Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Ferociously funny: Comic mayhem is marvelously managed in Steppenwolf’s ‘Noises Off’Sep 25, 2024 9:33 am - If you’ve never seen Michael Frayn’s classic backstage farce “Noises Off” — or even if you have — do yourself a favor and check out Steppenwolf Theatre’s first-class, funny revival.
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Then and now: Goodman’s ‘Inherit the Wind’ is both historical and contemporarySep 24, 2024 5:55 pm - The Goodman Theatre’s 2024-25 season is off to a smart and savvy start with a timely revival of Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee’s “Inherit the Wind.”
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Spotlight: Aurora’s Paramount revives ‘An Act of God’ comedySep 23, 2024 5:51 pm - The Almighty pays a return visit to earth to amend his commandments in “An Act of God” beginning previews Oct. 2 at Aurora’s Copley Theatre.
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Politics prominent this fall, but theater forecast also calls for farce and fairy talesSep 21, 2024 11:15 am - Fall theater offerings suggest artistic directors had politics on their minds when they scheduled their seasons. That said, there’s still plenty of comedy, drama and romance on tap.
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After 10 years in Europe, Naperville actress returns to Chicago storefrontSep 20, 2024 2:58 pm - Naperville actress Anne Trodden earned a master’s degree in theater and performance from Trinity College in Dublin and spent 10 years in Europe. Back in Chicago, she’s resuming her career co-starring in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of “Network.”
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Writers’ stellar ‘Natasha, Pierre & the Comet of 1812’ is must-see theaterSep 18, 2024 6:00 pm - Writers Theatre’s magnificent regional premiere of the sung-through musical “Natasha, Pierre and the Comet of 1812” is a must-see production for musical fans.
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre honors Bing Crosby, American Blues stages Stephen King’s ‘Misery’Sep 17, 2024 8:42 am - Marriott Theatre hosts a Bing Crosby tribute, American Blues Theater presents “Misery,” Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revives Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella” and “Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations” returns to the CIBC Theatre.
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Marriott Theatre announces landmark anniversary seasonSep 13, 2024 5:04 pm - Marriott Theatre announced its 2025 season. Marking the Lincolnshire theater’s 50th anniversary will include a world premiere, as well as revivals of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” the film-inspired “Catch Me if You Can,” and the infrequently staged “Titanic the Musical.”
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Laugh and learn: Timing’s right for BTE’s revival of political satire ‘The Outsider’Sep 11, 2024 6:15 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s brisk revival of “The Outsider,” Paul Slade Smith’s 2015 satire on politics, comes at just the right time.
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Regal revival: Uniformly excellent acting animates Drury Lane’s ‘The Audience’Sep 07, 2024 3:54 pm - The supremely talented Janet Ulrich Brooks, who played Queen Elizabeth seven years ago in a Chicago production of “The Audience,” revisits the role in Drury Lane Theatre’s revival of “The Audience” by Peter Morgan.