Articles filed under Theater
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A real welcome home for onetime L.A. actorSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Things really seem to be coming together for Steppenwolf ensemble member Francis Guinan. He stars in the current Steppenwolf show, "Kafka on the Shore." And before that ...
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'The People's Temple' explores Jonestown tragedySep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The expression "Drinking the Kool-Aid" is usually delivered with a sneer to describe people who unquestioningly follow orders or commands from incompetent or misguided l...
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What's new in theaterSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - 'Forbidden' hits An all-suburban cast of musical theater pros stars in Steel Beam Theatre's season opener "Forbidden Broadway (Greatest Hits)," a version of the popular ...
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'Heroes and Villians' not quite a super taleSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - At first glance, Daniel Janoff's play "Heroes and Villains" recalls TV's "Northern Exposure," that whimsical ode to tolerance centered on the culture clash that results ...
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'M*A*S*H' star blessed to be playing a clergyman - againSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - William Christopher, best known for playing the role of Father Mulcahy for 11 seasons on the popular 1970s-80s television series "M*A*S*H," will again take on the role o...
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'Threepenny' matches tenor of the times, but needs a little more pitchSep 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Hypocrites couldn't have made a more appropriate choice for their first musical than "The Threepenny Opera." Inspired by John Gay's 18th-century satire, "The Beggar'...
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'Church lady' memories fuel musical comedySep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Suzann Nelson, who teamed with Janet Letnes Martin on the series of humorous books that led to the comic musical "Church Basement Ladies" (opening Sept. 11 at the North ...
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Writers' Theatre masterfully imagines night before Nixon's resignationSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Writers' Theatre may well have ruined "Nixon's Nixon" for any other Chicago area company, in the sense that another ensemble might have a tough time rising to the standa...
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Noble Fool's 'Enchanted Evening' to feature musical classicsSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - The music of Richard Rodgers and lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein comprise the score to "Some Enchanted Evening," a showcase of the duo's more memorable songs including "Shal...
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Shattered Globe's 'Menagerie' opens Sept. 4Aug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Shattered Globe's 'Menagerie' Shattered Globe Theatre artistic director Kevin Hagan stages Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" in the dreamy, highly theatrical sty...