Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Things to do Feb. 10-16: Chicago Auto Show, Long Grove Cocoa Crawl, Norge Winter Ski Jump & moreFeb 13, 2023 5:10 am - Ongoing "Big Fish": 1 and 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 5 p.m. Sundays, with select 1 p.m. Thursday shows, thr...
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Drury Lane's 'A Chorus Line' a singular sensation indeedFeb 16, 2023 6:04 pm - “A Chorus Line” - ★ ★ ★ ★ If you passed by Drury Lane Theatre during last week's opening of “A Chorus Line” and didn't know better, you might have mistaken periodic roar...
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Marriott's 'Big Fish' a moving testament to a life well-livedFeb 16, 2023 6:04 pm - “Big Fish” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Be the hero of your story, if you can. Edward Bloom, the endearing fabulist around whom the musical “Big Fish” centers, offers that advice to his ...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre's 'Into the Woods' is a different spin on the Brothers GrimmFeb 05, 2023 4:23 pm - Happily ever after? The Baker, his Wife, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack are among the Brothers Grimm characters hoping to make their dreams come true in "In...
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Late artistic director's spirit animates First Folio's 'And Neither Have I Wings to Fly'Feb 09, 2023 7:49 am - “And Neither Have I Wings to Fly” - ★ ★ ★ ½ From story to staging, the spirit of the late Alison C. Vesely animates First Folio Theatre's “And Neither Have I Wings to Fl...
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End of an era: Oak Brook's First Folio Theatre bids farewellFeb 05, 2023 4:23 pm - When First Folio Theatre executive director David Rice announced the closing of the company he and his late wife, Alison C. Vesely, founded 26 years ago, he said he hope...
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Spotlight: Marriott launches season with 'Big Fish' and BTE concludes its season with 'Andy Warhol's Tomato'Jan 31, 2023 5:11 am - A tall tale Marriott Theatre launches its season with a revival of "Big Fish," the musical by John August and Andrew Lippa adapted from Daniel Wallace's novel and Tim Bu...
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Goodman's 'the ripple, the wave that carried me home' a poignant tale of rebellion, reconciliationFeb 02, 2023 9:58 am - “the ripple, the wave that carried me home” - ★ ★ ★ In her lyrical new play “the ripple, the wave that carried me home,” Christina Anderson examines a civil rights strug...
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Aurora's Paramount Theatre to stage 'Little Shop of Horrors,' 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'Jan 26, 2023 5:20 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Monday announced the lineups for its 2023-24 Broadway Series, which takes place on the main stage, and the Bold Series, staged across the ...
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Spotlight: Pop artist Andy Warhol inspires two-hander at Northlight TheatreJan 23, 2023 5:20 am - The artist & the activist After reinventing himself as a portrait painter of celebrities, pop art icon Andy Warhol traveled to Iran in 1976 to photograph the Sha...