Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater spotlight: Northlight honors new moms with 'Cry It Out'May 11, 2018 8:00 am - Here's to new moms Northlight Theatre concludes its season with the Chicago-area premiere of "Cry It Out," Molly Smith Metzler's comedy about new motherhood directed by ...
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Comedian Rita Rudner brings her famous one-liners to the Raue SaturdayMay 09, 2018 12:30 pm - Rita Rudner has seemingly done it all — thrived as a wife and mom while finding success as a comedian and entertainer. Along the way, she's made it look easy. Just ...
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BTE masterfully balances light, dark in Irish rom-com 'Outside Mullingar'May 08, 2018 6:00 am - “Outside Mullingar” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's easy to laugh at the stubborn grudges and silly superstitions that threaten a long-game love match in “Outside Mullingar.” Yet this 20...
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BrightSide Theatre plans 'Joseph,' 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' for new seasonMay 08, 2018 1:00 am - BrightSide Theatre announced its eighth season - centered on the theme of "dreamers and schemers" - will open Nov. 23 with a revival of "Joseph and the Amazing Techn...
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ECC Arts Center presents 'The Best of The Second City'May 07, 2018 11:00 pm - "The Best of The Second City," celebrating nearly 60 years of cutting-edge satirical revues, is coming to the Elgin Community College Arts Center Saturday, May 12. The ...
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Theater events: Interrobang Theatre Project revives “Grace”May 07, 2018 6:50 am - • William Golding's "Lord of the Flies," about a group of British schoolboys stranded on an island whose attempt to govern themselves ends violently, inspired "Flies! Th...
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New immersive 'Hamilton' exhibition coming to Chicago in NovemberMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - Alexander Hamilton has become something of a cottage industry for composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and his creative team, whose blockbuster bio-musical "Hamilton" ea...
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New block of 'Hamilton' tickets on sale TuesdayMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced a 20-week extension for "Hamilton" that will likely keep Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical in Chicago through Jan. 20, 2019. Th...
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Upcoming BTE season examines fidelity, race and miraclesMay 04, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble - whose rebirth disproves F. Scott Fitzgerald's maxim about there being no second acts in American lives - announced its 2018-2019 season Fr...
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Inspired staging, strong cast drive Lyric's stellar 'Jesus Christ Superstar'May 02, 2018 12:00 pm - “Jesus Christ Superstar” - ★ ★ ★ ½ During the exceptional revival of “Jesus Christ Superstar” playing Chicago's Lyric Opera House, Christ and his Apostles stride across ...