Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Corporate satire 'Gloria' at Goodman takes shocking, provocative turnJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - How well do you know your co-workers? Beyond sharing office gossip, an occasional lunch or a beer at a colleague's going-away party, what do you really know about the me...
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Wayne Brady hurts leg during 'Hamilton' in Chicago, returns to stageJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Wayne Brady says he had to abandon a performance of "Hamilton" in Chicago because he hurt his leg during the show. The improv comedian and game show host, who ...
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Algonquin skater follows his dreams with Disney on IceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - Algonquin's Kyle Shropshire took to the ice not long after he learned to walk. “My mom was in the Ice Capades back in the day, and she became a skating coach. So my si...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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'Theatre Week' bonanza features 120 Chicago-area productionsJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago Theatre Week 2017 is just weeks away and tickets are on sale. The fifth annual celebration of live theater in the Second City will be held Feb. 9 to 19...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep starts 2017 with 'First Date'Jan 17, 2017 10:00 pm - 'First date' William Street Repertory begins 2017 with "First Date," a musical comedy about finding love in the 21st century. Directed by Robin Hughes, the show unf...
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'Wicked' returns to Chicago in DecemberJan 17, 2017 12:00 am - "Wicked," the blockbuster musical by Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman, returns to Chicago in time for the holidays. Broadway in Chicago announced Tuesday the tour wi...
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Ray Bradbury's 'Fahrenheit 451' comes to life Jan. 26 at ECC Arts CenterJan 16, 2017 10:00 pm - Ray Bradbury's classic novel "Fahrenheit 451" will be brought to life on stage by actor Rich Orlow at the Elgin Community College Arts Center on Thursday, Jan. 26. The L...
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Theater events: Arc celebrates strong women of 'Steel'Jan 14, 2017 5:30 am - Comic caper Suburbanites on the brink of economic disaster during the 2008 recession resort to crime with humorous results in "Random Theft and Other Acts," by John Davi...
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Aurora native stars in Drury Lane's revamped 'Saturday Night Fever'Jan 13, 2017 5:00 am - Broadway veteran Adrian Aguilar was honored when Drury Lane Theatre approached him to audition for its revamped production of “Saturday Night Fever.” But the Aurora nati...