Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Drury Lane 'Chicago' makes media a target in flashy productionApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - The hit musical “Chicago” famously uses vaudeville acts to take aim at two manipulative “murderesses” and their rivalry to become showbiz celebrities. But it's the media...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater charmingly adapts Oscar-winning comedyApr 27, 2017 6:00 am - Whenever some enterprising producer floats the idea of adapting a hit film to the stage, I find myself pondering the same question. What did the original leave unsaid th...
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Paramount's 'Superstar' delivers potent revival of classic rock operaApr 26, 2017 6:00 am - The timing for Paramount Theatre's revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” was just a bit off. Previews for Tim Rice's and Andrew Lloyd Webber's rock opera chronicling Jesus...
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Longtime Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey dies at 60Apr 25, 2017 1:00 am - Longtime Steppenwolf Theatre artistic director Martha Lavey, a titan of Chicago theater, died Tuesday from complications from a stroke she suffered April 19. She was 60....
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Theater events: Refugee-inspired 'Objects in the Mirror' premieres at GoodmanApr 24, 2017 11:00 pm - Goodman premiere The real-life experiences of refugee-turned-actor Shedrick Yarkpai's journey from war-torn Liberia to various refugee camps to eventual relocation ...
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Trump's Cabinet picks fuel stage drama in London and NYApr 24, 2017 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Coming soon to the West End and Broadway stage: Rex Tillerson, Jeff Sessions, Tom Price and Scott Pruitt. Four key players in President Donald Trump's new ...
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Why 'Put On Your Sunday Clothes' in 'Hello, Dolly!' is making people crazy happyApr 24, 2017 6:00 am - It's not the most profound show tune ever written. But at this moment in time, it may be the perfect show tune. "Put on your Sunday clothes, there's lots of world out th...
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Naperville actor Johnny Rabe returns to Marriott with 'She Loves Me'Apr 23, 2017 7:00 am - “Traveling” and “sharing” have been two constants in Johnny Rabe's professional theater career. The 17-year-old Naperville actor has acted on Broadway and in Seattle, an...
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Theater events: Underscore debuts bluegrass musical with suburban talentApr 21, 2017 6:00 am - Bluegrass tuner Underscore Theatre Company premieres "My Name is Annie King," a new folk- and bluegrass-inspired musical by Aaron Albert and Katy Rea and book write...
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Dazzling, high-energy 'Aladdin' soars into ChicagoApr 19, 2017 11:00 pm - How are they going to top this? That was the note I jotted down two-thirds through the first act of Disney's ebullient “Aladdin,” the Broadway adaptation of the 1992 Aca...