Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Improv Playhouse to stage 'It's a Wonderful Life'Nov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Improv Playhouse Radio Theatre presents an evening of radio drama from yesteryear for today - The Frank Capra holiday film classic "It's a Wonderful Life." George Bailey...
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'The Rainbow Fish' coming to Genesee TheatreNov 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Meet the most beautiful fish in the sea on Wednesday, March 20, in a glow-in-the-dark adventure at the Genesee Theatre in Waukegan. Tickets are available now for the Mer...
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Drury Lane's 'Beauty and the Beast' enchants despite staging misstepsNov 16, 2018 10:30 am - “Disney's Beauty and the Beast” - ★ ★ ★ Longing, conviction and not judging a book by its cover. These are at the heart of “Disney's Beauty and the Beast,” the rousing ...
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Theater events: 'Book of Mormon' returns to Chicago for a brief runNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - • Promethean Theatre Ensemble opens its 13th season with "Arcadia," Tom Stoppard's century-spanning play about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of love and the tensi...
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For a four-seasons treat, check in to Marriott Theatre's 'Holiday Inn'Nov 15, 2018 7:00 am - “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” - ★ ★ ★ Marriott Theatre's regional premiere of “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” delivers exactly what audiences expect holiday shows to deliv...
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Theater spotlight: Goodman's traditional, Chicago Shakespeare's hip-hop 'Christmas Carol' returnNov 14, 2018 5:00 am - Goodman's 'Carol' Goodman Theatre ushers in its 41st production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with a tree lighting featuring cast members. Larry Yando returns ...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsNov 13, 2018 5:00 am - Capra classic Find out all about director Frank Capra's classic 1946 Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" in a new exhibit. "Hometown Holiday: It's a Wonderful Life i...
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Chicago's Oriental Theatre to be renamed for James M. NederlanderNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced plans Tuesday to rename Chicago's Oriental Theatre as the James M. Nederlander Theatre. Nederlander, a Detroit native who died in 2016 at ...
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Des Plaines native hits yellow brick road in Paramount's 'Wizard of Oz'Nov 11, 2018 6:00 am - Elizabeth Stenholt figures she first saw “The Wizard of Oz” before she could talk - and has watched it more than a hundred times since. She found it “magical” and learn...
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Theater preview: Suburban theater vets return to Chicago in 'Miss Saigon' tourNov 10, 2018 6:00 am - Before and after the arrival of the infamous onstage helicopter, suburban theater fans should be able to spot a few locals connected to the new national tour of “Miss Sa...