Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Woman power: Feisty trio propels Metropolis’ ‘9 to 5’ revivalMay 15, 2024 1:23 pm - Feisty performances by leading ladies Melissa Crabtree, Janelle Sanabria and Savannah Sinclair animate Metropolis Performing Arts Centre’s revival of the workplace musical “9 to 5.”
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Something to write home about: Glenview native makes Steppenwolf debutMay 14, 2024 4:24 pm - Actress/writer Paloma Nozicka never really considered making performing a career until she graduated from college with journalism and theater degrees and found it was easier to land an acting job than a reporting job.
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Spotlight: ‘Beetlejuice’ and The Beatles tribute return to Chicago stagesMay 14, 2024 4:23 pm - “Beetlejuice” the musical and a Beatles tribute return to Chicago for brief runs. Plus, local theater divas unite for a Season of Concern concert to benefit theater artists dealing with major health crises.
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Things to do May 17-23: Long Grove Chocolate Fest, Aurora Greek Fest, Wanda Sykes and moreMay 13, 2024 11:14 pm - Mark your calendars for the Long Grove Chocolate Fest and Aurora Greek Fest and performances by Wanda Sykes, WAR’s 50th Anniversary Tour, the Decemberists and more happening this week.
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Unearthly dramedy premiering at BTE needs some tweakingMay 09, 2024 3:37 pm - “Into the Earth With You,” Brian Watkins’ supernatural-tinged family dramedy premiering at Buffalo Theatre Ensemble, needs a few revisions.
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Shrewd satire: Earnest performances, canny direction animate Steppenwolf’s ‘Thanksgiving Play’May 08, 2024 9:30 am - Playwright Larissa FastHorse packs a lot of satire into the 90-minute “The Thanksgiving Play,” which skewers Indigenous stereotypes, liberal guilt, sanitized history, theater and wokeness. Steppenwolf Theatre’s Chicago premiere runs through June 2.
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Things to do May 10-16: Northbrook-On-Ice, Portugal. The Man, Mother’s Day events and moreMay 08, 2024 6:13 am - Mark your calendars for Lombard Lilac Time and Northbrook-On-Ice, performances by Portugal. The Man, Henry Cho and Nazereth, and several Mother’s Day events and more happening this week.
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Best Bets: Chicago Cabaret Week and Bad Momz at ZaniesMay 07, 2024 6:55 pm - Chicago Cabaret Week starts Friday, a new photo exhibit opens at the Morton Arboretum and, in honor of Mother’s Day, Bad Momz comedians take the stage at Zanies in Rosemont and Chicago.
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On stage: Goodman examines language, identity in Chicago premiere of ‘English’May 06, 2024 12:18 pm - Goodman Theatre stages the Chicago premiere of “English,” 2023’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Sanaz Toossi, while Lifeline Theatre revives Nambi E. Kelley’s adaptation of the seminal novel “Native Son.”
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announces 2024-2025 seasonMay 02, 2024 8:30 pm - A political satire, a holiday romance, and a contemporary drama about privilege and the American dream make up Buffalo Theatre Ensemble’s upcoming season at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn.