Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Why Rainn Wilson almost didn't take role in Steppenwolf's 'The Doppelganger'Apr 04, 2018 12:00 pm - Last year, Steppenwolf Theatre Company made a pie-in-the-sky offer to Hollywood actor Rainn Wilson to star in “The Doppelgänger (an international farce).” The world-prem...
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First Folio's 'Mary's Wedding' a touching drama of love and lossApr 04, 2018 6:00 am - “Mary's Wedding” - ★ ★ ★ To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook goes out on a limb with the intimate two-actor ...
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'Jane Austen Speaks' April 8 at Norris Cultural Arts CenterApr 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Actress Debra Miller will appear as Jane Austen in a one-woman show, "Jane Austen Speaks," at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 8, in the gallery of the Norris Cultural Arts Center i...
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'Pretty Woman: The Musical' hews close to film originalMar 30, 2018 11:00 am - “Pretty Woman: The Musical” - ★ ★ ½ For anyone wondering how closely the Broadway-bound “Pretty Woman: The Musical” hews to the 1990 film, the answer is very close...
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Writers Theatre's 'Smart People' tackles issues of race, privilegeMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - “Smart People” - ★ ★ ★ The four highly educated characters in Chicago playwright Lydia R. Diamond's drama “Smart People” live up to the play's title. Yet these driven ur...
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Real substance eludes Winnetka-set 'A Taste of Things to Come'Mar 28, 2018 6:00 am - “A Taste of Things to Come” - ★ ★ If you grew up in the suburbs in the 1950s and crave a bit of nostalgia, you'll likely find “A Taste of Things to Come” a reminder of ...
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Harsh humor, toxic relationships propel Northlight's excellent 'Beauty Queen of Leenane'Mar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - “The Beauty Queen of Leenane” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Two women locked in a toxic relationship battle each other in not so subtle ways in Northlight Theatre's exquisitely honed reviva...
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Theater events: Haven Theatre remounts 'We're Gonna Die' at SteppenwolfMar 23, 2018 6:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, March 23, for Refuge Theatre Project's revival of "The Spitfire Grill," the 2001 musical by James Valcq and Fred Alley based on the 1996 film of...
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ECC Arts Center presents 'Million Dollar Quartet' April 13-14Mar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Arts Center presents the national touring production of the Tony Award-winning smash-hit Broadway musical, "Million Dollar Quartet," on Frida...
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Goodman's fiercely acted revival of 'Enemy' impressesMar 21, 2018 11:00 am - “An Enemy of the People” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you leave Goodman Theatre's superb revival of “An Enemy of the People” with your mind whirling from its provocative ideas, credit m...