Articles filed under Theater
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Impassioned performances animate Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Sweat' at Goodman TheatreMar 20, 2019 12:00 pm - “Sweat” - ★ ★ ★ “Do you know what it's like to get up and have no place to go?” That query from a factory worker facing the loss of the only job she's ever had reveals a...
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Theater spotlight: New Colony debuts 'twisted comedy' 'Small World'Mar 19, 2019 6:00 am - Pardo homecoming Comedian Jimmy Pardo, a "Conan" regular and host of "The Pardo Patrol" web series on teamcoco.com, headlines Zanies Rosemont. Conan O'Brien's onetime wa...
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Plan ahead: The Lettermen, 'Double Dare Live!' coming to suburbsMar 19, 2019 6:00 am - Harmonious guys Come see harmonizing singers Tony Butala, Donovan Tea and Bobby Poynton as The Lettermen in concert on Saturday, April 6, at the Metropolis Performing Ar...
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'Producers' fans donated $51,000 to 'Aurora Strong' campaignMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - Patrons who saw "The Producers" at the Paramount Theater in February and March donated more than $51,000 to the "Aurora Strong" campaign for the families of the victims ...
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Hey! Ho! Let's go! Ramones-inspired show to play ChicagoMar 19, 2019 1:00 am - First things first: "Four Chords and a Gun," a theatrical hybrid inspired by seminal punk band The Ramones, is not a musical. Broadway in Chicago made that clear Tuesda...
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Theater events: BoHo revives Steve Martin & Edie Brickell's 'Bright Star'Mar 15, 2019 6:00 am - • Previews continue through Friday, March 15, for redtwist theatre's "Herland" by University of Chicago graduate Grace McLeod and produced in conjunction with the Nation...
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Theater spotlight: Peanuts gang at Drury Lane, 'In To America' at the Metropolis & moreMar 15, 2019 6:00 am - Peanuts on stage Happiness is ... Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences' revival of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown," the musical inspired by Charles M. Schulz's belo...
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'Ya Got Trouble' _ Hugh Jackman heading back to BroadwayMar 13, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Hugh Jackman is coming back to Broadway as a classic roguish traveling salesman. Producer Scott Rudin said Wednesday the two-time Tony-winner will star i...
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Tech and friendship at heart of Broadway's 'Be More Chill'Mar 13, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Iconis seems to have all the normal influences expected from a young musical theater composer. The "Be More Chill" songsmith cites Stephen Sondheim, ...
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Collaboration improves Fox River Arts RambleMar 12, 2019 11:00 pm - Business leaders, politicians and coaches could learn a thing or two about collaboration from organizers of the Fox River Arts Ramble. It showcases the mantra that two o...