Articles filed under Theater
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Boop-oop-a-doop: New Betty Boop musical premieres this fall in ChicagoFeb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - Grammy Award-winning composer/producer David Foster ("After the Love Has Gone," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," "I Have Nothing") and Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mit...
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Neil Simon's comedy 'The Odd Couple' opens on BrightSide Theatre stage Feb. 17Feb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - BrightSide Theatre continues with their "Season 10 Again - to Fully Celebrate our 10th Anniversary" with the classic Neil Simon comedy, "The Odd Couple." Set in the apar...
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BrightSide Theatre Youth Project to put on 'Sister Act Jr.'Feb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - BrightSide Theatre Youth Project will be bringing gospel music and dancing to the stage with its production of the musical "Sister Act Jr." on Feb. 18-26. Based on the h...
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Paramount's 'Into the Woods' beautiful to behold, marvelous to hearFeb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Once upon a time. With those words, Larry Yando's beaming Narrator welcomed Paramount Theatre's opening-night audience to “Into the Woods,” t...
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Ticket sales at an all-time high for 2023's Chicago Theatre WeekFeb 12, 2023 5:00 am - Record ticket sales to date for Chicago Theatre Week 2023 suggest that things may be looking up for suburban and city theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Buffalo Theatre's 'Andy Warhol's Tomato' a moving glimpse of artists connectingFeb 09, 2023 7:45 am - “Andy Warhol's Tomato” - ★ ★ ★ ½ There's nothing flashy about “Andy Warhol's Tomato,” Vince Melocchi's fictionalized account of the pop art master before he became famou...
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Steel Beam Theatre to put on 'Miscast Cabaret' Feb. 17-18Feb 08, 2023 10:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre in St. Charles will present "Miscast Cabaret" on Feb. 17-18. In a miscast cabaret, performers select roles they wouldn't normally be considered for wi...
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Spotlight: Citadel Theatre examines a matter of faith in 'The Christians'Feb 08, 2023 5:00 am - Breach of faith? The well-loved pastor of a Christian megachurch causes an uproar in his congregation when he announces he no longer believes in hell in "The Christians,...
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What happened to Nora? Theatre of Western Springs presents 'A Doll's House, Part Two'Feb 07, 2023 10:00 pm - The Theatre of Western Springs continues its 94th season with its second Forum production, "A Doll's House, Part Two," by Lucas Hnath. It is set 15 years after the endi...
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Things to do Feb. 10-16: Chicago Auto Show, Long Grove Cocoa Crawl, Norge Winter Ski Jump & moreFeb 07, 2023 5:00 am - Ongoing "Big Fish": 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, with select 1 p.m. Thursday shows, thr...