Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Chicago theater director dies after accident in ScotlandMay 21, 2015 1:00 am - PJ Paparelli, the 40-year-old artistic director of American Theater Company in Chicago, died Thursday while vacationing in Scotland. The writer/director died from injur...
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Metropolis' 'Drowsy Chaperone' lovingly spoofs 1920s Broadway musicalsMay 19, 2015 11:00 pm - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has fallen under a lot of scrutiny lately, especially since Arlington Heights village trustees recently approved a new business pla...
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Theater events: Des Plaines resident stars in Mary-Arrchie's 'December Man'May 15, 2015 6:00 am - Tragedy revisited Mary-Arrchie Theatre presents Colleen Murphy's "The December Man (L'homme de Décembre)," inspired by the 1989 massacre at Montreal's Ecole Polytec...
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Exceptional cast powers riveting revival of 'The Little Foxes' at GoodmanMay 15, 2015 6:00 am - One thing about the domestic strife that ensnares the titular characters in Lillian Hellman's 1939 domestic drama "The Little Foxes": It makes any family friction that's...
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Frothy 'Menopause The Musical' benefits from zesty performancesMay 13, 2015 11:00 pm - “Menopause The Musical” will never want for an audience. Tailor-made for women of a certain age, this genial musical revue chronicling the effects of menopause on four e...
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Goodman Theatre announces $15 million expansionMay 12, 2015 1:00 am - Chicago's Goodman Theatre on Tuesday announced that it will establish the Alice B. Rapoport Center for Education and Engagement, making it the first Chicago-area theater...
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Drury Lane Theatre announces 'Beaches' castMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre on Monday announced the cast for its pre-Broadway production of "Beaches," the musical by writer/lyricist Iris Rainer Dart and Thom Thomas based o...
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Musical of the book 'Beaches' to wash ashore at Drury LaneMay 10, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Chicagoans, get out your hankies - a stage musical of "Beaches" is coming. The show, based on Iris Rainer Dart's 1985 novel about two best girlfriends, will b...
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Arlington Heights' Metropolis announces 2015-2016 seasonMay 10, 2015 11:00 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre announced its 2015-2016 season today, hours before members of the Arlington Heights village board are to meet to discuss financial ...
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'Doubt' retains its power in Writers Theatre's site-specific productionMay 08, 2015 4:45 pm - A decade after it debuted, John Patrick Shanley's play "Doubt: A Parable" still packs an unsettling dramatic punch. Local audiences can once again confront the many chal...