Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Drury Lane Theatre announces its 2018-2019 seasonAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre's announcement Wednesday of its 2018-2019 season contained a bit of a departure in the form of Tennessee Williams' classic drama "Cat on a Hot Tin Roo...
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Theater events: House Theatre revives Jeff Award-winning 'United Flight 232'Aug 28, 2017 11:00 pm - 'United Flight 232' The House Theatre of Chicago remounts its Joseph Jefferson Award-winning production of "United Flight 232" from 2016. Adapted and directed by Vanessa...
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Unbeatable TimeLine cast makes 'The Audience' a winnerAug 25, 2017 11:30 am - In poker, a royal flush beats all. For the theatrical equivalent, look to the cast of TimeLine Theatre's impeccably executed production of “The Audience,” Peter Morgan'...
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Theater events: Kokandy stages Chicago-area premiere of 'Bonnie & Clyde'Aug 23, 2017 1:10 pm - 'Bonnie & Clyde' A couple of small-town bank robbers become folk heroes during the Great Depression in the 2009 musical "Bonnie & Clyde" by composer Frank Wildhorn and l...
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Drury Lane, Paramount and Writers theaters lead 2017 equity Jeff nomsAug 23, 2017 10:00 am - Fueled in part by stellar revivals of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” and “Chicago the Musical,” Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace received 19 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nom...
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'Honeymoon in Vegas' makes Marriott Theatre debut with Broadway creatorsAug 23, 2017 6:00 am - Marriott Theatre officials took a gamble when they asked director Gary Griffin to stage the regional premiere of “Honeymoon in Vegas” at the Lincolnshire theater. Griff...
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New block of 'Hamilton' tickets go on sale Tuesday, Aug. 29Aug 22, 2017 11:00 pm - Haven't seen “Hamilton” yet? You've got time. At least 16 weeks, now that producers are planning to release a new block of tickets that will keep Lin-Manuel Miranda's bl...
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ECC Arts Center's 2017-18 season features Art Garfunkel, Arlo Guthrie, Garrison Keillor, 'Million Dollar Quartet' and moreAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Arts Center's recently announced 2017-2018 season features a dynamic mix of music, theatre, and more. Highlights include performances by musi...
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Terrific young performers make 'Trevor' stage transfer singAug 19, 2017 1:00 am - "The program is set and there's just no place in it for you." That statement, directed at a precocious teen desperate to perform in his middle school's talent show, come...
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Oak Brook theater defends same-sex couple, interracial casting in Shakespeare playAug 18, 2017 1:00 am - First Folio Theatre executive director David Rice did something this week he hasn't had to do in 35 years as a theater professional: He defended his company's casting an...