Articles filed under Theater
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Steppenwolf breaks ground on multiyear, multimillion dollar expansionMar 05, 2019 12:00 am - Steppenwolf Theatre broke ground Tuesday on the second phase of its multiyear, 50,000-square-foot expansion that will add a 400-seat, in-the-round theater to the Chicago...
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Church member's experience with original 'Willy Wonka' provides a sweet connection to school productionMar 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Imagine entering Willy Wonka's chocolate room. As Willy saunters in, his guests are barely able to contain their awe, ready to sample all the goodies that the delicious ...
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'To Kill a Mockingbird' compromise offered to small theatersMar 02, 2019 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat were offere...
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'Scatter the Pigeons' a tonal mess at St. Charles' Steel Beam TheatreMar 01, 2019 5:00 am - “Scatter the Pigeons” - ★ ½ Remember that moment in both film versions of “The Producers” showing the shocked, mouths-agape reactions of first-night audiences attending ...
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Theater events: Abby Theatre raises 'Two Pints' at Chicago Shakespeare TheaterMar 01, 2019 5:00 am - • Previews continue at The Black Ensemble Theater Cultural Center, 4450 N. Clark St., Chicago, for the company's season opener "Mahalia Jackson: Moving Through the Light...
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Literary adaptations dominate First Folio seasonMar 01, 2019 12:00 am - Literary adaptations dominate First Folio Theatre's 24th season, which commences with a limited run of Anne Nelson's 9/11-inspired two-hander "The Guys," about a New Yor...
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Post-apocalyptic dark comedy "Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play" opens March 7 at MCCFeb 28, 2019 10:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will present its spring production: "Mr. Burns, A Post Electric Play." Anne Washburn's imaginative dark comedy propels u...
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Why small US theaters have canceled 'To Kill a Mockingbird'Feb 28, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Dozens of community and nonprofit theaters across the U.S. have been forced to abandon productions of "To Kill a Mockingbird" under legal threat by Broad...
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Steppenwolf announces wide-ranging, inclusive upcoming seasonFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - A revival of Tracy Letts' “Bug” directed by Tony Award-winner and Skokie native David Cromer (“The Band's Visit”) is among the productions making up Steppenwolf Theatre'...
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Northlight Theatre announces season dominated by female playwrights and performersFeb 28, 2019 12:00 am - Onstage and off, women dominate Northlight Theatre's 45th season, announced Thursday by artistic director BJ Jones and executive director Timothy J. Evans. Jones, in a ...