Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater eventsOct 10, 2014 10:00 am - • ColorBox Theatre, co-founded by Naperville residents Kurt and Michelle Konow, makes its Chicago debut with “Nightfall With Edgar Allan Poe,” in which the writer attemp...
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Theater events: Body image at play in Clockwise's 'Impenetrable'Oct 10, 2014 9:00 am - Body image A spa billboard showing a gorgeous, bikini-clad woman with arrows pointing to her imperfections and how they could be improved provokes outrage in a Chicago s...
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First Folio's 'Gravedigger' poses provocative questionsOct 10, 2014 5:45 am - Can a terrible act be forgiven? Can a despicable creature redeem himself? Those are the questions Joseph Zettelmaier raises in "The Gravedigger," his "Frankenstein"-ins...
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Porchlight revists Sondheim classic for delectable 'Sweeney Todd'Oct 09, 2014 1:01 am - For Porchlight Music Theatre, reviving "Sweeney Todd" meant filling some pretty big shoes. Its own. Ten years ago, the company's laudable production of Stephen Sondheim...
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Arlington Hts. chamber, restaurants back tax hike for MetropolisOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - While Arlington Heights tries to find a new path forward for Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, some downtown restaurant owners and the local chamber board say they woul...
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Taymor puts 'Spider-Man' behind her with new movieOct 06, 2014 5:30 am - TORONTO — Moving on from the debacle that was “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” Julie Taymor has gone back to an old friend — Shakespeare. The director recently finished ...
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Top-notch ensemble makes Steppenwolf's 'Night' come aliveOct 05, 2014 6:15 am - "I wouldn't want to live there," said the woman sitting behind me at a recent performance of Steppenwolf Theatre's "The Night Alive." She was referring to Todd Rosentha...
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No shortage of ideas to revive Metropolis, but which one is right one?Oct 04, 2014 6:00 am - Arlington Heights officials have agreed to give Metropolis Performing Arts Centre enough money to keep the doors open while the debate continues on how to fix the strugg...
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Theater events: Next Theatre begins new season with 'Luce'Oct 03, 2014 3:00 pm - 'Luce' at Next Adopted from his native Africa by an American couple, high school standout Luce seems to be living the American dream, until his parents disclose a secret...
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Goodman's 'World of Extreme Happiness' a bleak view of modern ChinaOct 03, 2014 5:45 am - "The World of Extreme Happiness" is a crusading protest play, plain and simple. Now running at Chicago's Goodman Theatre in a co-production with New York's Manhattan Th...