Articles filed under Professional Theater
-
Steel Beam Theatre to stage '60s-inspired 'The Importance of Being Earnest'Jun 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre will offer a new twist for an old classic when it presents a 60's-style version of Oscar Wilde's perennial comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest." ...
-
'Million Dollar Quartet' prequel 'Heartbreak Hotel' makes Chicago debutJun 22, 2018 6:00 am - When the new Elvis Presley jukebox musical “Heartbreak Hotel” makes its Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, an actor familiar to local theater ...
-
Theater events: Magician David Parr opens his Cabinet of CuriositiesJun 21, 2018 6:00 am - • Magician David Parr, of the long-running Magic Cabaret, opens his Cabinet of Curiosities from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Chicago Magic Lounge, 5050 N. Clark S...
-
AMC Theatres unveils $20-a-month rival to MoviePassJun 20, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - AMC Theatres, the world's largest movie theater chain, on Wednesday unveiled a $20-a-month subscription service to rival the flagging MoviePass. The thea...
-
Theater spotlight: Sideshow's 'Tilikum' premieres at Victory GardensJun 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Sideshow premiere Sideshow Theatre Company concludes its season with the premiere of the theater piece "Tilikum" by Kristiana Rae Colon, a member of Goodman Theatre...
-
Theater events: Otherworld's choose-your-own-adventure show returnsJun 15, 2018 6:00 am - • Otherworld Theatre's choose-your-own-adventure show returns for its fourth installment beginning Friday, June 15, at 3914 N. Clark St., Chicago. The superhero is based...
-
Steppenwolf's 'Guards at the Taj' testifies to power of art, friendshipJun 13, 2018 12:00 pm - “Guards at the Taj” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At the end of the lengthy opening scene in Steppenwolf Theatre's “Guards at the Taj,” about a pair of low-level imperial flunkies standing ...
-
'Supergirl' Melissa Benoist is 'coming home' to BroadwayJun 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - To get ready to play legendary songwriter Carole King on Broadway, Melissa Benoist had to learn her lines and complicated stage directions. Lyrics, not s...
-
Theater spotlight: Phylicia Rashad makes Steppenwolf debut with 'The Roommate'Jun 12, 2018 6:00 am - Cohabitation comedy Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad makes her Steppenwolf Theatre directing debut with "The Roommate," Jen Silverman's comedy about cohabitation. Stepp...
-
The beat goes on: 'The Cher Show' premieres in ChicagoJun 11, 2018 5:20 pm - Rest assured Cher fans, one of the star's signature mannerisms - the hair flip - appears in all its incarnations in the new Broadway-bound musical "The Cher Show" beginn...