Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Arlington Hts. chamber, restaurants back tax hike for MetropolisOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - While Arlington Heights tries to find a new path forward for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, some downtown restaurant owners and the local chamber board say they woul...
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Taymor puts 'Spider-Man' behind her with new movieOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - TORONTO — Moving on from the debacle that was “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Julie Taymor has gone back to an old friend — Shakespeare. The director recently finished ...
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Top-notch ensemble makes Steppenwolf's 'Night' come aliveOct 05, 2014 6:15 am - "I wouldn't want to live there," said the woman sitting behind me at a recent performance of Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Night Alive." She was referring to Todd Rosentha...
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No shortage of ideas to revive Metropolis, but which one is right one?Oct 04, 2014 6:00 am - Arlington Heights officials have agreed to give Metropolis Performing Arts Centre enough money to keep the doors open while the debate continues on how to fix the strugg...
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Theater events: Next Theatre begins new season with 'Luce'Oct 03, 2014 3:00 pm - 'Luce' at Next Adopted from his native Africa by an American couple, high school standout Luce seems to be living the American dream, until his parents disclose a secret...
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Goodman's 'World of Extreme Happiness' a bleak view of modern ChinaOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - "The World of Extreme Happiness" is a crusading protest play, plain and simple. Now running at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in a co-production with New York's Manhattan Th...
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Steppenwolf announces expansion, new leadershipOct 02, 2014 3:08 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre announced on Thursday plans to expand its Halsted Street home. To that end, the acclaimed Chicago theater company is attempting to raise $55 million ...
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Actress Mia Farrow reveals her motto: 'I'm trying'Oct 01, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Acting on Broadway is hardly a vacation, but if you're Mia Farrow, it just might be. Her day job these days, after all, is speaking out about genocide and atr...
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'Evil Dead' musical bedeviled by clichés, tired jokesSep 28, 2014 6:30 am - A fan-favorite moment of the "Evil Dead" series of comic horror films happens after the main character, Ash, equips himself with a chain-saw to battle a nasty group of d...
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Brilliant new biography of Tennessee WilliamsSep 27, 2014 6:30 am - When “The Glass Menagerie” opened on Broadway in March 1945, the actress cast as Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield got so drunk before the show that a bucket was place...