Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Stacy Keach marks Chicago return in Goodman Theatre's 'Pamplona'Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Any student who has stared at a blank computer screen the night before the essay is due, any employee who's struggled with the quarterly report, any critic who has toile...
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Theater events: Skokie Theatre puts up “Torch, Sass and Swing!”Jul 20, 2018 6:00 am - • Actress, cabaret singer and American Blues Theater ensemble member Suzanne Petri shares tales about great Chicago nightclubs such as Mr. Kelly's and The London House i...
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First Folio's new 'Shrew'd!' updates Shakespeare's problematic comedyJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - “Shrew'd!” - ★ ★ ½ In “Shrew'd!” - a breezy new musical adapted from William Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” - co-writers and lyricists David Rice and Lydia Hil...
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Theater spotlight: Babes With Blades presents 'The Lady Demands Satisfaction'Jul 18, 2018 6:00 am - McGann at Zanies Chicago comedian Pat McGann, a frequent guest on ABC 7's "Windy City Live," the WGN morning news and Fox's "Good Morning Chicago," headlines Zanie...
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Tony-winning 'Band's Visit' stops in Chicago next yearJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - "The Band's Visit," the acclaimed musical directed by Skokie native David Cromer that earned 10 Tony Awards last month, comes to Chicago for a brief run next year. B...
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Drury Lane's excellent 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” leaves lasting impressionJul 13, 2018 5:00 pm - “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Nearly two years after her revelatory revival of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” at Drury Lane Theatre, director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to Oa...
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Talented stars up to challenges of Marriott's 'Murder for Two'Jul 13, 2018 11:00 am - “Murder for Two” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Murder for Two” only calls for two actors, yet this challenging 2011 musical doesn't receive as many productions as other similarly sized sh...
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Lighting director magically mixes shadow play with tech in 'End of TV' at ChopinJul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Commercials from the 1990s that once rocked pop culture and encapsulated the decade's eccentric energy have since retired to online archives and YouTube or have been for...
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Theater events: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Everybody' premieres at Brown Paper Box Co.Jul 13, 2018 6:00 am - • Brown Paper Box Co. presents the regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist "Everybody," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' contemporary riff on the 15th-century morality p...
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Estefans: Immigration debate has fueled reaction to musicalJul 11, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gloria and Emilio Estefan credit President Donald Trump with boosting audience enthusiasm for their stage musical "On Your Feet!" As the immigration d...