Articles filed under Theater
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Vanessa Williams eyes Broadway's 'After Midnight'Feb 20, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK - Vanessa Williams wants to stay up after midnight. The actress, singer and former Miss America watched the matinee performance of "After Midnight" on Wednesday...
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Steppenwolf's 'Russian Transport' a solid piece of theaterFeb 20, 2014 4:30 am - Steppenwolf fans are used to tense dramas that explode with violence or equally turbulent performances that sometimes crash and burn over a flawed script. What they're n...
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Jim Belushi helps reopen renovated COD venue with improv show, benefitFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - MAC Madness 2014 will feature Jim Belushi and the Chicago Board of Comedy during a fundraising event to celebrate the programs of the newly renovated McAninch Arts Cente...
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Northlight announces partial seasonFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - Northlight Theatre Wednesday announced the first four shows of its 40th anniversary season, which opens with the Midwest premiere of Amanda Peet's "The Commons of Pensac...
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Maggie Gyllenhaal to make Broadway debut this yearFeb 17, 2014 5:01 am - NEW YORK - Maggie Gyllenhaal will make her Broadway debut this fall opposite Ewan McGregor in "The Real Thing." Roundabout Theatre Company said Tuesday that Gyllenhaal a...
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'Ain't Misbehavin'' heats up winter nightsFeb 16, 2014 4:00 am - Stepping from Chicago's icy streets into the cozy confines of Stage 773 on a recent frigid Friday, I found myself in the middle of a party. For that's exactly what Porch...
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Stevenson's Madrigal DinnerFeb 16, 2014 12:01 am - Stevenson's Madrigal Singers will host their annual Madrigal Dinner on Sunday, March 16, at noon and 6 p.m. at The Arboretum Club in Buffalo Grove. This year's show is t...
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Lily Rabe returning to Central Park this summerFeb 15, 2014 4:01 am - NEW YORK - Lily Rabe, John Lithgow and Hamish Linklater are all returning to Central Park's Delacorte Theatre this summer for another round of Shakespeare in the Park. ...
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Theater eventsFeb 14, 2014 4:00 pm - • Lifeline Theatre's season continues with the world premiere of ensemble member Christopher M. Walsh's adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities." Set agains...
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Elmhurst native plays put-upon worker in 'Assistance'Feb 14, 2014 4:45 am - Elmhurst native John Taflan prepared for his role in LiveWire Chicago Theatre's latest production, "Assistance," in an unusual way. He watched TV. "I watched a lot of 'C...