Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Metropolis' 'Moon Over Buffalo' delivers laughs, but few thrillsJul 15, 2015 6:00 am - The actors in Eclectic Theatre Company's “Moon Over Buffalo” embrace every improbability and perform with gusto every bit of slapstick director David Belew throws their ...
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Chicago theater pioneer dies at 87Jul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Abena Joan P. Brown, co-founder and longtime president of the eta Creative Arts Foundation on Chicago's South Side and a pioneer in and tireless advocate for African Ame...
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Theater events: 'Rapunzel' lets her hair down at MetropolisJul 10, 2015 6:00 am - Fairy tale time Chicago Kids Company brings its adaptation of "Rapunzel" to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre as part of the theater's Stories in Action! series...
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Powerful performances propel Drury Lane's 'Beaches'Jul 06, 2015 10:45 am - If Drury Lane Theatre's pre-Broadway musical adaptation of “Beaches” leaves you breathless, singer/actress Shoshana Bean is to blame. With her powerhouse voice and ample...
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Theater events: First Folio takes on Shakespeare's 'Winter's Tale'Jul 03, 2015 6:00 am - Shakespeare outdoors First Folio Theatre chills out with William Shakespeare's "The Winter's Tale" about a king who, in a fit of envy, accuses his pregnant wife of...
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Chicago Musical Theatre Festival introduces new works, suburban artistsJul 03, 2015 6:00 am - Michael Gibson's dream came true this week. On Wednesday, the McHenry native's musical “Nine Lives” premiered as part of the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, Underscore...
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Goodman offers pathos, humor in 'Vanya' comedyJul 02, 2015 6:00 am - You don't have to be an Anton Chekhov aficionado to appreciate Goodman Theatre's entertaining Chicago-area premiere of Christopher Durang's "Vanya and Sonia and Masha an...
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Theater Wit's 'Bad Jews' still scathing on Skokie stageJun 29, 2015 1:00 am - It would seem like a no-brainer for Chicago-based Theater Wit to transfer its hit local premiere of Joshua Harmon's acclaimed 2013 comedy "Bad Jews" to the North Shore C...
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Theater events: Ariel comes ashore at Chicago Shakespeare TheatreJun 26, 2015 6:00 am - 'The Little Mermaid' Award-winning director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell helms Chicago Shakespeare Theater's stage version of "The Little Mermaid," the ...
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Talented quartet compensates for Fox Valley Rep's skimpy 'Bikinis'Jun 26, 2015 6:00 am - Keep it simple. Had writer/creators Ray Roderick and James Hindman heeded that advice, "The Bikinis" - their spun-sugar salute to girl groups running at Fox Valley Repe...