Thursday, June 6, 2013
Ever since the first national TV broadcast in 1967 of the Tony Awards, then its 21st year, a delicate dance has been tapped out between the handing out of trophies for artistic theatrical wo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:41PM[SHARE]It's signed, sealed and soon to be delivered: "Motown the Musical" is to kick off its first national tour in Chicago next spring, with a 12-week engagement at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Ran…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by BoHo Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' by BoHo Theatre ★★½ ... The tragic drama of Luis Albe…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:05PM[SHARE]Monday, June 3, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Second City Guide to the Opera' at the Lyric ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Second City Guide to the Opera' at the Lyric ★★★ ... No Second…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:19PM[SHARE]The Circle Theatre production of " When the Rain Stops Falling, " a prismatic drama by Andrew Bovell set in Australia, and " Smokey Joe's Cafe, " a rocking musical revue of the songs of Jerr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:18PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 2, 2013
The Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company's experimental production of "The Glass Menagerie" is one of the great Chicago storefront re-interpretations of a classic, really just as unstinting, innovat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:25PM[SHARE]Friday, May 31, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Liar' at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe ★★★
An extraterrestrial visitor to the theater of Chicagoland this year might well conclude that the good people …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:37PM[SHARE]If you were to inventory the cultural assets of Evanston, you'd start with Northwestern University and then, very quickly, would get to the Piven Theatre Workshop. There is the famous, and f…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:18AM[SHARE]Thursday, May 30, 2013
Increased self-expression, sensuality bring more contemporary feel to this summer's show
So here's an indication of how far China has come: The last motorcycle rider in the Globe of Death i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:14AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 29, 2013
The Northlight Theatre's production of Bruce Graham's "Stella & Lou" is headed to the Galway Arts Festival in Ireland this summer, Northlight said on Wednesday. But Rhea Perlman, who i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:04PM[SHARE]Monday, May 27, 2013
Theater review: 'Homecoming 1972' at Chicago Dramatists ★ ★ ½
"Homecoming 1972," premiering at Chicago Dramatists looks at the problems of returning from Vietnam, albeit thro…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Saturday, May 25, 2013
Back in 1999—a gut-wrenching 14 years ago—a theater just north of Wrigley Field was filled on weekend nights with the nervous laughter of people on dates. Entitled "Pick-Ups and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Back in 1999 — a gut-wrenching 14 years ago — a theater just north of Wrigley Field was filled on weekend nights with the nervous laughter of people on dates. "Pick-Ups and Hiccu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, May 24, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Reverb' at Redtwist Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'Reverb' at Redtwist Theatre ★★★½ ... Jonathan Berry's blistering production of "…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:25PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Here are 10 of what might well turn out of be the hottest shows of an essential Chicago summer. And after the kind of springs we get, aren't they all essential?
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:21PM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Theo Ubique Theatre, the small Chicago company known for its intimate productions of musicals, will stage Stephen Sondheim's "Passion" as part of its 2013-14 season, the Rogers Park company …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]First Folio Theatre, the classically-oriented Equity theater in residence at the Mayslake Estate in Oak Brook, has announced its 2013-14 season.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:32PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: 'The Electric Baby' at Rivendell Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'The Electric Baby' at Rivendell Theatre ★★ ... Stefanie Zadravec's "The Electric Baby" i…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:28PM[SHARE]Monday, May 20, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'In the Company of Men' at Profiles Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: 'In the Company of Men' at Profiles Theatre ★★★½ ... Say what you …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:22PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 19, 2013
Either way, Court production lacks truth, consistency ★ ★
THEATER REVIEW: There is so much going on inside Charles Newell's eye-popping production in "The Misanthrope" ¿ a wi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:31PM[SHARE]Friday, May 17, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: 'Ganesh Versus the Third Reich' by Back to Back Theatre at the MCA Stage ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'Ganesh Versus the Third Reich' by Back to Back Theatre…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:50PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 16, 2013
"The Book of Mormon" will play its last Chicago performance Oct. 6, the show's producers officially announced on Thursday, confirming a fall departure that long had been evident. …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:06PM[SHARE] TBS Just for Laughs Chicago said Thursday that it plans to stage most of its smaller shows for its June 11-16 comedy festival at one venue: Stage 773 at 1225 W. Belmont Ave. on the N…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:17AM[SHARE]The former "Saturday Night Live" star Nora Dunn is to star in the upcoming production of the Broadway farce "Boeing-Boeing" at the Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. &n…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:37AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: 'Roadkill,' presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: 'Roadkill,' presented by Chicago Shakespeare Theater ★★★&…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
As historic types, Chicago aldermen do not lack for color. But despite the height of the bar for eccentricity on the City of Chicago's council, Ald. John Coughlin vaults over it with ease. I…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:14PM[SHARE]Actors' Equity Association, the union of professional actors and stage managers, kicked off a series of 100th birthday parties with a bash Monday night at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:46AM[SHARE]Sunday, May 12, 2013
Being the kind of tavern where the sunlight generally is about as welcome as a penniless A.J. Pierzynski, Lou's bar in South Philadelphia is expected to light up when Rhea Perlman walks into…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:19PM[SHARE]Friday, May 10, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: "Blood and Gifts" at TimeLine Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Blood and Gifts" at TimeLine Theatre ★★½ ... Far from a great game, the British and …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:21PM[SHARE]In 2008, New York's Lincoln Center revived a Broadway warhorse: "South Pacific." At the beginning of the overture in the Vivian Beaumont Theater, the lip of Michael Yeargan's setting, which …
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