Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Karamazov Brothers soar into the ParamountNov 25, 2011 5:00 am - Flying high Combine juggling, physical comedy and Monty Python-style humor and what do you get? The Flying Karamazov Brothers, who aren't brothers and don't fly, yet the...
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Traditional holiday shows are a real treasureNov 25, 2011 5:00 am - Thirst for holiday theater still not sated? Here are some more seasonal shows running in the suburbs and city: • Steel Beam Theatre's “Scrooge the Musical,” the stage ad...
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Writers' 'Caretaker' a taut, engaging dramaNov 25, 2011 5:00 am - If you have an opportunity to experience the Writers' Theatre revival of Harold Pinter's “The Caretaker,” take it. On second thought, make it a priority. A taut, disco...
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Naughty and nice: A guide to holiday theaterNov 25, 2011 5:00 am - This time of year, naughty and nice describe not just behavior, but the surfeit of seasonal shows playing throughout the suburbs and city. Area theaters offer everything...
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'Seasons Greetings' spices up the holiday seasonNov 25, 2011 5:00 am - Anyone who has ever aspired to a Rockwellian Christmas celebration and failed (perhaps miserably) in the attempt, will appreciate “Season's Greetings,” Alan Ayckbourn's ...
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After shopping all night, here's how to spend the dayNov 25, 2011 4:30 am - You've been out battling crowds, juggling shopping bags and searching for deals at local retailers since the early, dark hours of this Black Friday morning. What do you...
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This Weekend in the Suburbs: Black Friday and beyondNov 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Toy trains, ZuZu's petals, aging jugglers and and a reopening of a stalwart Arlington Heights restaurant are among the items on the post-Thanksgiving agenda when Sean St...
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Best bets: A week of ogres, Nutcrackers and RegisNov 22, 2011 5:00 am - Musical ‘make-ogre' If you missed seeing your favorite animated green ogre singing and dancing in Chicago last year, then head out to Rosemont this weekend for a re...
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Mahoney leaves Steppenwolf productionNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Actor John Mahoney (“Frasier”) has dropped out of Steppenwolf Theatre's forthcoming production of Edna Walsh's play “Penelope” in Chicago. “Due to an unexpected death i...
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'Memphis' comes to ChicagoNov 21, 2011 10:00 am - The national tour of the hit 2009 Broadway musical “Memphis” just launched last month in its namesake Tennessee town (naturally) and now comes to Chicago's Cadillac Pala...