Articles filed under Theater
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From Oktoberfest to 'Oklahoma': 5 things to do this weekendSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Experimental theater or a tried-and-true classic? Beer and brats or a bit of the blues? On this last official weekend of summer, you have plenty of options in the suburb...
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BoHo Theatre delivers sensitive, well-cast 'Dogfight'Sep 16, 2015 12:15 pm - If you are a fan of Chicago-area theater who doesn't yet know the names of singer/actors Emily Goldberg and Garrett Lutz, you should. And if their candid performances in...
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Elgin Fringe Fest expands for its second yearSep 14, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 100 performances are on tap for the Elgin Fringe Festival, which returns for its second year from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 20. Yet in the push to l...
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Chicago's Second City reopens ThursdaySep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City will resume performances Thursday with an 8 p.m. show that will include in the audience Chicago firefighters who helped battle a blaze in the theater...
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Sunday picks: Melissa Gilbert keynote speaker at women's expoSep 13, 2015 6:30 am - Celebrity speakers Actors Melissa Gilbert, Jasmine Guy and more are featured speakers at the Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cent...
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Fall theater launches with world premieres, acclaimed musicalsSep 12, 2015 12:30 pm - Opening "October Sky" in August and "Peter and the Starcatcher" last week gave Marriott and Drury Lane a jump on the competition which will heat up as theater companies ...
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Weekend picks: Laugh along with Ralphie RobertsSep 12, 2015 6:30 am - Local Ralphie at Zanies Catch up with rising Chicago comedian Ralphie Roberts as he returns for another run of standup performances at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort...
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Theater events: George Wendt returns to Northlight for 'Funnyman'Sep 11, 2015 6:00 am - 'Funnyman' premiere George Wendt ("Cheers" and TBS' "Clipped") and Tim Kazurinsky return to Northlight Theatre for the world premiere of Bruce Graham's "Funnyman," ...
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Rita Moreno chugs into Chicago as busy as everSep 11, 2015 6:00 am - What do you do when you're one of the few people whose entertainment career has earned you Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards? Well, if you're Rita Moreno, you keep on ...
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Weekend picks: Gladys Knight heats up RaviniaSep 11, 2015 5:30 am - Sounds of soul Grammy Award-winner Gladys Knight, often deemed “The Empress of Soul,” shares the bill with The O'Jays in concert tonight at the Ravinia Festival, 4...