Articles filed under Professional Theater
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John Patrick Shanley's 'Outside Mullingar' richly realized at Skokie's Northlight TheatreMar 25, 2015 5:00 am - John Patrick Shanley's 2014 Broadway comedy "Outside Mullingar" makes a strong Midwest debut at Northlight Theatre in Skokie. Yet you can bet that some theatergoers will...
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Paramount's stellar 'Les Miserables' offers big bang for the buckMar 24, 2015 11:00 pm - Paramount Theatre's grand and glorious “Les Miserables” offers about as much theatrical bang for the buck as a discerning theatergoer could want. Director Jim Corti's i...
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Cynthia Erivo to join Jennifer Hudson in 'The Color Purple'Mar 22, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Cynthia Erivo will join Jennifer Hudson on Broadway this fall when the musical "The Color Purple" returns. Erivo, who starred in the Menier Chocolate Factory ...
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Penn & Teller to return to Broadway this summerMar 21, 2015 6:30 am - NEW YORK - Penn & Teller are hoping they'll be able to make tickets disappear on Broadway this summer. The comedy-and-magic duo said Thursday they will play the Marquis ...
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August Wilson's 'Two Trains Running' triumphs at Goodman TheatreMar 20, 2015 6:00 am - Reviewing Goodman Theatre's revival of August Wilson's “Two Trains Running” posed a challenge. Much of it had to do with finding superlatives that adequately described ...
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Theater events: McAninch stages Shakespeare, Twain double-bill this weekendMar 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Double bill in DuPage The McAninch Arts Center presents a comedy-tragedy double bill of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" and Mark Twain's "A Connecticut Yankee in Ki...
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Paramount in Aurora unveils its fifth seasonMar 17, 2015 10:00 am - Two musical masterpieces and two recent Broadway hits make up the Paramount Theatre's 2015-16 season, its fifth since the Aurora venue started self-producing its own pro...
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Northlight announces 41st season of classics, new worksMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Northlight Theatre in Skokie begins its 41st season with the Sept. 11 world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," which marks the theater's fourth premiere collabor...
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C.S. Lewis' life story affectionately told at MetropolisMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - From “An Evening With C.S. Lewis,” it's clear writer/director David Payne has a keen knowledge of his subject — the British scholar and Christian apologist who wrote suc...
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George C. Wolfe on how a 94-year-old show sparked creativityMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In 1921, a show limped onto Broadway with less-than-rosy prospects. The city was still recovering from the Depression. The show was debuting in the middl...