Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: Drury Lane veteran tackles rocker Hedwig in Theo Ubique revivalJun 11, 2019 6:00 am - Hedwig returns Drury Lane Theatre veteran Will Lidke ("Little Shop of Horrors," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown") stars as the titular character in Theo Ubique Cabaret...
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Ali Stroker makes Tony history as the first wheelchair user to win an acting awardJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - On Sunday evening, Ali Stroker called her Tony nomination "a dream come true." A few hours later, she won, and in doing so, the "Oklahoma!" performer made history as the...
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Editorial: Tony wins for Chicago debuts a glorious reminder of local theaterJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Watching the Tony Awards Sunday night might have made theater lovers outside of New York a little envious - and even tempted a few to book a getaway to catch "Hadestown"...
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Algonquin Area Public Libraryoffers 'Hamilton: The Exhibition' bus trip July 10Jun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Area Public Library is offering a bus trip to "Hamilton: The Exhibition" in Chicago on Wednesday, July 10. The exhibition is designed to take visitors dee...
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Tony Awards host James Corden hopes audience will find 'joy'Jun 09, 2019 7:30 am - NEW YORK - TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, on CBS, not planning anything too political and not worri...
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Theater events: BoHo stages Jez Butterworth thriller 'The River'Jun 07, 2019 6:00 am - • Kate returns from New York City to her childhood home in Texas with her African-American wife to the chagrin of her mother, Ellie, who prefers Kate marry her childhood...
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Steel Beam putting women's stories front and centerJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre will examine the lives of women during its 2019-20 season, which opens Sept. 6 with the musical theater revue "Broadway Gender Benders." The original ...
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Editorial: Efforts to boost 3 old theaters important to suburban downtown healthJun 06, 2019 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, the Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines and the Catlow Theater in Barrington - three stately, downtown theater buildings that have been...
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Steppenwolf's well-intentioned 'Ms. Blakk for President' falls short of a winJun 06, 2019 6:00 am - “Ms. Blakk for President” - ★ ★ Shortly after the dancing, lip-syncing and nightclub-inspired revelry preceding Steppenwolf Theatre's impassioned “Ms. Blakk for Presiden...
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Spotlight: Angela Ingersoll channels Judy Garland in Marriott cabaret performanceJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - Get happy Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Angela Ingersoll, an Emmy Award nominee for her 2018 PBS special, brings her tribute to Hollywood legend Judy Garland to the...