Articles filed under Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces staff cuts in the wake of falling revenue, drop in attendanceAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre is laying off 12% of its staff, effective immediately, in the wake of falling revenue streams, the end of federal COVID relief funding and ...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New EditionMar 15, 2023 6:00 am - Indigo Girls at Genesee Indigo Girls, the Grammy-winning duo inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, heads to the suburbs next week for a night of ro...
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Secluded Stars: Lee DeWyze collaborates with Rita Wilson; Vince Vaughn has fun with FallonMay 05, 2020 6:00 am - Stars from the suburbs may be isolating in their homes, but they haven't stopped collaborating. And this week marks the debut of one of the more interesting teams: Mount...
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Elton John-scored 'Devil Wears Prada' musical set to premiere in Chicago in 2020Sep 17, 2019 1:00 am - The Broadway-bound musical "The Devil Wears Prada" has its sights set on a Chicago world premiere next summer. "The Devil Wears Prada" will feature a score by Sir Elton...
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Steppenwolf's basketball drama 'The Great Leap' impresses, though script misses a few shotsSep 16, 2019 7:00 pm - “The Great Leap” - ★ ★ ★ The personal becomes very political in Lauren Yee's 2018 basketball drama “The Great Leap,” now receiving a strong Chicago premiere by Steppenwo...
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Steppenwolf presents a spellbinding Chicago premiere of 'The Children'May 01, 2019 1:00 pm - “The Children” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Don't expect to see kids onstage in “The Children,” now receiving a spellbinding Chicago premiere courtesy of Steppenwolf Theatre Company. Rat...
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Goodman's 'Lottery Day' caps Ike Holter's ambitious Chicago 'Rightlynd Saga'Apr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Lottery Day” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Lottery Day” delivers a comic and dramatic win - as well as a victory lap - for prolific Chicago playwright Ike Holter. And audiences can enjoy ...
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Theater review: Steppenwolf revisits Ibsen drama for thoughtful sequel 'A Doll's House, Part 2'Feb 13, 2019 11:00 am - “A Doll's House, Part 2” - ★ ★ ★ ½ When Norwegian housewife Nora Helmer left her husband and children at the end of Henrik Ibsen's 1879 play “A Doll's House,” the shocki...
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Steppenwolf's new drama 'Downstate' explores the lives of sex offendersSep 18, 2018 2:00 am - Elmhurst resident and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Francis Guinan is both excited and apprehensive to be starring in Bruce Norris' new drama “Downstate,”...
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Why Rainn Wilson almost didn't take role in Steppenwolf's 'The Doppelganger'Apr 04, 2018 12:00 pm - Last year, Steppenwolf Theatre Company made a pie-in-the-sky offer to Hollywood actor Rainn Wilson to star in “The Doppelgänger (an international farce).” The world-prem...
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