Articles filed under Theater
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New tuner, old favorites highlight Marriott Theatre's 2019 main stage seasonSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - A new musical about the life of a songwriter and a revival of a favorite tuner about an orphaned boy's search for a family are among the productions on tap for 2019 at M...
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Theater preview: 'Tootsie' creators, performers update a favorite 1980s comedySep 06, 2018 11:00 pm - “Tootsie,” the new Broadway-bound musical beginning previews Tuesday in Chicago, won't entirely recall the 1982 comedy that inspired it. The fundamental details remain ...
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Theater events: Magician Brett Schneider brings one-man show to The Den TheatreSep 05, 2018 6:00 am - • MadKap Productions begins its 2018 season with "Man of La Mancha," the musical inspired by Miguel de Cervantes' 17th-century novel "Don Quixote," in which the Cervante...
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Acclaimed suburban theater director, teacher dies at 81Sep 05, 2018 1:00 am - John K. Marquette, an acclaimed suburban theater director and longtime teacher in Northwest Suburban High School District 214, is being remembered for living a life full...
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Judson student to put cabaret show Sept. 14Sep 04, 2018 11:00 pm - Judson University student Tiger Khokunthod of Elgin will present his own cabaret show, "I'd Rather Be Me: A Musical Theatre Cabaret," at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14, in the ...
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'Matilda,' 'An American in Paris' part of Drury Lane's 2019-20 seasonSep 04, 2018 11:00 pm - The acclaimed musicals "Matilda" and "An American in Paris" will receive regional premieres at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace as part of its 2019-20 season. Drur...
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Theater spotlight: Lifeline stages re-imagined 'Frankenstein' with a twistSep 04, 2018 8:00 am - A new 'Frankenstein' Lifeline Theatre premieres ensemble member Robert Kauzlaric's adaptation of Mary Shelley's gothic tale "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus....
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'Mary Poppins' flies into Palatine's Cutting HallSep 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Fremont Street Theater Company, known for producing “Broadway in Palatine” large-scale musicals, returns this week with a production of “Mary Poppins” that runs Sept. 7-...
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Theater review: Mesmerizing performances enrich TimeLine Theatre's 'Shayna Maidel'Aug 31, 2018 5:30 pm - “A Shayna Maidel” - ★ ★ ★ During rehearsals for TimeLine Theatre Company's consummately acted revival of the family drama “A Shayna Maidel,” Charles Stransky admitted th...
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12 theater productions worth seeing this fallAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - After a leisurely summer, Chicago-area theater companies come roaring back in September with revivals of well-loved musicals alongside new plays including several local ...