Articles filed under Theater
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Leading lady keeps 'Tina Turner' rolling despite musical's paper-thin plotMar 17, 2023 6:00 am - This article has been updated with the correct spelling of Ari Groover's name. “Tina - The Tina Turner Musical” - ★ ★ ½ Wednesday's opening of “Tina - The Tina Tur...
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Goodman premiere 'Layalina' needs tweaking to unlock its potentialMar 16, 2023 11:45 am - “Layalina” - ★ ★ ½ “Layalina,” the new play premiering at Goodman Theatre about a family emigrating from Iraq to the United States, begins and ends with celebrations. I...
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Best Bets: Indigo Girls, Dr. Jane Goodall, Wilco, New EditionMar 15, 2023 6:00 am - Indigo Girls at Genesee Indigo Girls, the Grammy-winning duo inducted into the Women Songwriters Hall of Fame last year, heads to the suburbs next week for a night of ro...
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Things to do March 17-23: St. Patrick's Day events, Chicago Sports Spectacular and moreMar 14, 2023 11:00 pm - Friday, March 17 95 WIIL Rock Shamrock N' Roll Radio Broadcast: 7 a.m. Friday, March 17, at Mickey Finn's Brewery, 345 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Celebrate St. Pat...
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Spotlight: City Lit stages 'Happy Days,' Buffalo Grove native stars in Artistic Home's 'Dying for It'Mar 14, 2023 6:00 am - Not so 'Happy Days' Kayla Boye plays a woman who remains endlessly optimistic despite being buried waist-deep in a mound in "Happy Days," Samuel Beckett's tragicomic exa...
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Spotlight: 'Threepenny Opera' at Theo Ubique and classic tuner 'Annie' at Chicago's Cadillac PalaceMar 13, 2023 11:00 pm - 'Threepenny Opera' revived In celebration of its 25th anniversary, Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre tips its hat to Kurt Weill, whose compositions made up the company's inaug...
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Improv Playhouse to present 'Last Supper Chronicles'Mar 12, 2023 11:00 pm - Improv Playhouse to present 'Last Supper Chronicles'
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Village Theatre Guild tackles David Mamet's risky 'Glengarry Glen Ross'Mar 12, 2023 11:00 pm - "Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet is a Pulitzer-winning play which perfectly depicts the author's skill in writing realistic, true-sounding dialogue, the voice of the...
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Award-winning comedy 'The 39 Steps' promises tears of laughter at Steel Beam in St. CharlesMar 10, 2023 10:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, the home of professional theater in St. Charles, is opening of "The 39 Steps," the Tony-winning, laugh-out-loud comedy that lovingly and hysterically...
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Suburban theater artists discover joy of puppetry in Music Theater Works' revival of 'Avenue Q'Mar 09, 2023 5:00 am - Comedy is bread and butter to theater artist Melissa Crabtree, whose resume includes roles in such tuners as "A Christmas Story," "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to t...