Articles filed under Theater Companies
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Suburban stars help continue 'Phantom' saga with 'Love Never Dies'Feb 11, 2018 6:00 am - The global blockbuster musical “The Phantom of the Opera” has spawned legions of fanatical fans since its 1986 debut. But the biggest “Phanatic” is arguably the show's c...
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Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despairFeb 09, 2018 11:00 am - “You Got Older” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's an uncanny coincidence that the recent death of longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member John Mahoney would come at the same tim...
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New 'Tootsie' musical to play Chicago before BroadwayJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago-area audiences will be the first to see the stage adaptation of "Tootsie," a Broadway-bound musical making its world premiere at the Cadillac Palace Theatre in S...
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'Wicked' feels politically prescient in strongly cast Chicago returnDec 12, 2017 5:00 am - “Wicked” - ★ ★ ★ ★ It's surprising how a show you think you know can take on new meaning depending on the times. That's certainly true of “Wicked,” the 2003 Broadway mus...
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'Wicked' ready to cast another spell in Chicago returnDec 03, 2017 6:00 am - This month, “Wicked” makes its fourth return to Chicago for a seven-week run at the Oriental Theatre. The 2003 musical blockbuster, a revisionist riff on “The Wizard of...
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'Beautiful — The Carole King Musical' returns with another Chicago starDec 03, 2017 6:00 am - YouTube Evanston native Jesse Mueller originated the title role of the best-selling singer and songwriter for both its San Francisco tryout and its Broadway debut. When ...
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Broadway actor to Glenbard North theater students: 'Remember where you're from'Nov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Before performing in a Broadway-bound musical Thursday night in Chicago, Eric Petersen gave theater students at his alma mater in Carol Stream a lesson in humility and k...
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Kid-powered 'School of Rock' is inspiring and funNov 03, 2017 5:00 pm - “School of Rock - The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Don't be surprised if “School of Rock - The Musical” makes your jaw drop repeatedly. That's because there's so much talent burst...
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'School of Rock - The Musical' star got theater start in WheatonOct 28, 2017 7:00 am - Autograph hounds hanging around the Cadillac Palace Theatre stage door for the Chicago touring debut of “School of Rock - The Musical” will have to arrive extra early or...
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'Les Miserables' memories help performers with local ties on tourOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - For more than three decades, “Les Misérables” has marched across the globe to move audiences to tears. The award-winning hit musical based on Victor Hugo's weighty 1862 ...