Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Weekend picks: Comedian Eddie Brill takes the spotlightNov 13, 2015 4:15 am - Comedy opener Comedian Eddie Brill is famed for being a longtime audience warm-up act for the "Late Show with David Letterman." Catch him live this weekend at the Z...
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Goodman premieres new musical inspired by beauty titans Rubinsten and ArdenNov 12, 2015 12:00 am - Goodman Theatre announced Thursday Tony Award winners Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole will star in the world premiere of "War Paint," a musical chronicling the r...
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Michael Shannon shines in A Red Orchid's 'Pilgrim's Progress'Nov 11, 2015 7:00 am - For anyone spending Thanksgiving with relatives or loved ones — which are not always the same thing — here's something to be grateful for: that you don't belong to a fam...
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Weekend picks: Catch Josh Turner at the ParamountNov 11, 2015 4:15 am - Modern country See country singer Josh Turner up close and personal Thursday at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd., Aurora. $55-$65. (630) 896-6666 or paramountau...
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Theater events: It's that time of year for Goodman's 'Christmas Carol'Nov 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Holiday classic returns Goodman Theatre stages its 38th annual production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," starring Larry Yando in his eighth year as Ebenez...
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Irish dance star Michael Flatley gets a rare Broadway honorNov 10, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Few performers making their Broadway debuts get a street on Broadway renamed in their honor. Michael Flatley is an exception. The trailblazing former "Ri...
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Elk Grove actor in Metropolis' 'Spamalot' meets John CleeseNov 08, 2015 10:00 pm - Things just keep getting better for Elk Grove Village native Joe Bianco. On the heels of playing King Arthur in "Monty Python's Spamalot," one of the most successful run...
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Drury Lane's cozy 'White Christmas' dishes out holiday cheerNov 08, 2015 5:30 am - It's a little ironic that many of America's most memorable Christmas carols were created by Jewish songwriters. The title alone of the 2004 stage musical “Irving Berlin'...
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T Bone Burnett to write songs for Roy Rogers musicalNov 06, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Producer, songwriter and musician T Bone Burnett has donned a white hat and jumped in to rescue the score to a musical about American icons Roy Rogers an...
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Blankenbuehler returning to Broadway with 'The Bandstand'Nov 05, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The sound of swing will return to Broadway next season when director Andy Blankenbuehler leads "The Bandstand" to New York. The story of six WWII veteran...