Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: Theatre Y examines social isolation online with 'My Body's Image, Delayed'Apr 22, 2020 6:00 am - Theatre Y retrospective Theatre Y celebrates András Visky, the Hungarian-Romanian poet/playwright who inspired the company's creation, with a retrospective of his works ...
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Editorial: Brian Dennehy's death reminds us of the power of theater - and how much we miss itApr 19, 2020 11:00 pm - News of Brian Dennehy's death last week sent waves of sadness through the Chicago theater community. This acclaimed actor was known nationally for films as diverse as "T...
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Spotlight: Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new YouTube channelApr 17, 2020 6:00 am - A mouse prepares Academy Award-nominee and A Red Orchid Theatre ensemble member Michael Shannon helps launch Chicago Children's Theatre's new virtual learning YouTube ch...
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Brian Dennehy remembered as 'towering presence' in Chicago theaterApr 16, 2020 1:00 am - Actor Brian Dennehy was as close to a Chicago native as you could get without having been born here. A major force in Chicago theater for more than three decades, the ac...
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Brian Dennehy, Tony-winning stage, screen actor, dies at 81Apr 16, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Brian Dennehy, the burly actor who started in films as a macho heavy and later in his career won plaudits for his stage work in plays by William Shakespeare, ...
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BAM Theatre's 'Broadway Spotlight' features Natalie Weiss April 20Apr 13, 2020 11:00 pm - Now that you have a little more time on your hands, BAM Theatre has some ways you can fill it! "BAM @ a Distance" will be featuring BAM staff and special guest artists ...
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Theater streaming online this week: 'School Girls,' Shakespeare sonnets and McNally audio playsApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Goodman show goes on Goodman Theatre's Chicago-area premiere of "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play" will go on. Jocelyn Bioh's comedy about the queen bee at ...
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Black Button Eyes premieres COVID-19-inspired online take on Poe's 'Masque'Apr 08, 2020 11:00 pm - To say righteous indignation inspired Black Button Eyes' timely, digital re-imagining of Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale “The Masque of the Red Death” is a misnomer. It wa...
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Spotlight: Chicago-area theaters stream shows onlineApr 03, 2020 6:00 am - Theater-aid Like many small businesses, suburban and city theaters that suspended productions and canceled their seasons in response to the COVID-19 pandemic face an unc...
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Improv Playhouse promises to continue classes, showsApr 02, 2020 11:00 pm - March 1 represented the 20th anniversary of Improv Playhouse Theater and Training Center in Libertyville. In early 2000, when it opened its doors, founder and Executive...