Articles filed under Theater
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'Marrying' a long trip down the aisleDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - "Marrying Terry" is playwright Greg Opelka's first nonmusical play. Unfortunately, the inexperience shows through in the Nightingale Group's sluggish Chicago premiere a...
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Auditions, etc.Dec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - • Bollingbrook's Theatre-on-the-Hill holds auditions for "Escanaba in Love," Jeff Daniels' comedy sequel to "Escanaba in da Moonlight" about people living in Michigan's ...
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"Marrying" a very long engagementDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - "Marrying Terry" is playwright Greg Opelka's first non-musical play. Unfortunately, the inexperience shows through in the Nightingale Group's sluggish Chicago premiere a...
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Lyric Opera offers captivating new theater with 'Doctor Atomic'Dec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The John Adams-Peter Sellars team has created another captivating night in the theater with "Doctor Atomic," which opened Friday night at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Commiss...
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'Mistress' breaks the cycle of no new musicalsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Step into any conversation with a producer or theater owner about American music theater and eventually the topic gets around to the ongoing and catastrophic shortage of...
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Stage homage to Chaplin sparkles -- most of the timeDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - The less Silent Theatre Company says, the better. Take "A Charlie Chaplin Christmas," the ensemble's homage to film's consummate clown. Comprised of Chaplinesque bits m...
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Critic's notebookDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Here is a look at currently running plays recently reviewed by the Daily Herald. "Altar Boyz," Drury Lane Water Tower Place, 175 E. Chestnut St., Chicago. This high-...
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City and suburban event highlightsDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Klezmer nation So what if Hanukkah is over? There's still time to celebrate Jewish culture at the Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts. "Lollapajewza IV" featur...
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Auditions and moreDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - • Ensemble Espanol Center for Spanish Dance and Music has auditions for its national touring company today from 7 to 9:30 p.m. with registration at 6 p.m. at Northeaster...
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'Little Women' energizes the stage at Marriott TheatreDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The spirit and energy of the great American classic, "Little Women" thrives in the musical at The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. While most of the songs ad...