Articles filed under Theater
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Drury Lane revives well-done 'West Side Story'Jan 23, 2015 3:45 pm - “West Side Story” is about as close to perfect as a musical gets. Inspired by Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet,” with a masterwork score by Leonard Bernstein, the groundb...
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Theater events: Chicago Children's Theatre remounts 'Selfish Giant'Jan 23, 2015 5:00 am - • Chicago Children's Theatre remounts its 2008 production of “The Selfish Giant” by Blair Thomas & Company. This retelling of the Oscar Wilde story about a grumpy giant ...
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'Rose Tattoo' an early valentine to Chicago theatergoersJan 23, 2015 4:15 am - Shattered Globe Theatre delivers to theatergoers an early valentine in the form of its heartfelt, exquisitely acted revival of “The Rose Tattoo,” Tennessee Williams' lov...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJan 23, 2015 12:00 am - With kids or without? That's the big question this weekend in the suburbs as parents flock to Rosemont to see “Disney on Ice Presents Frozen,” while others take in class...
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Metropolis' 'Private Lives' a look at deliciously dysfunctional romanceJan 22, 2015 5:00 am - The relationship between Amanda and Elyot, the endlessly sparring ex-spouses in Noel Coward's “Private Lives,” stands as a textbook example of marital dysfunction. Or m...
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Zany romp through 'Into The Woods' has bewitching singingJan 21, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Why go "Into the Woods" through the musical play when the big, splashy Disney movie is everywhere? Because a streamlined, refreshingly irreverent version...
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Jason Alexander revisits his musical-theater rootsJan 21, 2015 5:01 am - We'll always know him as George Costanza, the slow-boiling sidekick on "Seinfeld." But before he stepped foot in Jerry's apartment, Jason Alexander already had a success...
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'Annie' coming to Prairie Center in Schaumburg next two weekendsJan 20, 2015 10:00 pm - The theatrical production of the musical "Annie" is being brought to life the next two weekends at the Prairie Center for the Arts by Schaumburg On Stage, a Northwest su...
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Budget-friendly fun: Woodstock era returns at Wauconda's DocksJan 20, 2015 5:00 am - Free Woodstock revisited The Mustangs take listeners back to the famed Woodstock music festival of 1969 in a concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23, at Docks Bar & ...
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'The Who's Tommy' at Paramount is a rocking visual spectacleJan 19, 2015 10:00 pm - “The Who's Tommy” doesn't get staged that often because its technical and talent demands can be so huge. So theater fans should be grateful that the Paramount Theatre in...