Articles filed under Theater Companies
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'Waitress the Musical' serves up Sara Barielles score in Chicago debutJun 29, 2018 6:00 am - When the 2016 Broadway hit “Waitress the Musical” makes its local touring debut at the Cadillac Palace Theatre, the acting ensemble will feature a quartet of veteran and...
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'Million Dollar Quartet' prequel 'Heartbreak Hotel' makes Chicago debutJun 22, 2018 6:00 am - When the new Elvis Presley jukebox musical “Heartbreak Hotel” makes its Chicago debut at the Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place, an actor familiar to local theater ...
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Why Rainn Wilson almost didn't take role in Steppenwolf's 'The Doppelganger'Apr 04, 2018 12:00 pm - Last year, Steppenwolf Theatre Company made a pie-in-the-sky offer to Hollywood actor Rainn Wilson to star in “The Doppelgänger (an international farce).” The world-prem...
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'On Your Feet!' still moves well in Windy City returnMar 27, 2018 6:00 am - “On Your Feet!” - ★ ★ ½ Buddy Holly. The Four Seasons. Carole King. And soon, even Cher. Is it really necessary for every wildly successful pop artist to have a jukebox ...
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Winnetka-set 'Taste of Things to Come' cooks up musical about suburban womenMar 16, 2018 6:00 am - Not too many musicals focus on suburban women, particularly those living in Winnetka. Yet these are the characters and setting for "A Taste of Things to Come," a 2016 of...
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'Love Never Dies' a beautifully sung yet unnecessary 'Phantom' sequelFeb 16, 2018 2:30 pm - “Love Never Dies” - ★ ★ ½ There's no denying that “Love Never Dies” boasts lush melodies, beautiful designs and impassioned performances. Yet composer Andrew Lloyd Webbe...
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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...