Articles filed under Theater
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Suburbanites figure prominently in revival of macabre 'Shockheaded Peter' musicalAug 11, 2017 6:00 am - In 2001, Northwestern University undergraduate Ed Rutherford experienced a most unusual musical. Now he wants to introduce it to you. The show is “Shockheaded Peter,” a...
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PM&L Theatre to hold auditions for 'Almost, Maine'Aug 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Auditions for PM&L Theatre's production of "Almost, Maine," written by John Cariani, will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 21 and 22, at PM&L Theatre, with potential ...
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Theater events: TimeLine Theatre opens season with 'Audience'Aug 08, 2017 6:00 am - Timeline's 'Audience' TimeLine Theatre begins its 21st season with the Chicago area premiere of "The Audience," Peter Morgan's re-imagining of the weekly meetings Q...
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Janus Theatre welcomes back Unrehearsed Shakespeare Co. Aug. 20Aug 07, 2017 11:00 pm - After last year's highly successful Elgin 400 Shakespeare Festival, Janus Theatre Company welcomes back Chicago's Unrehearsed Shakespeare Company for an outdoor performa...
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'Food Show' actor from Downers Grove cooks up a recipe for successAug 04, 2017 6:00 am - He slices. He dices. And he dishes out dialogue while making a mean deli sandwich. To say that Downers Grove native Bilal Dardai is a multitasker in his latest role may ...
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Wayne Messmer to perform 'Damien,' a one-man play by Aldyth MorrisAug 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Chicago actor Wayne Messmer assumes his critically acclaimed role of Father Damien, "the Leper Priest of Molokai," in the award-winning one-man play "Damien" by Aldyth M...
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Theater events: Magician Brett Schneider brings interactive show to The Den TheatreAug 02, 2017 6:00 am - Magic to do Actor and illusionist Brett Schneider, star of Goodman Theatre's "The Magic Play," brings his one-man interactive show "Communion" to The Den Theatre in the ...
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Steppenwolf Theatre mourns longtime ensemble member Mariann MayberryJul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Mariann Mayberry, a longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member, died Tuesday of complications from ovarian cancer. She was 52. The actress was described Tuesday as a ...
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Water Street Studios Live Art Series to feature 'Daughters of Ire'Jul 31, 2017 11:00 pm - Water Street Studios' Live Art Series presents "Daughters of Ire," written and performed by Savanna Rae. The performance will be Friday, Aug. 25. Doors open at 6 p.m. in...
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'American in Paris' delights with dance, deeper stage scriptJul 28, 2017 1:30 pm - “An American in Paris” delivers everything you would want from a stage adaptation of the 1951 Academy Award-winning film: glorious Gershwin music, beautiful bursts of ba...