Articles filed under Professional Theater
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1,000 funny people come together for Chicago Sketch Comedy FestivalJan 04, 2018 5:00 am - Elgin native Kelly Bolton loves tackling life's biggest questions through a humorous lens. The veteran comedian takes a humble look at her own life as one of the solo ac...
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Canadian theater founder suspended amid harassment claimsJan 03, 2018 6:00 am - TORONTO (AP) - A prominent figure in the Canadian arts world was suspended Wednesday by the theater company he co-founded amid four lawsuits by actresses who allege he e...
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'The Fine Things of Youth' debuts Jan. 7 at St. Charles libraryJan 02, 2018 10:00 pm - "The Fine Things of Youth" will make its debut in the Chicago area Sunday, Jan. 7, at the St. Charles Public Library. It will begin at 2 p.m. in the Carnegie Community R...
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As tourist-friendly musicals take over, Broadway no longer belongs to playwrightsJan 01, 2018 5:23 am - NEW YORK - In June, four original dramas by highly regarded playwrights vied for the Tony Award for best play of the Broadway season. Three months later, all four were g...
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Local theaters made news in 2017 with acclaimed productions, controversial castingDec 28, 2017 5:00 am - Issues related to identity, race and gender loomed large on and off suburban and city stages in 2017. And as claims of sexual misconduct and harassment rocked the worlds...
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Last-minute New Year's Eve ideas to welcome 2018 in the suburbsDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Wondering what to do for New Year's Eve? If you didn't plan ahead, you still can find a mix of suburban events tailor-made to celebrate the moment or send out the year ...
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Theater events: Divas sing, Potter parody gets extensionDec 27, 2017 5:00 am - Delicious divas "Lettin' the Good Times Roll," a cabaret concert showcasing award-winning singers/actresses E. Faye Butler and Felicia P. Fields continues at Victory Gar...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsDec 22, 2017 9:30 am - Light up your holiday at Morton Arboretum's Illumination Saturday or get in a laugh or two at "The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue." Here are five ways to have ...
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20-somethings negotiate friendship, intimacy in Steppenwolf's uneven 'BLKS'Dec 20, 2017 10:00 am - “BLKS” - ★ ★ ½ Watching Steppenwolf Theatre's premiere of “BLKS,” Aziza Barnes' noisy, uneven new comedy about 20-something African-American women negotiating friendship...
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Theater events: Music Theater Works' 'Peter Pan' flies into Evanston's CahnDec 19, 2017 5:00 am - Off to Neverland Music Theater Works concludes its season with the family-friendly musical "Peter Pan," based on the J.M. Barrie tale about a boy who refuses to grow up....