Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Paramount's 'Legally Blonde' musical makes a strong case for funSep 12, 2018 11:00 am - “Legally Blonde: The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ It's easy to underestimate a musical like “Legally Blonde,” the confection adapted from the 2001 film about Elle Woods, a perky, pr...
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Teatro ZinZanni dinner-theater set to open in Chicago next yearSep 12, 2018 1:00 am - Cabaret artists, comedians and cirque-style performers will descend on Chicago's theater district beginning in April with the opening of Teatro ZinZanni, a dinner-theate...
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Theater spotlight: David Cale's memoir-with-music opens Goodman's new seasonSep 11, 2018 6:00 am - Memoir with music Goodman Theatre opens its season with writer/performer David Cale's memoir-with-music titled "We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time," about growi...
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Iran detains artists over Shakespeare performanceSep 10, 2018 7:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iranian authorities have detained two artists over a theatre production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Cultural official Shahram Karami ...
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New tuner, old favorites highlight Marriott Theatre's 2019 main stage seasonSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - A new musical about the life of a songwriter and a revival of a favorite tuner about an orphaned boy's search for a family are among the productions on tap for 2019 at M...
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Theater preview: 'Tootsie' creators, performers update a favorite 1980s comedySep 06, 2018 11:00 pm - “Tootsie,” the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday in Chicago, won't entirely recall the 1982 comedy that inspired it. The fundamental details remain ...
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Theater events: Magician Brett Schneider brings one-man show to The Den TheatreSep 05, 2018 6:00 am - • MadKap Productions begins its 2018 season with "Man of La Mancha," the musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century novel "Don Quixote," in which the Cervante...
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'Matilda,' 'An American in Paris' part of Drury Lane's 2019-20 seasonSep 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The acclaimed musicals "Matilda" and "An American in Paris" will receive regional premieres at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace as part of its 2019-20 season. Drur...
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages re-imagined 'Frankenstein' with a twistSep 04, 2018 8:00 am - A new 'Frankenstein' Lifeline Theatre premieres ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric's adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic tale "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus....
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Theater review: Mesmerizing performances enrich TimeLine Theatre's 'Shayna Maidel'Aug 31, 2018 5:30 pm - “A Shayna Maidel” - ★ ★ ★ During rehearsals for TimeLine Theatre Company's consummately acted revival of the family drama “A Shayna Maidel,” Charles Stransky admitted th...