Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Meet the people who didn't like 'Hamilton'Sep 22, 2018 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - After the final performance of "Hamilton" at the Kennedy Center last Sunday, Jim Barnett and Faye Elkins stood on the terrace overlooking the Potomac River....
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5 fun ideas for this weekend in the suburbsSep 21, 2018 10:00 am - Looking for something to do this weekend? How about "Little Shop of Horrors" at Drury Lane, Art in the Barn in Barrington or Clint Black at the Genesee? Here are five id...
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Theater spotlight: Firebrand Theatre opens its season with 'Caroline, or Change'Sep 20, 2018 11:45 am - 'Caroline, or change' Firebrand Theatre, a company committed to expanding opportunities for women on and offstage, opens its season with a revival of the Jeanine Tesori-...
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Theater events: Otherworld previews superhero comedy 'All I Want is One More Meanwhile'Sep 20, 2018 8:25 am - • Eclectic Full Contact Theatre opens its seventh season with J.M. Barrie's play "Dear Brutus," about the guests at a country house - including an artist, a philanderer,...
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DeVos' dramatic confirmation hearing inspires drama on stageSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Guns in schools to protect students from grizzly bears? Betsy DeVos endured yet another rocky Senate confirmation hearing to become education secretary...
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Steppenwolf's new drama 'Downstate' explores the lives of sex offendersSep 18, 2018 2:00 am - Elmhurst resident and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Francis Guinan is both excited and apprehensive to be starring in Bruce Norris' new drama “Downstate,”...
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Letting the art happen: Elgin Fringe festival celebrates 5 yearsSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - Whatever happens, happens. That was the motto Elgin Fringe Festival co-founders Sean Hargadon and Erin Rehberg embraced when they established the performance and visual ...
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Theater review: Drury Lane's well-cast 'Little Shop of Horrors' is plant food for thoughtSep 14, 2018 4:00 pm - "Little Shop of Horrors" - ★ ★ ★ ½ When it comes to musical comedy camp, "Little Shop of Horrors" is a masterpiece. Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace allows the br...
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Theater events: Pat McGann headlines comedy show at the MetropolisSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Monologist Roberta Miles brings her adults-only solo shows “I Want a Banana and Other Desperate Love Stories” and “Cracked: Surviving My Life” to the Prop Thtr, 3502 N....
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Theater review: Marriott Theatre's super 'Sweet Charity' has perfect rhythmSep 14, 2018 3:00 am - “Sweet Charity” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The rhythm of life is a powerful beat, puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet.” Behold the words of Daddy Johann Sebastian B...