Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Skokie native takes flight in 'Peter' prequelMar 27, 2014 11:00 pm - The national tour of the five-time Tony Award-winning "Peter Pan" prequel "Peter and the Starcatcher" lands in Chicago next week. And though "Peter and the Starcatcher" ...
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Short & Sweet critic Ellen Ferrera reviews Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, hosted by Diana MartinezMar 24, 2014 11:00 pm - Short and Sweet theater critic for the day, Ellen Ferrera of Villa Park, knows a thing or two about musicals - Ferrera is a theater major, a concert pianist, and an avid...
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'Joseph' tour fun, but not overly 'Amazing'Mar 21, 2014 5:30 am - I missed the still-talked-about 1990s Chicago Theatre production of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," which had a long run thanks to the pop star power of ...
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Chicago tour stop, '80s music take former St. Charles resident back in timeMar 09, 2014 5:45 am - Former St. Charles resident Paul Wiley never really saw himself as a musical theater-type guy. Through much of the past decade, Wiley could be found performing at Chicag...
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Short & Sweet critic Dorothea Schultz reviews Heartbeat of Home, hosted by Diana MartinezMar 08, 2014 1:01 am - Short and Sweet theater critic for the day, Dorothea Schultz of Itasca, is willing to see all kinds of shows - musical, comedy, drama - as long as it meets her one crit...
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Synthetic 'Heartbeat' doesn't step too far from 'Riverdance' rootsMar 06, 2014 12:00 am - There's no denying the amazing talent onstage in "Heartbeat of Home," the new music and dance revue by the producers of "Riverdance." Now making its U.S. debut at the O...
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Chicago The Musical - Review by Diana MartinezFeb 28, 2014 12:00 am - The best I've seen - brilliant, bold and funny.
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'Chicago' embraces its seductive charmFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - A jaded Windy City theatergoer might greet the umpteenth touring return of "Chicago" with a shrug and ask, "That old show again?" The smash hit 1996 Broadway revival is ...
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Ron Orbach returns to Chicago — for 'Chicago'Feb 23, 2014 10:00 pm - YouTube #8220;Seinfeld#8221; star John O'Hurley previously toured to Chicago as the slick lawyer Billy Flynn, as has award-winning Mexican actress Bianca Marroquin as th...
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Second Chicago Theatre Week celebrates city, suburban productionsFeb 07, 2014 5:00 am - With Chicago's national and international reputation as a theater center, it hardly seems necessary that the city devote a week to celebrating theater. Chicago regularly...