Articles filed under Theater
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'Candide' gets a new look at GoodmanSep 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Goodman revival Resident director Mary Zimmerman re-imagines Leonard Bernstein's "Candide," inspired by Voltaire's 18th century satire about an optimist whose fai...
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'Drowsy Chaperone' leaps onto Wheaton stageSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - When a quirky, agoraphobe treats the audience to his favorite record, "The Drowsy Chaperone," out of his imagination jumps an entire ensemble of crazy mishaps and misadv...
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Noble Fool's 'Red Herring' reels in the laughsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Audiences who find themselves in a continual state of laughing bliss during Noble Fool Theatricals' "Red Herring" probably won't care about a couple of discernible fault...
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Local auditionsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - • Dancenter North seeks performers to fill specialty roles in its production of "The Magic of the Nutcracker" in Libertyville and Waukegan in December. Boys ages 8-15 an...
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Sondheim to be honored with a Broadway theaterSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Stephen Sondheim is getting a belated birthday gift: His name on a Broadway theater. The 1,055-seat Broadway theater on West 43rd Street is currently named a...
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'Pandemonium' heading our waySep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Luke Cresswell and Steve McNicholas, the original noisemakers behind the internationally successful percussion revue "Stomp," are set bring a new sound-blaring show call...
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Marriott revives 'Chorus Line' in singular styleSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - "Showstopper" refers to a moment in a musical so captivating that it's as if the audience falls under a spell, afraid to breathe lest the magic disappear. It's the momen...
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Constantine Maroulis ready to rock into ChicagoSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Constantine Maroulis was just a kid during the 1980s, the era in which "Rock of Ages" is gloriously set. But the former "American Idol" finalist turned Broadway star is ...
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Fox Valley Theatre Company performs 'Hairspray'Sep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - On the surface, the musical "Hairspray" is a quirky nod to Pre-Beatles America, but the underlying theme shines a spotlight on the racism of the same era. Not that this...
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Actor/producer made Bard accessible to Northwest suburbsSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village resident who worked to make Shakespeare accessible to Northwest suburban residents, has passed away. James Hirsch founded the Elk Grove Center for t...