Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater spotlight: A monarch takes charge in Chicago Shakes’ ‘Henry V’Sep 03, 2024 2:16 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s timely production of “Henry V” examines war, power and leadership, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” settles in for an extended stay in Chicago and “The Book of Mormon” returns for a brief run.
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Hot Tix offers discount theater tickets to select city, suburban productionsAug 30, 2024 1:27 pm - HotTix offers $20 advance tickets to select theater productions through Sept. 8 or while supplies last.
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Time is right for ‘1776’: First-rate cast, savvy direction elevates Marriott revivalAug 29, 2024 3:45 pm - A racially diverse, vocally robust ensemble powers Marriott Theatre’s timely, entertaining revival of the musical “1776.”
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Spotlight: Buffalo Theatre opens season with political farceAug 27, 2024 12:20 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble opens its season with a sendup of U.S. politics in “The Outsider,” while Writers Theatre presents the Chicago-area premiere of “Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812.”
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‘Glee’ actor to headline Paramount Theatre gala Oct. 12Aug 24, 2024 8:11 am - Television and Broadway favorite Matthew Morrison will headline Paramount Theatre’s annual fundraising benefit on Oct. 12.
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Happy homecoming: Theater veteran returns to Chicago in highly anticipated ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ tourAug 21, 2024 1:18 pm - Veteran Chicago actor and Evanston native Matt Mueller returns home to play an adult Ron Weasley in “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” the Broadway hit based on J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” series.
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Spotlight: A sorcerer, a queen, an AIDS activist and visionaries take center stage this weekAug 20, 2024 10:57 am - On Chicago stages this week, a world premiere about a sorcerer in “A Shadow Bright and Burning,” plus revivals of the seminal drama “The Normal Heart” about the early days of the AIDS epidemic and a portrait of the woman behind England’s crown in “The Audience.”
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Special effects power ‘Back to the Future’ tunerAug 16, 2024 12:42 pm - “Back to the Future: The Musical” is a faithful, albeit unremarkable, stage adaption of the hit 1985 film starring Michael J. Fox as a time-traveling teen and Christopher Lloyd as the eccentric scientist who helps get him home.
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A chat with the Almighty: Williams Street Repertory delivers praiseworthy ‘Act of God’Aug 07, 2024 1:34 pm - Williams Street Repertory delivers a praiseworthy revival of David Javerbaum’s sly satire “An Act of God.”
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Marriott leads all suburban theater with 17 Jeff Award nominationsAug 06, 2024 10:17 am - Marriott Theatre leads all suburban theaters with 17 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations. Drury Lane earned 14, most of them for its revival of “Ain’t Misbehavin’.” And Glen Ellyn’s Buffalo Theatre Ensemble received five nominations, the most in its history.