Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Local actors embrace 'amazing' message of Tony-winning 'Come From Away'Jul 27, 2019 7:00 am - Chicago actors James Earl Jones II and Harter Clingman were never cast in the same show in the many years they've worked in the local theater scene. That changed with th...
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'Cats': Touring production of a 'puzzling' relic returns to Chicago for a short runJul 21, 2019 11:00 pm - “Cats” - ★ ★ ½ “Cats” is about to have another life thanks to a special effects-filled film adaptation coming this winter. Until then, the Chicago return of this 1981 Br...
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Elmhurst native leaps at chance to star in Chicago-bound 'Cats' tourJul 15, 2019 6:00 am - As a kid, Lexie Plath couldn't get enough of the 1981 global musical blockbuster “Cats.” So it's kismet that the Elmhurst native is starring in the first national “Cats”...
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Diction suffers in Chicago return of reconfigured 'Les Miserables'Jul 12, 2019 2:45 pm - YouTube Some longtime fans of the musical #8220;Les Misérables#8221; are upset. Directors Trevor Nunn and John Caird's 1985 London production, with its famed revolving ...
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For former Chicago actors, quick costume changes part of 'Les Miserables' tourJul 01, 2019 6:00 am - Any actor cast in “Les Misérables” faces a backstage life full of quick costume changes. Unless you're starring as convict-on-the-run Jean Valjean or pursuer Javert, mos...
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Images: The 73rd annual Tony AwardsJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - ...
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'Hadestown' captures 8 Tony Awards, including best musicalJun 09, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hadestown," the brooding musical about the underworld, has reason to smile broadly: It's the best new musical Tony Award winner and nabbed eight trophies Sun...
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'Falsettos' soars in powerful national tour in ChicagoMay 31, 2019 10:00 am - “Falsettos” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Neurotic New Yorkers sing about their complicated lives in the trailblazing 1992 Broadway musical “Falsettos.” A tour of Lincoln Center Theater's ...
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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 ...