Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Long-married Drury Lane 'Gin Game' stars share success on and off stageJun 19, 2017 6:00 am - From that day six years ago when he asked Paula Scrofano and John Reeger to star in Drury Lane Theatre's revival of “The Gin Game,” artistic director William Osetek has ...
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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...