Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: 'Domesticated' makes Chicago premiere at SteppenwolfNov 23, 2015 10:00 pm - Scandal Tom Irwin plays a disgraced politician stumbling through a televised apology for his indiscretion and Mary Beth Fisher plays his wife who stands stoically b...
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'Motown the Musical' to Broadway: 'I'll Be There' _ againNov 23, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - We've heard it through the grapevine - "Motown the Musical" is coming back to Broadway. Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and producer Kevin McCollum sa...
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Three Brothers Theatre hosts ' Santa Claus Conquers the Martians'Nov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - For its second year in a row, Three Brothers will present "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." It runs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 27 ...
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Kirk Players to perform 'The Velveteen Rabbit'Nov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - Don't miss Kirk Players' version of "The Velveteen Rabbit," the holiday story written by Scott Davidson and based on Margery Williams children's book. The show opens S...
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'Holmes' role more than elementary for David ArquetteNov 22, 2015 10:00 pm - David Arquette's jaw dropped the first time he walked into the lobby of Chicago's Oriental Theatre and took in its over-the-top Asian decor. In town last month to drum u...
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Sunday picks: Steve Martin, Martin Short present an evening to rememberNov 22, 2015 6:16 am - Forgettable duo? Comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short ("Three Amigos") share the bill with the bluegrass band Steep Canyon Rangers for the sarcastically titled m...
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Meet the 3 new Illusionists to appear on BroadwayNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK - The magic super group "The Illusionists" has reappeared on Broadway this fall and three new acts are among the seven performers. Here's a look at them: JONATH...
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Northwestern grad starring in Chicago's 'Charlie Brown Christmas'Nov 21, 2015 6:00 am - Alex Benjamin has always been a fan of Charles M. Schulz's comic strip characters and recalls that watching the animated Peanuts television specials — particularly the h...
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Weekend picks: Musicians honor jazz great Billy StrayhornNov 21, 2015 5:47 am - Jazz great "Lush Life: The Music of Billy Strayhorn" is the culminating concert of Chicago's Billy Strayhorn Festival honoring the late great jazz songwriter who ha...
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Steve Martin promises a 'forgettable' Sunday evening in RosemontNov 20, 2015 11:30 am - What do you ask someone who's been incredibly famous for the better part of four decades? What question can you pose that he hasn't already answered many, many times bef...