Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater spotlight: Prop Thtr premieres Peter Pan-inspired 'Neverland'Oct 23, 2018 6:00 am - Prop Thtr premiere The latest riff on the Peter Pan tale comes courtesy of Prop Thtr, whose world premiere "Neverland" was adapted from J.M. Barrie's story and directed ...
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Marriott's 'Ragtime' named best large musical at 2018 Jeff AwardsOct 22, 2018 1:00 am - By Barbara Vitello bvitello@dailyherald.com Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ended Paramount Theatre's three-year winning streak Monday when the Joseph Jefferson Award C...
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Theater events: The Gift presents the Midwest premiere of David Rabe's 'Cosmologies'Oct 19, 2018 6:00 am - • The Gift Theatre concludes its 17th season with the Midwest premiere of "Cosmologies," an absurdist comedy by Tony Award-winning playwright and Gift ensemble member Da...
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Theater review: Janus Theatre revives Marsha Norman's shattering ''Night, Mother'Oct 18, 2018 9:00 am - “'Night, Mother” - ★ ★ ½ It's a typical Saturday night for the widowed Thelma Cates and her divorced daughter Jessie, the characters in Marsha Norman's gut-wrenching two...
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Theater spotlight: Janet Ulrich Brooks stars as Maria Callas in TimeLine's 'Master Class'Oct 16, 2018 6:00 am - Callas' 'Class' TimeLine Theatre ensemble member Janet Ulrich Books stars as opera diva Maria Callas in the company's revival of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning pl...
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Weekend picks: Comedian Alonzo Bodden plays Schaumburg's ImprovOct 14, 2018 7:23 am - Do tell Catch up with comedian Alonzo Bodden ("Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!," "Last Comic Standing") when he performs this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase, 5 ...
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Weekend picks: Dodge ghoulies at Oak Brook's Haunted ForestOct 13, 2018 7:23 am - Spooky trails Ghouls and goblins galore roam through a life-size maze at the Oak Brook Park District's Haunted Forest. Dodge the creatures this weekend at Central P...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendOct 12, 2018 10:25 am - Autumn is in the air at Morton Arboretum's Glass Pumpkin Patch and the annual Barrington Scarecrow Festival. Here are five ways to spend your time this weekend. For more...
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Weekend picks: Glass Pumpkin Patch brings colors to arboretumOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - Glassy gourds Marvel at all the colorful creations (and maybe buy one) at the eighth annual Glass Pumpkin Patch this weekend at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Illinois ...
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Theater events: E. Faye Butler plays Mama Rose in Porchlight's 'Gypsy'Oct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Oct. 12, for Porchlight Music Theatre's revival of "Gypsy" starring multi-Joseph Jefferson Award-winner E. Faye Butler as Mama Rose, the stage m...