Articles filed under Professional Theater
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A groovy tuner: Chicago Shakes' Beatles-centric 'As You Like It' is pretty fabNov 03, 2021 10:00 am - “As You Like It” - ★ ★ ★ If you're going to see Chicago Shakespeare Theater's buoyant, Beatles-infused production of “As You Like It,” be on time. Better yet, arrive ea...
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Steppenwolf Theatre dedicates state-of-the-art addition to Halsted Street campusNov 02, 2021 1:00 am - "When Steppenwolf succeeds, we all succeed." So proclaimed Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot on Tuesday during Steppenwolf Theatre's dedication of the Liz and Eric Lefkofs...
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Audra McDonald eyes Broadway again in Adrienne Kennedy playNov 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audra McDonald is going from host of the Tony Awards to another stage role. The six-time Tony-winner will return to Broadway in the play 'œOhio State Mur...
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Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater album attracts Broadway starsNov 01, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - One of musical theater's most exciting new writing partnerships started with a breakup song. Composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Steven Sater bonded whi...
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Spotlight: Emmy winner David Strathairn plays World War II-era hero at Chicago Shakespeare TheaterOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - A hero's legacy Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck," "Nomadland") plays the titular hero in "Remember This: Th...
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As the renovated Des Plaines Theatre reopens, take a fresh look at it ... by the numbers.Oct 29, 2021 5:00 am - Closed to the public for more than seven years, the historic Des Plaines Theatre will be hopping with live music Sunday. Actor Kevin Costner and his Modern West band are...
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Wednesdays @ One tells the story of Mary Shelley in 'The Intricate Riddle of Life'Oct 28, 2021 11:00 pm - The Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles is continuing its fall season of "Wednesdays @ One" events at 1 p.m. Nov. 3 when Debra Miller portrays Mary Shelley (autho...
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Urgency underscores Goodman's long-delayed portrait of civil rights activist Fannie Lou HamerOct 27, 2021 12:00 pm - “Fannie: The Music and Life of Fannie Lou Hamer” - ★ ★ ★ ½ With voting rights under attack and the Freedom to Vote Act hanging in the balance, Goodman Theatre's “Fannie:...
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Gothic horror tale 'Frankenstein' inspires provocative premiere of 'The Jigsaw Bride' at First FolioOct 21, 2021 7:45 am - “The Jigsaw Bride” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For “The Jigsaw Bride,” Joseph Zettelmaier's new play premiering at First Folio Theatre, the playwright once again turned to Mary Shelley fo...
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As reopening nears, Des Plaines Theatre gets key city council approvalOct 20, 2021 11:00 pm - As the team operating the newly remodeled Des Plaines Theatre gets ready for its grand reopening, the operation cleared an important bureaucratic hurdle this week. The c...