Articles filed under Theater
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Winning revival: Aurora’s Paramount delivers four-star ‘Spelling Bee’Mar 21, 2025 4:50 pm - On winter’s last raw and rainy night, Aurora’s Paramount Theatre delivered a breath of spring with its delightful revival of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a charming tuner about middle-school students vying for a chance to compete at The National Spelling Bee.
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Committed to her craft: West Dundee actress at home on city, suburban stagesMar 19, 2025 3:13 pm - Andrea Uppling is one dedicated actor. For proof, there’s the lengthy commute from her West Dundee home to Chicago’s Windy City Playhouse, where she stars in Invictus Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale.”
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Spotlight: Kinks musical ‘Sunny Afternoon’ gets North American premiere at Chicago ShakesMar 18, 2025 2:12 pm - Chicago-area theater premieres this week include the North American production of the new Kinks musical “Sunny Afternoon,” the play “No Such Thing” about women in middle age, and a comedy/horror tale inspired by slasher films’ famed final girls.
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Dancing through life: Schaumburg couple who performed around the world now teach in their adopted homeMar 18, 2025 8:23 am - Dancers turned arts administrators and educators Victor Alexander and his wife, Maray Gutierrez, are among the Ruth Page Center artists and teachers responsible for the Center Stage at Ruth Page performances Friday and Saturday, March 21-22.
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Things to do March 21-27: Jay Pharoah, Lake County RV Outlet Show, DuPage Comic Con and moreMar 17, 2025 9:16 am - Mark your calendar for Jay Pharoah, the Lake County RV Outlet Show, Center Stage at Ruth Page, the DuPage Comic Con, the Lyric Opera’s production of “La Boheme,” comedian Tom Green and more happening this week.
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Where you can catch a St. Patrick’s Day parade this weekendMar 13, 2025 8:23 am - With St. Patrick’s Day on Monday, March 17, it’s time to celebrate all things Irish, which you can do at suburban parades and events this weekend.
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Finding a ‘Safe Landing’: Playwright shares his ‘path to healing’ in play on mental healthMar 12, 2025 6:44 pm - After struggling with major anxiety and depression for several years, Tim Kough hopes to inspire other to find professional help with his semi-autobiographical play “Safe Landing: How the Owls Saved Me.”
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Steppenwolf veterans reunite for 50th season of classics, new worksMar 12, 2025 5:48 pm - Steppenwolf Theatre Company celebrates five decades of gutsy, ambitious productions and its distinctively visceral style of acting with a 50th anniversary season composed of classics as well as new and new-to-Chicago works.
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Metropolis Performing Arts Centre names new artistic directorMar 11, 2025 3:51 pm - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre names Chicago-area theater veteran Johanna McKenzie Miller as its new artistic director.
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Spotlight: New kids’ shows open this weekMar 11, 2025 1:01 pm - Chicago Children’s Theatre and Lifeline Theatre premiere new kids’ shows; Trap Door reprises “Mother Courage and her Children”; and Stage Left comically examines Streeterville namesake George Streeter this week in Chicago theater.