Wednesday, January 29, 2014
In a move that comes after NBC's "Saturday Night Live" reacted to intense pressure to hire more minority performers, Chicago's Second City says it has created a new (and tuition-free) multi-…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Gidion's Knot" at Profiles Theatre Alley Stage ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Gidion's Knot" at Profiles Theatre Alley Stage ★★★ ... In "Gidion's …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:30PM[SHARE]Jeff Garlin, the Chicago comic and improviser who found fame after his stint on the HBO show "Curb Your Enthusiasm," is headed home for a series of intimate gigs at the Zanies comedy club.&n…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Mr. Chickee's Funny Money" by the Chicago Children's Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Mr. Chickee's Funny Money" by the Chicago Children's Theatre ★★…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:04PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Luna Gale" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Luna Gale" at the Goodman Theatre ★★★★ ... A social worker at the c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:00PM[SHARE]The British comedian Eddie Izzard, known for his cross-dressing and also his highly intelligent comic material, is to return to Chicago in June. The Chicago gig is part of Izzard's "Force Ma…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:22AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: 'Tom Jones' at Northlight Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Tom Jones' at Northlight Theatre ★★½ ... "A good countenance is a letter of recommendati…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Young Frankenstein" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Young Frankenstein" at Drury Lane Theatre ★★½ ... So you ha…
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Walking into the Chicago Cultural Center for a warmhearted retirement celebration last week, I was pulled up short at the double revolving door by a set of stickers. The ones with the menaci…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:08PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Cabaret" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Cabaret" at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire ★★★ ... One of th…
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THEATER REVIEW: "42nd Street" at the Paramount Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "42nd Street" at the Paramount Theatre ★★★ ... One of the great pleasures of t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:04PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Luck of the Irish" at Next Theatre in Evanston ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Luck of the Irish" at Next Theatre in Evanston ★★½ ... Had Lorraine Hansbe…
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Chicago's Uptown neighborhood is to get a new cabaret-style theater. Dubbed The Uptown Underground, the new venue, located at 4707 N. Broadway, will be dedicated to burlesque, vaudeville, cl…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Rasheeda Speaking" by the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Rasheeda Speaking" by the Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★ ... Staged at the R…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:40PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Seven Guitars" at Court Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Seven Guitars" at Court Theatre ★★★½ ... August Wilson's plays first arrived…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:49AM[SHARE]In his occasionally salacious but richly layered biography of Johnny Carson, Henry Bushkin (Carson's longtime lawyer, compadre and acolyte) describes a party in 1979, at the home of Gina and…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Hedda Gabler" at Writers Theatre ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Hedda Gabler" at Writers Theatre ★★★★ ... Kimberly Senior's self-awar…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Phantom of the Opera" at the Cadillac Palace Theatre ★★ύ…
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Last week in New York, a group of very angry actors expressed their feelings to their union, Actors' Equity, about the collapse of salaries for the performers who tour with Broadway shows to…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:13PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Sweet Smell of Success" by Kokandy Productions at Theater Wit ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Sweet Smell of Success" by Kokandy Productions at Theater Wit ★&#…
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Seth Meyers, the former Chicago actor turned star of "Saturday Night Live," was in Chicago on Monday to promote his new gig: host of "Late Night" on NBC. Meyers will take over from Jimmy Fal…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:49PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Solstice" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Solstice" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★ ... The Zinnie Harris play Solstice, which had its first …
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THEATER REVIEW: "End of the Rainbow" at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre
THEATER REVIEW: "End of the Rainbow" at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre ... So was it worth driving to Milwaukee, the freeway…
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BROADWAY REVIEW: Early in "Beautiful," the new Carole King musical, the title character is trying to sell the song "It Might as Well Rain Until September" by banging it out on the piano. "Th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:07PM[SHARE]NEW YORK — At age 67, British producer Cameron Mackintosh — or Sir Cameron, as he is known in the United Kingdom — has been the most famous theatrical producer in the world…
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Reviewers can't logically say poor film exposes flaws in stage script
Curiously, the major reviews for "August: Osage County," the John Wells movie, have been turning into a referendum &mda…
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The touring version of the Broadway musical "Cinderella" is to be a holiday attraction in Chicago next Christmas, playing the Cadillac Palace Theatre, 151 W. Randolph St., from Dec. 16 t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:07AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Ghost" at the Oriental Theatre ★
THEATER REVIEW: "Ghost" at the Oriental Theatre ★ "Ghost The Musical," does not anyhow work. And it has no charm whatsoever. T…
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Jessie Mueller is Carol King in 'Beautiful' on Broadway
"Things like that freak me out," says Jessie Muelle at Bond 45, a Midtown eatery where Broadway stars like to be seen. Except that M…
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The first full production of "Lost Lake," a new play by the Broadway scribe David Auburn ("Proof") is to take place in downstate Urbana in February, the University of Illinois' Department of…
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