Articles filed under Theater
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Newlyweds tackle playing Yankee icons on BroadwayFeb 03, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — After marrying this summer, Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne skipped the honeymoon to somewhere exotic like Fiji or the Seychelles. They’ve gone nowhere. The tw...
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Broadway show really hopes to rock Super BowlFeb 01, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — On Super Bowl Sunday, there will be a group of people sweating out in the cold in front of millions, doing what they do best. And that group is, of course, th...
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On stage: Chicago native Pat McGann headlines ZaniesJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Local talent Fresh from his appearance last week on “Late Night with David Letterman,” comedian Pat McGann headline Zanies in Rosemont. Since 2007, McGann has been...
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Northlight's rollicking 'Tom Jones' offers many delightsJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Watching Northlight Theatre's fabulous Chicago-area premiere of "Tom Jones" opening weekend, I had a hard time deciding who was having a better time: the audience or the...
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More at stake than custody in engrossing 'Luna Gale'Jan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Between a rock and a hard place. That's where veteran social worker Caroline finds herself in Rebecca Gilman's exceptional "Luna Gale," in its superbly acted, astutely...
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Des Plaines Theatre forced to close againJan 31, 2014 4:30 am - The Des Plaines Theatre has closed its doors after its owner failed to meet a city-imposed deadline to fix building code issues, leaving promoters who scheduled events t...
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Sister act stirs laughs for Fox Valley Rep's 'Nunsense'Jan 30, 2014 4:45 am - Dan Goggin's hit 1985 musical comedy "Nunsense" has rarely seen much love from theater critics. Many of the Catholic puns are groaners, and there's little-to-no dramatic...
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Cut loose with ‘Footloose’ at Saint ViatorJan 29, 2014 12:09 pm - Kick off your Sunday shoes — and get ready to dance. Saint Viator High School presents “Footloose,” and 175 performers in two separate casts will blow your socks off wit...
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Drury Lane's 'Frankenstein' packed full of life, funJan 29, 2014 11:00 am - It's been eons since I first saw the Mel Brooks film "Young Frankenstein," but what remains most memorable are the quirky supporting characters (especially Marty Feldman...
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Holocaust play ‘The Soap Myth’ goes digitalJan 27, 2014 5:54 am - NEW YORK — In the spring of 2012, as the off-Broadway run of the Holocaust play “The Soap Myth” was winding down, its director wasn’t ready to let go. Arnold Mittelman, ...