Articles filed under Professional Theater
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First Folio delivers rousing pirate's tale with 'Captain Blood'Feb 01, 2017 10:00 am - A hearty shanty may not be the way swashbucklers typically begin. But when it's accompanied by a rollicking battle, like the one that launches First Folio Theatre's fami...
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Theater events: Aurora's Paramount revives Sondheim's 'Sweeney Todd'Jan 31, 2017 5:00 am - 'Sweeney' returns Paul-Jordan Jansen plays Sweeney, the former barber Benjamin Barker, who returns home after 15 years in prison vowing revenge on the corrupt judge who ...
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Libertyville's Phillipa Soo among 'Hamilton' cast to perform at Super BowlJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - NEW YORK - Original cast members of the Tony Award-winning Broadway hit "Hamilton: An American Musical" will sing "America the Beautiful" during pregame festivities at S...
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Drury Lane's skillfully revamped 'Saturday Night Fever' a feast of 1970s nostalgiaJan 26, 2017 10:00 pm - Drury Lane Theatre's skillfully revamped take on “Saturday Night Fever” opens with an enormous disco mirror ball rising to the rafters. The effect, which pays homage to ...
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Theater events: Teatro Vista premieres Chicago-set thrillerJan 25, 2017 5:00 am - World premiere Teatro Vista stages the premiere of "The Wolf at the End of the Block" by Chicago playwright Ike Holter ("Hit the Wall," "Sender"). The Chicago-set thrill...
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Corporate satire 'Gloria' at Goodman takes shocking, provocative turnJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - How well do you know your co-workers? Beyond sharing office gossip, an occasional lunch or a beer at a colleague's going-away party, what do you really know about the me...
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Wayne Brady hurts leg during 'Hamilton' in Chicago, returns to stageJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Wayne Brady says he had to abandon a performance of "Hamilton" in Chicago because he hurt his leg during the show. The improv comedian and game show host, who ...
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Algonquin skater follows his dreams with Disney on IceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - Algonquin's Kyle Shropshire took to the ice not long after he learned to walk. “My mom was in the Ice Capades back in the day, and she became a skating coach. So my si...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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'Theatre Week' bonanza features 120 Chicago-area productionsJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago Theatre Week 2017 is just weeks away and tickets are on sale. The fifth annual celebration of live theater in the Second City will be held Feb. 9 to 19...