Articles filed under Theater
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Jacobs to present 'Urinetown: the Musical'Feb 26, 2014 5:01 am - Don't let the title fool you; "Urinetown: the Musical," which opens this weekend at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, is not a show about toilet humor. "Urinetown" is the...
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Goodman Theatre tackles Trayvon Martin killingFeb 25, 2014 10:00 pm - CHICAGO - The Goodman Theatre is the latest company to join a national push to stage a night of short plays about the killing of Trayvon Martin. The Goodman will present...
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Theater events: John O'Hurley comes to 'Chicago'Feb 21, 2014 4:45 am - Theater events: John O'Hurley comes to 'Chicago'
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Gentrification gets a going over in Goodman's 'Buzzer'Feb 21, 2014 4:45 am - In a play called "Buzzer," it's ironic that the intercom system doesn't actually work. Yet the broken buzzer in Tracey Scott Wilson's 2012 drama is a deliberate plot de...
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Vanessa Williams eyes Broadway's 'After Midnight'Feb 20, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Vanessa Williams wants to stay up after midnight. The actress, singer and former Miss America watched the matinee performance of "After Midnight" on Wednesday...
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Steppenwolf's 'Russian Transport' a solid piece of theaterFeb 20, 2014 4:30 am - Steppenwolf fans are used to tense dramas that explode with violence or equally turbulent performances that sometimes crash and burn over a flawed script. What they're n...
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Jim Belushi helps reopen renovated COD venue with improv show, benefitFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - MAC Madness 2014 will feature Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy during a fundraising event to celebrate the programs of the newly renovated McAninch Arts Cente...
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Northlight announces partial seasonFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Northlight Theatre Wednesday announced the first four shows of its 40th anniversary season, which opens with the Midwest premiere of Amanda Peet's "The Commons of Pensac...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut this yearFeb 17, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Maggie Gyllenhaal will make her Broadway debut this fall opposite Ewan McGregor in "The Real Thing." Roundabout Theatre Company said Tuesday that Gyllenhaal a...
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'Ain't Misbehavin'' heats up winter nightsFeb 16, 2014 4:00 am - Stepping from Chicago's icy streets into the cozy confines of Stage 773 on a recent frigid Friday, I found myself in the middle of a party. For that's exactly what Porch...