Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: The Sweat Girls turn 21Sep 26, 2014 6:15 am - Koy at the Improv Comedian Jo Koy, a frequent panelist on “Chelsea Lately,” which ended its seven-year run on E! last month, headlines the Chicago Improv in Schaumb...
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'Native Son' a remarkable adaptation of a classicSep 26, 2014 5:15 am - “Native Son” is as uncompromising onstage as it is on the page. Nambi E. Kelley gets everything right in her astutely crafted adaptation of Richard Wright's seminal 194...
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Metropolis will close next month without more fundingSep 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre notified Arlington Heights officials this week that it will have to close at the end of October unless the village provides almost ...
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Metropolis' 'Dial "M” for Murder' needs more suspenseSep 25, 2014 1:30 pm - Murder onstage rarely elicits from an audience the kind of scattered, nervous chuckles that on Sunday accompanied the death of a would-be killer in Metropolis Performing...
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'Commons' at Northlight doesn't live up to scandal that inspired itSep 23, 2014 11:00 am - “The Commons of Pensacola” may be well-intentioned, but it falls short of heightened expectations. This 2013 off-Broadway play penned by actress Amanda Peet comes off a...
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Arlington Heights actress embraces role in campy 'Evil Dead' musicalSep 21, 2014 6:15 am - Arlington Heights actress Julie Baird wasn't familiar with "The Evil Dead" cult horror film franchise when she auditioned for a North American tour of the musical comedy...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre premieres 'Bethany'Sep 20, 2014 11:00 pm - • Libertyville native Marti Lyons reunites with playwright Laura Marks for The Gift Theatre's Chicago premiere of Marks' "Bethany." A contemporary drama set during the r...
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'Death Tax' a compelling tale of family responsibilitySep 19, 2014 5:45 am - “People who have money are preserved ... people who do not have money are not preserved.” That prophetic pronouncement from an aging grande dame in declining health come...
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Paramount's 'Cats' practically purr-fectSep 17, 2014 5:30 am - Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber's 1981 international hit musical "Cats" ran for 21 years in London and lasted 7,485 performances in New York, where it holds the distinction...
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'Of Mice and Men' screening coming to the suburbsSep 16, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - The recent revival of "Of Mice and Men" starring James Franco may have closed on Broadway, but you can still catch it on the silver screen. The play will be s...