Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: 'Book of Mormon' returns to Chicago for a brief runNov 16, 2018 5:00 am - • Promethean Theatre Ensemble opens its 13th season with "Arcadia," Tom Stoppard's century-spanning play about the pursuit of knowledge, the nature of love and the tensi...
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For a four-seasons treat, check in to Marriott Theatre's 'Holiday Inn'Nov 15, 2018 7:00 am - “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” - ★ ★ ★ Marriott Theatre's regional premiere of “Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn” delivers exactly what audiences expect holiday shows to deliv...
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You're invited to 'Tony n' Tina's Wedding'Nov 14, 2018 10:00 pm - "Tony n' Tina's Wedding," the longest running off-Broadway comedy in history, is coming to the Northwest suburbs The area's premier community theater company, HOTT Produ...
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Theater spotlight: Goodman's traditional, Chicago Shakespeare's hip-hop 'Christmas Carol' returnNov 14, 2018 5:00 am - Goodman's 'Carol' Goodman Theatre ushers in its 41st production of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" with a tree lighting featuring cast members. Larry Yando returns ...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsNov 13, 2018 5:00 am - Capra classic Find out all about director Frank Capra's classic 1946 Christmas film "It's a Wonderful Life" in a new exhibit. "Hometown Holiday: It's a Wonderful Life i...
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Chicago's Oriental Theatre to be renamed for James M. NederlanderNov 13, 2018 12:00 am - Broadway in Chicago announced plans Tuesday to rename Chicago's Oriental Theatre as the James M. Nederlander Theatre. Nederlander, a Detroit native who died in 2016 at ...
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How suburban dance companies keep 'The Nutcracker' freshNov 12, 2018 10:00 pm - How do you keep a beloved holiday tradition familiar, yet fresh? For directors of suburban productions of "The Nutcracker" ballet, among the many challenges is keeping i...
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Des Plaines native hits yellow brick road in Paramount's 'Wizard of Oz'Nov 11, 2018 6:00 am - Elizabeth Stenholt figures she first saw “The Wizard of Oz” before she could talk - and has watched it more than a hundred times since. She found it “magical” and learn...
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Theater preview: Suburban theater vets return to Chicago in 'Miss Saigon' tourNov 10, 2018 6:00 am - Before and after the arrival of the infamous onstage helicopter, suburban theater fans should be able to spot a few locals connected to the new national tour of “Miss Sa...
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Marriott Theatre presents regional premiere of beloved 'Holiday Inn'Nov 10, 2018 6:00 am - Director/choreographer Denis Jones first checked in to “Holiday Inn” about five years ago, during the development stages for the musical adaptation of the 1942 film abou...