Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Goodman's 'Lottery Day' caps Ike Holter's ambitious Chicago 'Rightlynd Saga'Apr 11, 2019 6:00 am - “Lottery Day” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Lottery Day” delivers a comic and dramatic win - as well as a victory lap - for prolific Chicago playwright Ike Holter. And audiences can enjoy ...
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Theater review: Steel Beam ably revives Stoppard's 'Real Inspector Hound'Apr 10, 2019 11:00 am - “The Real Inspector Hound” - ★ ★ ★ “The one thing that 'The Real Inspector Hound' isn't about, as far as I'm concerned, is theater critics,” said playwright Tom Stoppard...
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'Winston Churchill: The Blitz' comes to ECC Arts Center April 28Apr 10, 2019 1:00 am - Actor Randy Otto's acclaimed portrayal of Sir Winston Churchill will enthrall audiences during "Winston Churchill: The Blitz" at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, at the Elgin Co...
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Plan ahead: Mark your calendars for Arlington Park's May 3 opening dayApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - And they're off! Horse racing fans won't want to miss Opening Day of the 2019 summer racing season starting on Friday, May 3, at Arlington International Racecourse,...
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Best bets this week: Soccer star Abby Wambach speaks in NapervilleApr 08, 2019 6:00 am - Cervantes & Gilliam After many filming mishaps and years of budgetary collapses, director Terry Gilliam's "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" finally makes it to the big sc...
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'Come From Away,' 'The Inheritance' score at Olivier AwardsApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - "The Inheritance", an epic drama about gay lives in New York, and musicals "Come From Away" and "Company" were the big winners at British theater's Olivier...
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Winners of 2019 Olivier Awards for London stage productionsApr 07, 2019 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The winners of the 2019 Olivier Awards, honoring achievement in London theater, opera and dance: New Play: "The Inheritance" New Musical: "Come From Away" ...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 05, 2019 10:00 am - This weekend, Jeff Garlin brings the funny to Zanies Rosemont and classical crossover singer Jackie Evancho sings Broadway tunes and more at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre. ...
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Theater events: Interrobang goes for 'Utility' while Marriott cuts 'Footloose'Apr 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Previews begin Friday, April 5, for Interrobang Theatre Project's Midwest premiere of “Utility” by Emily Schwend. Ensemble member Brynne Barnard plays a woman juggling ...
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'Cruel Intentions' musical shoehorns pop hits into the 1999 teen dramaApr 04, 2019 6:00 pm - “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” - ★ ★ ½ There's a lot of moaning going on with the national touring debut of “Cruel Intentions: The '90s Musical” at Chicago's Broa...