Articles filed under Professional Theater
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On stage: Filament stages adults-only 'Forts'; Sketch Comedy Fest returnsJan 01, 2020 10:00 pm - • Saltbox Theatre Collective premieres "Turn Here - Sweet Corn," a solo play by Jim Stowell featuring Megan Wells as Atina Diffley. An organic farmer and activist, Diffl...
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Spotlight: Metropolis, Chicago Improv start 2020 on a humorous noteDec 31, 2019 5:00 am - Funny business The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre kicks off 2020 with back-to-back comedy shows. Mike Toomey returns to the theater with his solo show, "TV & Me...
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Big voices, Tina Fey's signature wit animate 'Mean Girls' national tourDec 27, 2019 2:00 pm - “Mean Girls” - ★ ★ ½ In its initial moments, “Mean Girls” asks: “How far would you go to be popular and hot?” The question, of course, is rhetorical. There's no limit to...
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Hits and misses: A look back at the year in Chicago, suburban theaterDec 27, 2019 5:00 am - In Lincolnshire, an intimate tuner about addiction had its first reviewed production this year in advance of its New York City opening next month. In Aurora, the stage a...
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Spotlight: Laughs abound this New Year's EveDec 25, 2019 5:00 am - NYE matinee Steve Cochran returns to the Raue Center for a New Year's Eve matinee for people who don't want to stay up until midnight. Comedians John DaCosse, Mike Toome...
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On stage: 'Christmas Carol: A Holiday Pantomime' comes to the RaueDec 20, 2019 5:00 am - • Otherworld Theatre Company's "The 12 Fights of Christmas," a comedic brawl that pits such characters as Santa and The Sugar Plum Fairy against Rudolph and Frosty, cont...
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'Mean Girls' composer promises song-filled, dance-filled showDec 20, 2019 5:00 am - When the hit sitcom “30 Rock” ended its seven-year NBC run in 2013, creator/writer/star Tina Fey and her composer/arranger/director husband, Jeff Richmond, had time to p...
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Citadel Theatre brings classic 'Annie' to the stageDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - It's been nearly 100 years since Little Orphan Annie first appeared in the comic pages of a daily newspaper, and given that her story is set in New York City, people mig...
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Steppenwolf's 'Dance Nation' a winning exploration of adolescenceDec 19, 2019 10:00 pm - “Dance Nation” - ★ ★ ★ ½ In high school, my friend Deidra and I auditioned for an alto solo for a districtwide festival chorus performance of G.F. Handel's “The Messiah....
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Play 'To Kill a Mockingbird' flies to Madison Square GardenDec 18, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The hit play 'œTo Kill a Mockingbird'ť is busting out of Broadway - and dunking at Madison Square Garden. For one night only in February, the stage adapt...