Articles filed under Theater
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline brings back award-winning adaptation of 'Neverwhere'May 22, 2018 6:00 am - Lifeline's 'Neverwhere' Lifeline Theatre revives its Joseph Jefferson Award-winning adaptation of Neil Gaiman's novel about businessman Richard, who gets trapped in an a...
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Young performers to take theatergoers to 'Madagascar'May 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Christian Youth Theater Northwest Cook's production of "Madagascar - A Musical Adventure Jr." is based on the DreamWorks animated motion picture. Performances run May 2...
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From horror to history and comedy to controversy, First Folio has something for everyone in 2018-19 seasonMay 21, 2018 11:00 pm - For its 23rd season, First Folio Theatre at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook will run the gamut from the horrors of Edgar Allan Poe to the sublime comic nerdiness of...
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Going Dutch Festival returns to downtown Elgin May 24-27May 20, 2018 11:00 pm - The eighth annual Going Dutch Festival, a celebration of the female voice in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts, returns to downtown Elgin for a second year May ...
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Goodman's powerful 'Having Our Say' looks back at massive changesMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - "Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years" - ½ At first glance, it seemed odd that the Goodman Theatre chose to revive "Having Our Say: The Delany Siste...
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Theater events: Ireland's Druid Theatre revives 'Waiting for Godot'May 18, 2018 1:00 am - Rob Lowe brings his solo show, “Stories I Only Tell My Friends: Live,” to the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., Chicago, for one performance. Inspired by Lo...
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Suburban theater hosts #MeToo play festivalMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - 2nd Act Players, an Evanston theater company whose productions examine how people deal with life issues, hosts its first #MeToo Play Festival beginning this weekend. Th...
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Elmhurst native Jose Nateras to play lead role in Lifeline Theatre's 'Neverwhere'May 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Lifeline Theatre in Chicago will present Neil Gaiman's "Neverwhere," adapted by ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric and directed by Pegasus Theatre Executive Artistic Direc...
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Steel Beam Theatre closes season with Pulitzer finalist '4,000 Miles'May 16, 2018 7:00 am - For its final production of the season, the Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles will present “4,000 Miles,” a play by Amy Herzog that was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer ...
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Theater events: Pioneering women at heart of 'Bull in a China Shop' at About FaceMay 15, 2018 6:00 am - True tale About Face Theatre presents the Midwest premiere of Bryna Turner's "Bull in a China Shop," based on the true story of 19th-century academics, activists and wom...