Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Local theater vet plays Mother Abbess in touring 'Sound of Music'Jun 05, 2016 7:00 am - When the national tour of “The Sound of Music” plays Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre this week, suburban theater fans should recognize a familiar face in the cast. Fo...
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'Disenchanted!' deliciously disses princesses in sketches, songsMay 20, 2016 12:00 pm - Ads for the musical comedy revue “Disenchanted!” feature the names of fairy-tale princesses scrawled on a big red apple, but don't assume for a second that this 2014 off...
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'Chicago' maintains razzle dazzle in Windy City returnMay 11, 2016 12:00 pm - Could it be that the hard-edge elbows of the hit musical “Chicago” have gotten even sharper? Let's just say that recent political events have made the musical's enduring...
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'Chicago' puts Oak Park musician center stageMay 09, 2016 6:00 am - Professional musician Linda Van Dyke of Oak Park spends a lot of her performing career in the pits - theater orchestra pits, that is - for Broadway musicals in and aroun...
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Short & Sweet critic enjoys humor in 'Bullets over Broadway'Apr 21, 2016 11:00 pm - Hilarity ensues when a playwright has to cast the girlfriend of the mobster who finances the production of his new play. "I think Dave was probably my favorite character...
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Misfires mar comic 'Bullets Over Broadway'Apr 20, 2016 11:00 pm - The 2014 musical "Bullets Over Broadway" is a rare example of a show that is both exhilarating and exasperating - sometimes at the same time. Local audiences can get a s...
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'Bullets Over Broadway' gives actor chance to reconnect to Chicago rootsApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - Actor Rick Grossman is glad that "Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical" was booked into the recently re-renamed The Private Bank Theatre for its two-week Chicago-premiere ...
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Short & Sweet Critic Holly Daigle reviews Matilda with Diana Martinez of Broadway in ChicagoMar 28, 2016 11:00 pm - Knowledge is power and reading is the key to that power. No one can keep Matilda, a sharp-witted child from doing just that, not even the overbearing school principal Mi...
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Fun 'Matilda' tour succeeds despite clarity issuesMar 26, 2016 1:00 am - So much weighs on the tiny shoulders of the title heroine of "Matilda The Musical." Not only does this supersmart British schoolgirl have to use her wits to thwart bully...
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'Matilda' tour brings veteran Chicago actress homeMar 21, 2016 5:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Ora Jones has repeatedly proven herself on Chicago stages, tackling both classics and contemporary dramas. Now she adds singing and ...