Articles filed under Theater Companies
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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 ...
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Teatro ZinZanni makes Chicago debut in JulyApr 08, 2019 1:00 am - Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 12, for the coming Chicago run of "Teatro ZinZanni: Love, Chaos & Dinner." The acclaimed circus/dinner theater show, which ha...
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'Cruel Intentions' musical shoehorns pop hits into the 1999 teen dramaApr 04, 2019 6:00 pm - “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” - ★ ★ ½ There's a lot of moaning going on with the national touring debut of “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” at Chicago's Broa...
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'Cruel Intentions' musical draws from pop songs of the eraMar 29, 2019 6:00 am - Growing up in the 1990s, actress Betsy Stewart never got to fulfill her childhood dream of being a pop star. But now Stewart says she is experiencing the next best thing...
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Role in 'Anastasia' musical a childhood dream for suburban theater veteranMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Suburban Chicago theater veteran Tari Kelly remembers seeing the Don Bluth animated feature “Anastasia” in a movie theater back in 1997. The actress felt that this fanci...