Articles filed under Theater
-
Classics highlight fall theater scheduleSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Talk about art all you like. The business of theater demands companies put bodies in the seats. And nothing draws a crowd like a classic play, unless it's a roll...
-
TimeLine delivers striking revival of 'Paradise Lost'Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - TimeLine Theatre's heartfelt, pristinely acted revival of Clifford Odets' "Paradise Lost" comes at an opportune time. Written more than 70 years ago, Odets' ...
-
Jeff nominees out for '06-'07Sep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't a question of Marriott Theatre receiving multiple nods when the Joseph Jefferson Awards Committee announced its nominees for 2006-2007 equity productions Thurs...
-
3 directors face challenges with start of new seasonSep 06, 2007 11:00 pm - For Marc Robin, Gary Griffin and Sean Graney, three award-winning directors at the helm of some of this season's most anticipated productions, the fall brings some uniqu...
-
Check this out! Our writers pick the best for the weekend.Sep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The International Microcinema Film Festival, tonight through Sunday at Cutting Hall for the Performing Arts, 150 E. Wood St., Palatine. Admission $5 with an all-fest pac...
-
Strange brew: Cubs winAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - How about this for one bizarro night at the onset of the stretch drive? This has nothing to do with most of the 40,884 at Wrigley Field singing their own a capella versi...
-
Steppenwolf taking play to BroadwayAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, it really wasn't a question of if, but of when Steppenwolf Theatre's "August: Osage County" would transfer to Broadway. The answer: Oct. 30, when previews b...
-
'Sparrow' flies high at HouseAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Sparrow" still soars. The House Theatre of Chicago's hit show about a small-town girl with special powers and a wounded spirit, sold out its initial January run a...
-
Wheaton officials praise Grand Theater's renovation plansAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Wheaton city officials fulfilled a promise to openly support the renovation of the Wheaton Grand Theater Monday night. As expected, the city council unanimously passed a...
-
Sequel bops to the topAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - On a weekend that saw new films from Nicole Kidman and Judd Apatow, three singing teens named Troy, Gabriella and Sharpay were the real stars -- and you didn't even have...