Articles filed under Theater
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Local actors embrace 'amazing' message of Tony-winning 'Come From Away'Jul 27, 2019 7:00 am - Chicago actors James Earl Jones II and Harter Clingman were never cast in the same show in the many years they've worked in the local theater scene. That changed with th...
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Theater: Stand-up comics inspire Agency Theater production, Windy City Playhouse extends 'Southern Gothic'Jul 26, 2019 6:00 am - • The Chicago theater summer residencies at Millennium Park, 201 E. Randolph St., Chicago, continue on Friday and Saturday, July 26-27, with excerpts from Chicago Dance ...
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'Baby Shark Live!' adds new Rosemont shows; Johnny Mathis to return in 2020Jul 26, 2019 1:00 am - Due to audience demand, the national tour of "Baby Shark Live!" returns to the Rosemont Theatre for two encore performances at 1 and 5 p.m. Sunday, May 3. The show had a...
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BrightSide brings professional theater to downtown NapervilleJul 25, 2019 11:00 pm - BrightSide Theatre is the only professional theater company in Naperville to perform in the heart of the city's downtown, offering four main stage productions and a subs...
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Black Box Theatre opens auditions for 'Spring Awakening' Aug. 5-6Jul 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will hold auditions for its production of "Spring Awakening" with book and lyrics by Steven Slater and music by Duncan Sh...
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Teatro ZinZanni's 'Love, Chaos & Dinner' a gastro-theatrical treatJul 25, 2019 10:00 am - Teatro ZinZanni: “Love Chaos & Dinner” - ★ ★ ★ Imagine a show that pairs the music of Jimi Hendrix, Jerome Kern and Giacomo Puccini with circus artists and vaudeville-st...
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Elgin theater companies to hold auditions for abridged 'Hamlet'Jul 23, 2019 11:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company and the Fremont Street Theater Company will hold auditions for their coproduction of "Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Abridged." This classic Shakesp...
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Theater spotlight: Mystery-thriller opens Babes With Blades' new seasonJul 23, 2019 6:00 am - 'Selfie shtick' Social media inspires Laugh Out Loud Theater's sketch comedy show "Selfie Shtick" in which cast members navigate Instagram, Tinder and other apps Fridays...
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Looking for love? 'The Bachelor Live on Stage' comes to ChicagoJul 23, 2019 1:00 am - Good news for fans of "The Bachelor" - ABC's reality romance series comes to Chicago next year as part of a national tour hosted by former "Bachelor" Ben Higgins of Indi...
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Theater events: Goodman extends 'Music Man,' Oil Lamp stages 'A Kind of Love Story'Jul 19, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances continue through Aug. 4 for Theater Oobleck's remount of "It is Magic," Mickle Maher's mashup of "Macbeth" and "The Three Little Pigs," an examination of ...