Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Agency remounts Chicago holiday dramedy “Hellcab”Nov 30, 2018 5:00 am - • The Agency Theater remounts its production of Will Kern's classic Chicago holiday dramedy "Hellcab," about a cabdriver working a long shift on a brutally cold Christma...
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Danai Gurira's warmhearted 'Familiar' debuts at SteppenwolfNov 28, 2018 12:00 pm - “Familiar” - ★ ★ ★ At the core of any immigration tale lies a struggle that goes beyond the ordeal of leaving one's home and beginning life anew in a foreign land. It ...
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Theater spotlight: Second City debuts its 107th main stage revueNov 28, 2018 5:00 am - Second City debut Talk alternative holiday fare, The Second City debuts its 107th main stage revue, whose title has yet to be announced, next week. The cast includes mai...
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One key scene helped cement 'Hamilton' as a Broadway legend. The team that crafted it explains how.Nov 27, 2018 7:25 am - NEW YORK - "Bit by bit, putting it together," goes the song about the act of creation by Lin-Manuel Miranda's idol, Stephen Sondheim. It wasn't until Miranda was a spect...
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St. Francis to stage 'A Christams Carol'Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - More than 75 students in the theater program at Wheaton's St. Francis High School will produce the classic "A Christmas Carol" over the last weekend in November. Showtim...
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A handful of ways to make the most of the holidays with kid-friendly theatrical treatsNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - Sometimes the best things in life are brief - especially during the busy holiday season. That's why Drury Lane Theatre for Young Audiences performs an hour-long, family...
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'Seasonal Bows' offers a fresh, funny take on holidaysNov 26, 2018 10:00 pm - As the holidays approach, there are numerous traditional theatrical shows about the season from which to choose. And then there is "Seasonal Bows" from WT Productions. ...
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Staged reading of full-length play "The Abuelas" coming to Barrington's White HouseNov 25, 2018 12:00 am - Barrington's White House will present a world premiere staged reading of a full-length play "The Abuelas." Stephanie (Weinart) Walker, who attended St. Anne Catholic Sch...
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Steve Martin, Martin Short on friendship and a new tourNov 24, 2018 6:15 am - LOS ANGELES — Steve Martin and Martin Short are back on the road again for their new tour “Now You See Them, Soon You Won't.” The two comedy legends spoke to The Associa...
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Theater events: Flying Elephant revives 'Book of Merman' parodyNov 22, 2018 10:00 pm - • "Christmas Bingo: It's a Ho-Ho-Holy Night," the second installment of Vicki Quade's bingo series, returns Friday, Nov. 23, to the Royal George Theatre, 1641 N. Halsted...