Articles filed under Theater
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Presenting the few, the proud, the HelbigsDec 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Uh oh. Here they are again. The Helbigs. The 11th Annual Helbigs. This annual award given to local theaters and performers. Whether they want them or not. Remember, many...
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'Good' enough for off-BroadwayDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - By all accounts, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's "Good Boys and True" is already a hit. A new production -- not the solid, respectable world premiere that opened Friday at Step...
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'The Mistress Cycle' raises feminist hacklesDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Let me get this straight: Getting involved with a married man is a good thing? That's what "The Mistress Cycle" suggests during its final moments when five very talented...
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Marvel Comics writer returns to theater with 'Good Boys' premiereDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Robert Aguirre-Sacasa is best known for his work with Marvel Comics; he just completed a series on "Spider-Man" and is currently finishing up the story for a series in "...
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Worth the tripDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Hello 'Goodbye Girl' Director Gary Griffin returns to Oak Brook Terrace to direct "The Goodbye Girl," the musical version of Neil Simon's Academy Award-winning 1977 film...
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Compelling 'Three Hotels' gets powerful revivalDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - It never fails. Sure as snow in January, each December a show sneaks in under the wire to snag a spot on my list of the year's top theater productions. (For the complete...
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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...