Articles filed under Theater
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Henry VIII's wives rock out in rousing 'SIX' at Chicago ShakespeareMay 24, 2019 4:00 pm - “SIX” - ★ ★ ★ ½ The premise of the 2017 British musical “SIX” sounds slightly bonkers: The six wives of King Henry VIII belt out songs in a competitive concert about bei...
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Theater events: Den Theatre revives Joel Drake Johnson's 'Four Places'May 24, 2019 6:00 am - • Previews begin Friday, May 24, for The Den Theatre's revival of "Four Places," a domestic drama by Joel Drake Johnson, directed by Lia Mortensen. The play centers on t...
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Ramones-inspired nonmusical 'Four Chords and a Gun' a missed opportunityMay 23, 2019 11:00 am - “Four Chords and a Gun” - ★ ★ ½ “Four Chords and a Gun,” the Ramones-inspired play that opened Sunday at Chicago's Broadway Playhouse, is not a musical. That's its probl...
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Theater spotlight: Aurora's new Paramount School of the Arts opensMay 23, 2019 1:00 am - Arts school opens Aurora's newest performing arts complex opens this week. The Paramount School of the Arts, established in cooperation with the Paramount Theatre and lo...
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Check into 'Suite Surrender' at Gallery Theater May 30 to June 9May 22, 2019 11:00 pm - The Gallery Theater in West Chicago presents "Suite Surrender" by Michael McKeever on May 30 to June 9. It's 1942, and two of Hollywood's biggest divas have descended up...
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Kirk Players presents comedies 'A Night of One Acts' to close 53rd seasonMay 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Submitted by Kirk Players Kirk Players announces the final production for their 53rd season, "A Night of One Acts," featuring two one-act plays: "The Actor's Nightmare" ...
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Review: Northlight rallies first-rate cast for comic 'Into the Breeches!'May 22, 2019 11:00 am - “Into the Breeches!” - ★ ★ ★ Shakespeare and proto-feminism joyously combine in Northlight Theatre's regional premiere of “Into the Breeches!” - a delightful 2018 comedy...
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'Noble Discontent' to tell the story of Louisa May Alcott at The Norris May 26May 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Debra Ann Miller, who has presented dramatic portrayals of Mary Todd Lincoln and Jane Austen, returns to the Norris Cultural Arts Center on Sunday, May 26, for a memorab...
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages Jane Austen's 'Emma'May 21, 2019 6:00 am - Austen's matchmaker A well-meaning, young socialist meddles in the romantic lives of her friends and acquaintances in Lifeline Theatre's stage version of Jane Austen's "...
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Village Theatre Guild presents 'Luna Gale'May 21, 2019 1:00 am - The issue of who should decide the safest environment in which to raise a baby will be at the forefront when Glen Ellyn's Village Theatre Guild continues its production ...