Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Skokie natives recall 1977 neo-Nazi marchJun 19, 2017 5:30 am - Forty years ago, Anita Silvert and James Sherman were young college graduates watching as their hometown of Skokie made international headlines. This summer, they're rel...
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'Bridges of Madison County' musical makes regional premiere at Marriott TheatreJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - Seven-time Jeff Award-winner Nick Bowling lobbied hard to direct Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's regional premiere of “The Bridges of Madison County.” Bowling loves ...
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'King & I' tour resplendent with strong cast, sumptuous designsJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - Can too much of "The King and I" in Chicago be a bad thing? A little over a year after the Lyric Opera of Chicago imported an acclaimed 2014 production from Paris, Rodg...
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Metropolis announces upcoming Artists Lounge seriesJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Donica Lynn, Heidi Kettenring and Michael Mahler are among the Broadway veterans and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performers scheduled for Metropolis Performing Arts C...
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Steppenwolf delivers a bracing premiere of emotional, sobering 'Pass Over'Jun 14, 2017 6:00 am - Two-thirds of the way through Antoinette Nwandu's unflinchingly authentic “Pass Over,” after a harrowing encounter with a racist police officer, two young African-Americ...
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Tony-nominated 'Waitress' to play Chicago in 2018Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - "Waitress," the 2016 Broadway musical that starred Evanston native and Marriott Theatre veteran Jessie Mueller, will play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next summer a...
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Theater events: Longtime Chicago-area couple star in Drury Lane's 'Gin Game'Jun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - An almost love story Renowned Chicago-area acting duo Paula Scrofano and John Reeger star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of "The Gin Game," D.L. Coburn's Pulitzer Prize...
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Intimate, wrenching 'Evan Hansen' takes top honors at TonysJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - An intimate, heart-wrenching musical about loneliness, teen angst and suicide in the age of hyperconnectivity capped its unlikely journey to Broadway smash by...
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Steel Beam Theatre examines life journeys during 2017-2018 seasonJun 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles expands its season from six productions to seven as part of its 2017-2018 season, an examination of the paths people pursue to find...
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Picking the Tony Awards winners: It should be a big night for 'Dear Evan Hansen'Jun 11, 2017 7:29 am - Dear Peter Marks: Today is going to be an amazing day, and here's why. Because today, all you have to do is be yourself. A journalist. Whose task is far more challenging...