Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater spotlight: BrightSide's 'Hairspray' brings Corny Collins to NCCJun 05, 2018 6:00 am - 'Hairspray' revival It's 1962 and Tracy Turnblad's dream comes true when she's selected to appear on the popular teen dance show "The Corny Collins Show." Not only ...
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Tony Award-winner Len Cariou brings 'Broadway and the Bard' to ChicagoJun 03, 2018 7:30 am - Hardly a day goes by when actor Len Cariou isn't stopped on the streets by fans wanting autographs or selfies with him. That's because the 78-year-old actor gets recogni...
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Sunday picks: Frontier Kite Fly Festival soars into NapervilleJun 03, 2018 7:29 am - Flying fabrics The Naperville Park District invites amateurs and professionals to participate in the 12th annual Frontier Kite Fly Festival. The highflying fun is today ...
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Weekend picks: Kevin Bozeman keeps the laughs coming at Zanies in RosemontJun 02, 2018 7:29 am - Something fishy See if you can catch the biggest fish, the smallest fish or the most fish at the fourth annual George Weinert Fishing Derby. Bring your own rod, reel, ca...
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Theater events: 'The Opportunities of Extinction' opens at The DenJun 01, 2018 8:12 am - • Waltzing Mechanics inaugurates its Documentary Play Festival showcasing nine original docudramas. The festival takes place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 1, and 4 p.m. Satu...
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Metropolis' R-rated puppet musical 'Avenue Q' is a charming place to visitJun 01, 2018 7:00 am - “Avenue Q” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Avenue Q” imparts personal, professional and financial lessons to young adults the way “Sesame Street” communicates cognitive and educational funda...
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Weekend picks: Chicago native Deon Cole laughs it up at Schaumburg's ImprovMay 30, 2018 6:00 am - Chicago's own Get a whole lot of laughs when Chicago native and actor Deon Cole ("Black-ish," "Barbershop") performs a series of standup comedy shows starting Thursday a...
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Theater spotlight: Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' comes to The GiftMay 29, 2018 8:00 am - The Gift's 'Hamlet' Daniel Kyri, who has made quite an impression on Chicago Shakespeare, Goodman, Lookingglass and Steppenwolf stages in recent years, plays the titular...
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Beloved director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell dies of cancerMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - Director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell, one of the greats of Chicago area theater and a fixture at Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire for nearly 25 years, died Monday of o...
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Theater events: 'Mies Julie' opens at Victory GardenMay 25, 2018 6:00 am - • Victory Gardens Theater concludes its 43rd season with "Mies Julie." Yael Farber's adaptation of August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" is an examination of class and power ...