Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Broadway Princess Party' makes local debut at Schaumburg's ImprovAug 08, 2018 12:15 pm - Most fairy tale shows just feature one princess. But with the touring “Broadway Princess Party,” you get three. Soon making its local debut at Schaumburg's Improv Comedy...
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Theater spotlight: Road trip rom-com 'Vietgone' opens Writers' seasonAug 07, 2018 6:00 am - Love story Writers Theatre opens its season with the Chicago-area premiere of "Vietgone," Qui Nguyen's irreverent combination of a road trip, romantic comedy and immigra...
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The original 'Hamilton' stars aren't throwing away their shotsAug 04, 2018 7:29 am - Being an original cast member of "Hamilton" is the Broadway break of a lifetime. The cultural impact of the genre-busting hip-hop smash has given the originals cache and...
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Theater events: 'Holding the Man' makes Chicago premiereAug 02, 2018 11:00 pm - • Victory Gardens Theater presents its 10th annual IGNITION Festival of New Plays Friday through Sunday, Aug. 3-5, at 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., Chicago. The mini-fest consis...
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Former Elmhurst resident channels Neil Gaiman hero in Lifeline's 'Neverwhere'Aug 02, 2018 11:00 pm - Jose Nateras was a full-time graduate student when a role too good to pass up came his way. With one semester left of school, Nateras heard from a casting director for ...
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Colonel Gunn's Wild West Music Show coming to Pheasant RunAug 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Submitted by Pheasant Run Colonel Obadiah Gunn's Wild West Music Show will be performed at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at the Mainstage Theater in Pheasant Run in St. Charle...
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Theater spotlight: Underscore transfers 'Haymarket' to Theater WitJul 31, 2018 6:00 am - 'Haymarket' transfer Underscore Theatre Company transfers its hit production of "Haymarket," a musical about Chicago's infamous 1886 riot by writer/lyricist Alex Hi...
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Theater events: 'Defacing Michael Jackson,' 'Hurricane Damage' make premieres this weekJul 27, 2018 7:00 am - • The Story Theatre, a Chicago newcomer, presents its inaugural production, “Leave Me Alone!” It's a “contemporary, queer adaptation of Anton Chekhov's ‘Ivanov' that exa...
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Stripped-down revival of 'The Color Purple' retains powerful messageJul 25, 2018 11:45 am - “The Color Purple” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's too bad that Broadway in Chicago couldn't have booked the national tour of “The Color Purple” into a smaller venue than the 3,875-seat ...
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Metropolis' tuneful 'Beehive' sweet as cotton candy and just as fillingJul 25, 2018 8:00 am - “Beehive” - ★ ★ ½ If there is an ideal time for a revival of “Beehive: The 60's Musical,” that time is summer. A frothy homage to 1960s girl groups and female solo artis...