Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Review: Broadway's bare play 'Heisenberg' is sumptuousOct 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Don't be frightened off by the title of the Broadway play "Heisenberg." There's no need to brush up on any quantum physics or mathematical inequalities. ...
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Is laughter the best medicine? Chris Gethard hopes soOct 13, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comedian Chris Gethard has managed to find a rich vein of comedy in the unlikeliest place - clinical depression. Gethard opens his latest one-man show by...
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Theater events: 'Defending the Caveman' turns 25Oct 13, 2016 6:00 am - ‘Cave man' at 25 The 25th anniversary tour of “Defending the Caveman” returns to the Skokie Theatre for a brief run courtesy of MadKap and Theater Mogul productions...
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Goodman seeks high school girls for young critics programOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre seeks applications from "journalistically savvy and theater curious" high school girls for the Cindy Bandle Young Critics program. A joint venture betwe...
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Seeking seasonal chills? Check out 'Dr. Seward's Dracula' at First FolioOct 12, 2016 6:00 am - “Human kind cannot bear very much reality.” T.S. Eliot wrote those lines in 1935, in his poem “Burnt Norton.” Playwright Joseph Zettelmaier made a similar observation in...
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Buffett 'Margaritaville' musical set for 2017 Chicago premiereOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - Prepare yourself parrot-heads: "Escape to Margaritaville," a Broadway-bound jukebox tuner featuring the music of singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, will debut in Chicago n...
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Roselle drummer fulfills dream of playing with Blue Man GroupOct 10, 2016 6:00 am - As a kid, Thomas Benko was musically inspired by Blue Man Group. His dad took him into the city several times to see the group perform at the Briar Street Theatre, the e...
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Roselle drummer fulfills dream of playing with Blue Man GroupOct 08, 2016 7:12 am - As a kid, Thomas Benko was musically inspired by Blue Man Group. His dad took him into the city several times to see the group perform at the Briar Street Theatre, the e...
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Doug Peck shows off musical prowess with Goodman's 'Wonderful Town'Oct 07, 2016 6:00 am - Doug Peck always knew he would make music his career. He was destined for it the first time he sat down at his grandmother's piano. The question was: What kind of music...
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Appealing leads, able chorus animate Metropolis' 'Young Frankenstein'Oct 07, 2016 6:00 am - What Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's enthusiastic revival of Mel Brooks' “Young Frankenstein” lacks in scenic design, its plucky chorus and likable leading man make ...