Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater review: Steppenwolf revisits Ibsen drama for thoughtful sequel 'A Doll's House, Part 2'Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am - “A Doll's House, Part 2” - ★ ★ ★ ½ When Norwegian housewife Nora Helmer left her husband and children at the end of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play “A Doll's House,” the shocki...
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'The Mousetrap' snaps in Metropolis production of murder-mysteryFeb 13, 2019 10:30 am - “The Mousetrap” - ★ ★ ★ At a recent packed performance of “The Mousetrap” at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, some audience members couldn't h...
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Paramount whips up shrewd, sassy treat with irreverent 'The Producers'Feb 12, 2019 2:00 pm - “The Producers” - ★ ★ ★ ½ If the bold, brassy, audaciously irreverent “The Producers” is the musical theater equivalent of an ice cream sundae, its tasty albeit entirel...
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages 'The Man Who Was Thursday' satireFeb 12, 2019 5:00 am - 20th-century satire Lifeline Theatre presents G.K. Chesterton's 1908 satire about a group of gentlemen in turn-of-the-20th-century London who have vowed to overthrow the...
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Aurora Lions get sneak peek at Paramount's 2019-20 Broadway Series; volunteer ushers neededFeb 10, 2019 10:00 pm - Officials of Paramount Theatre previewed the Aurora venue's 2019-2020 Broadway Series for Aurora Noon Lions Club members Feb. 4 at Luigi's Pizza in Aurora. Joel Friend, ...
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Theater events: A crime spree set to music, a dark comedy & moreFeb 08, 2019 5:00 am - Previews begin Friday, Feb. 8, for MadKap Productions' “Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical,” the show by composer Frank Wildhorn, lyricist Don Black and writer Ivan Menchel ...
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Theater review: Northlight's 'Nina Simone: Four Women' examines what turned an artist into an activistFeb 07, 2019 6:30 am - “Nina Simone: Four Women” - ★ ★ ★ In “Nina Simone: Four Women,” currently running at Northlight Theatre in Skokie, playwright Christina Ham chronicles the singer/songwri...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers a strong and timely take on 'Defiance'Feb 06, 2019 9:30 am - “Defiance” - ★ ★ ★ ½ A military leadership crisis is at the crux of “Defiance,” now on stage in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's timely and riveting production of John Patrick...
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Theater spotlight: One-man parodies of 'Star Wars,' 'Dark Knight' at Raue CenterFeb 05, 2019 5:00 am - Holy trilogy, Batman! Charles Ross pays tribute to blockbuster films "The Dark Night," "Star Wars" and "The Lord of the Rings" in one-man parodies during which he recoun...
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Historians irked by musical 'Hamilton' escalate their duelFeb 04, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ever since the historical musical "Hamilton" began its march to near-universal infatuation, one group has noticeably withheld its applause - historians. ...