Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater eventsApr 18, 2014 8:00 am - • A precocious, wealthy young woman plays matchmaker for members of her social circle in 19th-century England in "Emma," Jane Austen's comedy of manners adapted for the ...
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'A Fine Line' at Clockwise goes awryApr 18, 2014 5:45 am - There's no denying Clockwise Theatre's ambition in producing the world premiere of Rob Winn Anderson's drama “A Fine Line.” Yet this Waukegan-based company, dedicated to...
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How Chicago lured 'Motown The Musical' away from Motor CityApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - You would think that Detroit would be the rightful place to launch the North American tour of “Motown The Musical.” After all, the smash hit 2013 Broadway musical recoun...
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Theater events: Musical 'Sleeping Beauty' opens at Drury LaneApr 17, 2014 5:45 am - Drury Lane's ‘Beauty' Drury Lane Theatre presents the musical version of the Brothers Grimm tale “Sleeping Beauty” as part of its young adults series. Joseph Jeffer...
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'Way West' depicts tarnished lives in the Golden StateApr 16, 2014 12:15 pm - In Mona Mansour's "The Way West," which premiered this week at Steppenwolf Theatre, a Chicago grant writer informs her financially floundering mother and sister that she...
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Williams Street Rep season encompasses '60s soap opera, Steve JobsApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Subscriptions and single tickets are available for Williams Street Repertory's fourth season, which begins July 11 with "Suds: The Rockin' 60s Musical Soap Opera" about ...
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James Franco not nervous about Broadway debutApr 14, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - James Franco insists he's not been nervous at all about making his Broadway debut, not even before his first night in front of more than a thousand people. "...
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Theater events: 'Gathering' a contemporary Last SupperApr 11, 2014 5:00 am - The ‘Gathering' The Improv Playhouse presents its seasonal production of “The Gathering,” Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary version of the Last Supper. Artis...
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Key performances help redeem FVR's 'Cheaper by the Dozen'Apr 11, 2014 5:00 am - To clear up any confusion, the only thing Fox Valley Repertory's production of the family comedy "Cheaper by the Dozen" has in common with the 2003 Steve Martin-Bonnie H...
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Drury Lane skillfully navigates familiar 'Les Mis'Apr 10, 2014 2:00 pm - It would be churlish for audiences to expect a rotating turntable stage in every new production of “Les Misérables,” now making its Drury Lane Theatre debut in Oakbrook ...