Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Redemption tale: Jason Alexander stars in Chicago Shakes’ premiere of ‘Judgment Day’May 02, 2024 11:25 am - Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s “Judgment Day” has a not-so-secret weapon, and his name is Jason Alexander.
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Steppenwolf at its best: ‘Purpose’ premiere delivers hard truths, hearty laughsMar 27, 2024 10:06 am - “Purpose,” Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ outstanding domestic drama premiering at Steppenwolf Theatre, rings familiar. Not only for the insight and wit characteristic of Jacobs-Jenkins’ writing, but for its central characters: members of a prominent Black Chicago family with roots in religion, politics and the civil rights movement.
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Laugh Out Loud Theater leaving Streets of Woodfield in SchaumburgFeb 06, 2024 6:10 pm - The Laugh Out Loud Theater will leave its permanent location at Streets of Woodfield in Schaumburg in April after 17 years to become an itinerant troupe of improv com...
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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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Final curtain comes down on 'Phantom of the Opera' after 35-year Broadway runApr 17, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - The final curtain came down Sunday on New York's production of "The Phantom of the Opera," ending Broadway's longest-running show with thunderous standing ova...
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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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Slight alterations needed for 'The Devil Wears Prada' musical in ChicagoAug 08, 2022 1:00 pm - “The Devil Wears Prada, The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ How good can a new musical be if its composer is largely AWOL while the show finds its footing before live preview audience...
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Pop goes the 'Moulin Rouge!': Broadway adaptation dazzles on so many levelsApr 21, 2022 11:00 pm - “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ What's that sound that ripples throughout “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” the 10-time Tony Award-winning show now nearing the end of i...
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Four-legged footwork: Former Chicago dancers rotate as reindeer Sven in 'Frozen'Jan 09, 2022 6:15 am - Most actors don't anticipate adding the role of a reindeer to their resume. But that's what happened to two performers in the national tour of Disney's "Frozen," now at...
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Disney's 'Frozen' sparkles in Chicago debutNov 22, 2021 2:00 pm - Disney's “Frozen” - ★ ★ ★ There's a lot of wowing stage magic packed into Disney's “Frozen,” now making a slick national touring debut at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Thea...