Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Marriott's hard-working ensemble makes '9 to 5' palatableAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Watching "9 to 5: The Musical" at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre is like eating chicken-fried steak from a fine china plate. The presentation is fine, propelled by Da...
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‘50 Shades! The Musical’ returnsAug 20, 2013 1:44 pm - “50 Shades! The Musical,” a comedy that spoofs the whole “Fifty Shades of Grey” literary phenomenon, is set to return to Chicago. “50 Shades! The Musical” previously pl...
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Theater events: Mike Toomey examines 'TV & Me'Aug 16, 2013 6:00 am - TV generation Comedian Mike Toomey brings his one-man show “TV & Me,” an examination of how television shaped his life and the lives of other members of his generat...
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New show by 'Riverdance' producers coming to ChicagoAug 15, 2013 10:00 am - "Heartbeat of Home," the latest percussive dance revue from the producers of the worldwide smash show "Riverdance," will have its U.S. premiere in Chicago in March. "He...
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Local theater: '9 to 5' clocks in at MarriotAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Working gals Three colleagues become friends when they take on their egotistic, sexist, duplicitous boss in Marriot Theatre's production of “9 to 5 The Musical,” in...
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'Flashdance' musical better than film, but still sillyAug 07, 2013 5:00 pm - "Flashdance - The Musical," now playing at the Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, is a show with an identity problem. Often, this screen-to-stage adaptation of the 198...
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'Flashdance' obsession comes full circle with dancer's lead roleAug 04, 2013 6:15 am - As a 7-year-old, Jillian Mueller was so enamored of dancing that her New Jersey parents got her all kinds of movies for Christmas that dealt with dance. One of those was...
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A teen and her recluse uncle share unsettling circumstances in 'Slowgirl'Aug 02, 2013 6:00 am - Guarded and damaging secrets are reluctantly needled out and spilled with cathartic sobs in “Slowgirl,” Greg Pierce's 2012 off-Broadway drama now making its regional deb...
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Local theater: 'Caveman' is backAug 02, 2013 5:00 am - Return of the "Caveman" “Defending the Caveman,” Rob Becker's comic examination of how men and women relate to each other, returns to Fox Valley Repertory for a bri...
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Beatles tribute band comes together on BroadwayJul 28, 2013 6:09 am - NEW YORK — Reuven Gershon and James Fox have some insanely daunting shoes to fill: Every night, they’re asked to impersonate John and Paul on Broadway. Yes, that John an...