Articles filed under Theater
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Metropolis director hired Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell before they were famousSep 22, 2015 5:30 am - Years ago, Joe Keefe produced a Las Vegas comedy show called “The No Budget Circus” and hired two not-yet-famous Second City comedians to co-star in it, Stephen Colbert ...
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Paramount's rousing 'Oklahoma!' more than OK despite scenic misstepSep 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Paramount Theatre's new production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's “Oklahoma!” should have been a victory lap for the Aurora-based theater that defied the odds by launc...
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George Wendt earns title in Northlight's 'Funnyman'Sep 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Sight gags get laughs. Playwright Bruce Graham knows it and uses one to great effect in his solid new dramedy “Funnyman,” which premiered to a chorus of belly laughs fr...
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Chicago Shakespeare conjures imaginative, enchanting 'Tempest'Sep 18, 2015 1:45 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater made magic at Thursday's opening of "The Tempest." Literally. Sleight-of-hand as well as larger illusions dominate this beguiling reinventio...
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Theater events: First Folio remounts 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe'Sep 18, 2015 6:00 am - Tribute to Poe First Folio Theatre revives its original work "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," adapted by David Rice from Poe's poems and stories inc...
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From Oktoberfest to 'Oklahoma': 5 things to do this weekendSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Experimental theater or a tried-and-true classic? Beer and brats or a bit of the blues? On this last official weekend of summer, you have plenty of options in the suburb...
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BoHo Theatre delivers sensitive, well-cast 'Dogfight'Sep 16, 2015 12:15 pm - If you are a fan of Chicago-area theater who doesn't yet know the names of singer/actors Emily Goldberg and Garrett Lutz, you should. And if their candid performances in...
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Elgin Fringe Fest expands for its second yearSep 14, 2015 11:00 pm - More than 100 performances are on tap for the Elgin Fringe Festival, which returns for its second year from Thursday, Sept. 17, to Sunday, Sept. 20. Yet in the push to l...
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Chicago's Second City reopens ThursdaySep 14, 2015 1:00 am - The Second City will resume performances Thursday with an 8 p.m. show that will include in the audience Chicago firefighters who helped battle a blaze in the theater...
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Sunday picks: Melissa Gilbert keynote speaker at women's expoSep 13, 2015 6:30 am - Celebrity speakers Actors Melissa Gilbert, Jasmine Guy and more are featured speakers at the Chicago Ultimate Women's Expo at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Cent...