Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Thwarted romance, angst animate Sideshow's brilliant 'Bird'Jul 31, 2015 5:15 am - “Stupid (expletive) Bird” is an exceptional play, but this commercial remount of Sideshow Theatre Company's 2014 hit is not for everyone. That's especially true of those...
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Clever circus staging reframes 'Pippin' as true spectacleJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - If ever there was a musical that desperately needed a visionary director to shape it into a triumph of style over substance, that would be "Pippin." And by all accounts,...
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Richard Pryor drama plays Chicago this fallJul 28, 2015 5:00 am - "Unspeakable," a play chronicling the rise of seminal comedian Richard Pryor, will play here in October, Broadway in Chicago announced Monday. James Murray Jackson Jr....
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Theater events: Citadel take Shakespeare on the roadJul 24, 2015 6:00 am - Shakespeare on tour Citadel Theatre Company takes its production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" on the road this summer, performing under the stars at various...
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Suburban actor on board for Lookingglass' 'Moby Dick'Jul 22, 2015 6:00 am - When viewers enter the theater to see Lookinglass Theatre's production of "Moby Dick," they appear to be venturing into the belly of a whale. "On the perimeter of the s...
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Constable: 'My kingdom for bug spray!' Suburban actors face summer's tormentJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Full of sound and fury, wet basements, hot offices, cold picnics, hail damage and mosquitoes from hell, this summer of our discontent proves a challenge for actors in “T...
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'Hamilton' cast 'thrilled' after Obama and his girls see playJul 18, 2015 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The current American president took a trip back in time Saturday to visit some of the country's early leaders in the hip-hop musical "Hamilton" on Broadway, l...
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Theater events: Kokandy revives musical homage to Gertrude SteinJul 17, 2015 6:00 am - 'Loving Repeating' Kokandy Productions revives "Loving Repeating," a musical homage chronicling the life of writer Gertrude Stein from her student days during the l...
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Faith and forgiveness underscore Steppenwolf's 'Grand Concourse'Jul 17, 2015 6:00 am - In a play about faith and forgiveness set in a parish soup kitchen, a stately old church makes the perfect backdrop. Dark and imposing, the house of worship looming over...
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Shakespearean gamble pays dividends for Oak Brook's First FolioJul 16, 2015 1:15 pm - William Shakespeare's “The Winter's Tale” is often categorized as a “problem play” since it doesn't neatly fit labels as a comedy or tragedy. The play also poses challen...