Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Fun Home' charms with complex characters, riveting scoreNov 04, 2016 1:00 am - At least one woman attending Thursday's opening of "Fun Home" left disappointed. "I need razzle-dazzle, jazz hands," she told her companions as they made their way to t...
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Goodman drama underscores power of belief in love and 'Magic'Nov 02, 2016 10:00 am - Magic is a lot like love. You believe or you don't. You accept that a magician can pluck from a shuffled deck the playing card with your name on it. Or, you watch waril...
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Theater events: Janus remounts 'Shakespeare (abridged)'Nov 02, 2016 6:00 am - Team Shakespeare Elgin's 400 Shakespeare Festival concludes with "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)" a parody of all 37 plays performed by four actres...
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'Fun Home' tour brings Des Plaines actress back to Chicago stageNov 01, 2016 6:00 am - Des Plaines actress Susan Moniz jokes that she and co-star Robert Petkoff seem “destined” to play dysfunctional spouses. They did so in Chicago Shakespeare Theater's 20...
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'Newsies,' 'Bridges of Madison County' part of Marriott's 2017 seasonNov 01, 2016 1:00 am - For its 2017 season, Marriott Theatre delivers musicals never before produced on its Lincolnshire stage, including three regional premieres. Moreover, all five productio...
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Jennifer Holliday enjoys 'a new lease on life' on BroadwayOct 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At the Broadway musical "The Color Purple," you can see a powerful tale of redemption and empowerment. That's not just the show - it's also the story of ...
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Review: NYC revival of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' cracklesOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Late in the new Broadway revival of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Janet McTeer encounters a real, flickering candle. She's playing a devious aristocrat who...
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Janet McTeer taps into her dangerous side in Broadway returnOct 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Many of the world's top movie, TV and theater stars live in cities like New York, Los Angeles or London. Janet McTeer, the Tony winner and Oscar nominee,...
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Review: Complex family emerges in lively 'Falsettos'Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Once upon a time, AIDS hadn't happened yet, there were no legal LGBT rights, and openly gay partners were just beginning to seem possible. Composer-lyric...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse turns 'Maltese Falcon' into a radio playOct 25, 2016 11:00 pm - 'Maltese Falcon' The Improv Playhouse stages the film noir classic "The Maltese Falcon" as a radio drama to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its release in October 1...