Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Miss Bennet' a pleasant 'Pride and Prejudice' holiday sequel at NorthlightNov 22, 2016 5:00 am - Is it really necessary to marry off the Bennet sisters left unattached at the end of Jane Austen's “Pride and Prejudice”? Apparently, the answer is “yes” for playwrights...
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Theater events: Olympic scandal 'Tonya and Nancy' comes to the stageNov 22, 2016 5:00 am - Tonya & Nancy redux Underscore Theatre Company revisits an Olympic scandal involving skaters Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan in "Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera." ...
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'Scriptless' comedy comes to Genesee; Spector cancelsNov 22, 2016 12:00 am - If you missed the recent Batavia performance of improvisational comedians Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, the former stars of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" will be returni...
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Review: Foster shines in perky revival of 'Sweet Charity'Nov 21, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Watching the repeated misadventures of a gullible girl who always gives her heart to Mr. Wrong can be exasperating. But the 1966 musical "Sweet Charity" ...
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Chicago native sweeps into town with percussive show 'Stomp'Nov 21, 2016 5:00 am - “There's not a training program for you to learn to play a broom and dustpan,” said Chicago native Artis Olds. Yet, he's playing those and more in the North American tou...
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Sunday picks: 'Rebel' Vikki Carr headlines St. Charles' ArcadaNov 20, 2016 6:19 am - 'Rebel' singer Four-time Grammy and Latin Grammy Award winner Vikki Carr became a household name with the 1960s single "He's a Rebel," but she has gone on to record othe...
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Tweaked 'Finding Neverland' aims to hook Chicago audiencesNov 20, 2016 6:00 am - Audiences who saw “Finding Neverland” on Broadway might notice a number of changes when the 2015 musical makes its Chicago debut at the Cadillac Palace Theatre. But that...
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'Hamilton' disruption leads to arrest in ChicagoNov 20, 2016 12:00 am - The night after a New York “Hamilton” star lectured the vice present-elect from the stage, irking Donald Trump, the Chicago production had some drama of its own in the s...
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Chicago Shakespeare's modern-day 'Charles III' a shrewd royal dramaNov 17, 2016 10:00 pm - It's unlikely any writer will out-Shakespeare William Shakespeare. But British playwright Mike Bartlett comes close with his canny, captivating “King Charles III,” a com...
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Drury Lane's 'Crazy for You' an escapist, tap-happy delightNov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - How did brothers George and Ira Gershwin buck up the spirits of a despondent nation during the Great Depression? By penning a pantheon of catchy and soul-stirring song s...