diversity, but two of its members trace their love of making people laugh back to their suburban childhoods. Vik Pandya ...
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Theater events: Edgar Allan Poe musical, 'Cal in Camo'Jan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Poe-inspired premiere Edgar Allan Poe, whose life was animated by professional success and personal sorrow, inspired the musical “Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Myst...
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Toronto theater director resigns over alleged misconductJan 04, 2018 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A prominent Toronto theater company said Thursday it has accepted the resignation of its founding artistic director following allegations of sexual assaul...
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1,000 funny people come together for Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalJan 04, 2018 5:00 am - Elgin native Kelly Bolton loves tackling life's biggest questions through a humorous lens. The veteran comedian takes a humble look at her own life as one of the solo ac...
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Canadian theater founder suspended amid harassment claimsJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A prominent figure in the Canadian arts world was suspended Wednesday by the theater company he co-founded amid four lawsuits by actresses who allege he e...
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'The Fine Things of Youth' debuts Jan. 7 at St. Charles libraryJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - "The Fine Things of Youth" will make its debut in the Chicago area Sunday, Jan. 7, at the St. Charles Public Library. It will begin at 2 p.m. in the Carnegie Community R...
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As tourist-friendly musicals take over, Broadway no longer belongs to playwrightsJan 01, 2018 5:23 am - NEW YORK - In June, four original dramas by highly regarded playwrights vied for the Tony Award for best play of the Broadway season. Three months later, all four were g...