Articles filed under Theater
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'Avenue Q' echoes a familiar addressMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I arrived at "Avenue Q" a skeptic and left a convert. The wildly successful puppet musical, conceived by composer/lyricists Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, had gimmick writt...
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Griffin gives teen angst the cool treatmentMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - "I am so not cool." A lanky teenager utters the altogether subjective (and universally shared) self-condemnation at the beginning of Griffin Theatre's humorous and hear...
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Actress tunes into 'Musical'May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Singer/actress Katie Siri has performed in a lot of musicals in her career and most of them are parodied in the hit off-Broadway musical, "The Musical of Musicals: The M...
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Theater newsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Kids Company Theatre for Children opened its musical version of "Alice in Wonderland" this week at the Beverly Arts Center, 2407 W. 111th St., Chicago. The o...
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'Wicked' headed over rainbowMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Chicago company of "Wicked" -- a production that defied expectations to become the top-grossing and longest-running musical in Chicago history -- concludes its run a...
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Theater newsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Before the music died Drury Lane Theatre Oak Brook examines the life of one of rock 'n' roll's seminal figures in "Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story," about the singer/songwr...
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'Zorro' making its markMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The hint of camp that hangs over Lifeline Theatre's "The Mark of Zorro" puts a smile on your face without putting you off. Were it played any broader or directed with a ...
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Right spin on ' Not a Game for Boys'May 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In "Not a Game for Boys," Simon Block's darkly funny, deeply perceptive 1995 comedy about identity and obsession set in the cut-throat world of amateur table tennis, the...
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'Flowering' magicalMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Opera Theater's "A Flowering Tree" elegantly conjures up all sorts of storytelling magic for an ancient tale of love and redemption. This Midwest premiere is not...
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'Macbeth' actor got theater bug locallyMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine native Nick Mikula, who stars as Malcolm in the production of "Macbeth" at the Atheneum in Chicago, got the theater bug as a freshman at William Fremd High Scho...