Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: 'Women in Jeopardy' comedy opens at First FolioJan 22, 2018 10:00 pm - Woman power Mary, Jo and Liz are the best of friends. But when amateur sleuths Mary and Jo begin to suspect Liz's new boyfriend is a serial killer, they launch an invest...
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How Marriott's intimate 'Bridges' led to staging epic 'Ragtime'Jan 19, 2018 5:00 am - Nick Bowling was directing one of Marriott Theatre's most intimate productions this past summer when the seeds were planted for staging something vastly different. Natha...
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The Second City expands comedy classes for teens with autismJan 18, 2018 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - Chicago's renowned sketch comedy club The Second City has expanded its class offerings for people with autism to include teenagers in the city's suburbs. The C...
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Everyone has an angle in Steel Beam's caustic comedy 'Dry Powder'Jan 17, 2018 5:00 am - “Dry Powder” - ★ ★ ★ LBO. IPO. LP. PE. Those familiar with terms such as leveraged buyout, initial public offering, limited partner and private equity will easily compr...
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Theater events: Drury Lane revives 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'Jan 15, 2018 10:00 pm - Go, go, go Joseph Drury Lane Theatre concludes its season with a revival of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," the musical by Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webb...
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Hot tickets: Discounted Chicago Theatre Week tickets on sale nowJan 12, 2018 5:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to reflect that Marriot Theatre in Lincolnshire is not participating. Some of the hottest tickets in local theater went o...
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PM&L Theatre to present comedy 'See How They Run'Jan 11, 2018 12:00 am - PM&L Theatre in Antioch will perform a production of the comedy "See How They Run" by Philip King. The show will be directed by Jim Behr, whose previous PM&L directing ...
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Theater events: Kennedy family matriarch 'Rose' in spotlight at Greenhouse TheaterJan 08, 2018 10:00 pm - 'Rose' returns Linda Reiter reprises her 2017 Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performance as the titular character in "Rose," Laurence Leamer's portrait of Kennedy family...
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Suburban natives tape live comedy special for charityJan 06, 2018 6:15 am - Chicago trio Team Us Comedy reflects the city's diversity, but two of its members trace their love of making people laugh back to their suburban childhoods. Vik Pandya ...
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Theater events: Edgar Allan Poe musical, 'Cal in Camo'Jan 05, 2018 5:00 am - Poe-inspired premiere Edgar Allan Poe, whose life was animated by professional success and personal sorrow, inspired the musical “Nevermore - The Imaginary Life and Myst...