Articles filed under Theater
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Chicago musicians making their mark in touring cast of 'The Band's Visit'Sep 01, 2019 7:00 am - Scheduling conflicts prevented Oak Lawn native Ronnie Malley from starring in the initial New York runs of “The Band's Visit” in 2016 and 2017. But Malley is making up f...
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Israeli actor takes 'The Band's Visit' role from film to Broadway to ChicagoAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Isn't it rich: Sasson Gabay, star of the 2007 Israeli movie "The Band's Visit," had such a heady, surreal experience playing the same role in the Broadway musical last y...
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Theater events: Premieres dominate Greenhouse, Steppenwolf, 16th Street fall theater schedulesAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Aug. 30, for Mercury Theater Chicago's revival of "Monty Python's Spamalot," a musical sendup of the King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table ...
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Kirk Players kick off season with Oscar Wilde comedyAug 29, 2019 1:01 am - Kirk Players will open their 54th season with "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," a comedy murder mystery based on a story by Oscar Wilde and adapted for the stage by Constanc...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre launches season with musical 'Newsies'Aug 28, 2019 6:00 am - Read all about it Paramount Theatre opens its Broadway season with "Newsies," the stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film about the New York City newsboy strike of 1899...
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Theater Lover's Open House set for Sept. 7 in HuntleyAug 27, 2019 11:00 pm - It's Showtime Theatre of Huntley, the resident theater company of the Huntley Park District, is hosting a Theater Lover's Open House at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, in the ...
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Writers Theatre's 'Into the Woods' casts emotional, enchanting spellAug 24, 2019 7:00 am - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Late in Writers Theatre's enchanting, emotionally satisfying revival of “Into the Woods,” the fairy tale characters blame each other for their...
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Theater events: Patti Vasquez headlines 8th Annual Chicago Women's Funny FestivalAug 23, 2019 1:10 pm - • Steel Beam Theatre hosts its next Night Moose Comedy Jam featuring the improv team 4 of Diamonds at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, at 111 W. Main St., St. Charles. Admission ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 23, 2019 9:00 am - Grammy Award-winning star Sting brings his “My Songs” tour to Ravinia for two nights and actor and comedian Jon Lovitz does standup at the Arcada in St. Charles. Good ti...
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14 for fall: Premier picks for Chicago, suburban theater productionsAug 23, 2019 5:58 am - On Chicago-area stages this fall, theatergoers will encounter fairy tales and literary adaptations, historical events re-imagined and true stories retold - including a r...