Articles filed under Theater
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's well-made 'The Cake' a treat thanks to HowardFeb 06, 2020 10:00 am - “The Cake” - ★ ★ ★ In her “ripped from the headlines” dramedy “The Cake,” playwright Bekah Brunstetter makes the hot-button topic of same-sex marriage digestible by turn...
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Arlington Heights theater hires executive operations directorFeb 06, 2020 12:00 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre on Thursday announced the hiring of a new executive operations director to oversee the business side of the downtown Arlington Heights ...
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First Folio's 'Jeeves Saves the Day' is a comic delightFeb 05, 2020 11:00 am - “Jeeves Saves the Day” - ★ ★ ★ After catching the opening-night performance of First Folio Theatre's shared world premiere of “Jeeves Saves the Day,” I regret missing M...
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Northlight Theatre's 'How a Boy Falls' proves gripping, but thinFeb 04, 2020 2:00 pm - “How a Boy Falls” - ★ ★ ½ Steven Dietz's thriller “How a Boy Falls” is unquestionably gripping in Northlight Theatre's super-sleek world premiere. But lasting just under...
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Spotlight: Aurora's Paramount premieres 'The Secret of My Success'Feb 04, 2020 5:00 am - 'Nine' in concert BrightSide Theatre's season devoted to guilty pleasures continues with a concert version of "Nine," the musical by Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit adapte...
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Fantasy and reality mix in BrightSide's production of 'Nine'Feb 04, 2020 5:00 am - Federico Fellini's fascination with weaving fantasy with reality comes to the stage in "Nine," a musical inspired by the famous director's semi-autobiographical film "8½...
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Paramount's 10th season to include 'Cinderella,' 'Ragtime,' 'Groundhog Day'Feb 02, 2020 10:00 pm - A retro jukebox tuner, a fairy tale classic, a regional premiere and a revival of a richly textured portrait of a not-so-long-gone era make up Paramount Theatre's 10th a...
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On stage: CST abridges 'Comedy of Errors' for kidsJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - • Performances continue through Feb. 29 for Chicago Shakespeare Theater's "Short Shakespeare! The Comedy of Errors," a 75-minute version of William Shakespeare's comedy ...
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Plenty of Fox Valley venues offer high-quality theater, concerts and moreJan 31, 2020 5:00 am - As much fun as it is to head into Chicago for a concert or a play, we've established long ago that it's probably not necessary, except for an exceptional Broadway-level ...
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Stevenson students to perform Potter-inspired play 'Puffs'Jan 31, 2020 12:00 am - Stevenson High School will stage the play "Puffs, Or: Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic" Friday and Saturday. Peformances are set ...