Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Palatine native makes leap to Porchlight's 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder'Jan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Sometimes, a sudden impulse pays off. It did for Palatine native Ann Delaney. Last summer, she heard about Porchlight Music Theatre's auditions for the Chicago-area pr...
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Theater: Standup at Metropolis, plus regional premieres at Porchlight, Steppenwolf and Remy BumppoJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, Jan. 25, for Porchlight Music Theatre's local premiere of "A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder," Steven Lutvak and Robert L. Freedman's raucous...
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Spotlight: 'The Roommate,' 'Defiance' and 'The Mousetrap' make for lots of dramaJan 24, 2019 5:00 am - Odd couple Robyn, a 50-something lesbian vegan from the Bronx, agrees to share a house in Iowa belonging to recently divorced housewife Sharon in “The Roommate,” a ...
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Where to see discounted suburban productions during Chicago Theatre Week 2019Jan 23, 2019 8:00 am - Where to see discounted suburban productions during Chicago Theatre Week 2019
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Best bets: 'Disney On Ice' glides into RosemontJan 21, 2019 5:00 am - Finding Disney See skating sequences inspired by films like “Coco,” “Aladdin,” “Frozen” and more when “Disney On Ice: Mickey's Search Party” begins a run of 28 shows sta...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 18, 2019 9:00 am - Bummed about the cold and snow? Here are five fun things to do in the suburbs despite the wintry weather. For more ideas, see dailyherald.com/calendar/. Funny Finesse Ca...
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Theater events: Kids' stories inspire Barrel of Monkeys' 'That's Weird, Grandma'Jan 17, 2019 10:00 pm - • After his wife leaves their home in the French countryside to visit her mother in Paris, Bernard plans a cozy getaway with his mistress Suzanne and enlists help from h...
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Steel Beam's 'Silent Sky' sheds light on astronomer Henrietta LeavittJan 17, 2019 12:00 pm - “Silent Sky” - ★ ★ ½ American astronomer Henrietta Leavitt doesn't have the name recognition of Edwin Hubble - the namesake astronomer for America's famed Hubble Space T...
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Brendan Coyle engrosses as self-hating critic in Goodman's 'St. Nicholas'Jan 16, 2019 10:00 am - “St. Nicholas” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Those who can, do theater. Those who can't do theater, critique it. That's the impression conveyed by the middle-aged theater critic at the ce...
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Spotlight: Suburban theaters celebrate 'Star Wars' aficionados and artist/activist Nina SimoneJan 15, 2019 5:00 am - 'Fillet of Solo' Lifeline Theatre's annual multivenue Fillet of Solo Festival returns for its 22nd year. In addition to solo storytellers, the festival, helmed by artist...