Friday, May 10, 2013
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 …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:20PM[SHARE]Thursday, May 9, 2013
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company said Thursday it had raised $1.1 million at its annual gala last Saturday for its artistic, educational and community programming.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:54PM[SHARE]A new summer enterprise, the Three Oaks Theatre Festival, aims to bring single-performance engagements of hit Chicago theater productions to to this small Michigan town, known for its art…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:40PM[SHARE]Robert Sickinger, a pivotal figure in the development of Chicago's Off-Loop theater scene died on Thursday morning at his home in Delary Beach Florida. Sickinger was 86. His daughter, Eri…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PM[SHARE]William Shakespeare and his company were not the first artistic entity to suck up to their funders and protectors, and they surely weren't the last. Still, it's hard to watch the last scenes…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Lascivious Something" by Signal Ensemble ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Lascivious Something" by Signal Ensemble ★★★ ... Since sexy is a subjectiv…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:27PM[SHARE]American Theater Company will stage the musical "Hair" and Stephen Karam's play "Sons of the Prophet" during the 2013-14 season, but those will be the only two new, full productions on offer…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:45AM[SHARE]The peak fall weeks at the Biograph Theatre, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave., won't be occupied by a Victory Gardens Theater production, but a small commercial musical themed set during the era of t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:52AM[SHARE]Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Rich Cotovsky, the veteran artistic director of the Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company on Chicago's North Side, is to receive a special Joseph Jefferson Award at the upcoming Non-Equity Jeffs awar…
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THEATER REVIEW: "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" at the Goodman Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark" at the Goodman Theatre ★★ ... In the first part…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Oklahoma" at Lyric Opera of Chicago ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Oklahoma" at Lyric Opera of Chicago ★★★ ... Early in "Oklahoma!" the 1943 maste…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:26PM[SHARE]Friday, May 3, 2013
'An Evening of Beckett' with Rick Cluchey at Stage 773
On Wednesday night at Stage 773, the 79-year-old actor Rick Cluchey observed that the plays of Samuel Beckett are all really about inc…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:26PM[SHARE]With all the distrust and conflict surrounding the Chicago Public Schools' list of school closings and the rancorous debates over class sizes and public pensions in the state of Illinois, it…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 1, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: "The Lake Effect" at Silk Road Rising ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Lake Effect" at Silk Road Rising ★★½ ... Rajiv Joseph is best known for "Bengal …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:41PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Rabbit" by Stage Left at Theater Wit ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Rabbit" by Stage Left at Theater Wit ★★★ ... I smell a niche at Theater Wit, t…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:41PM[SHARE]"The Phantom of the Opera," the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical that has entertained multitudes of Chicagoans over the last two decades, is returning to Chicago.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:09AM[SHARE]Tuesday, April 30, 2013
THEATER REVIEW: "The Pajama Game" by the Music Theatre Company of Highland Park ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Pajama Game" by the Music Theatre Company of Highland Park ★…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:49PM[SHARE]An Australian tribute show to the Bee Gees has been booked for July at the Broadway Playhouse, the mid-sized Broadway in Chicago venue located just off Michigan Avenue behind Water Tower …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:36AM[SHARE]Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre Company had a very good New York morning Tuesday with three of its ensemble members scoring 2013 Tony nominations: Tracy Letts and Amy Morton for their work in …
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THEATER REVIEW "Ploughed Under: An American Songbook" at House Theatre of Chicago ★★
THEATER REVIEW "Ploughed Under: An American Songbook" at House Theatre of Chicago ★ …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:05PM[SHARE]Signal Ensemble Theatre has announced its 2013-14 season, including the world premiere of a new play by the well-regarded Canadian writer Hannah Moscovitch.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:08AM[SHARE]Sunday, April 28, 2013
It's axiomatic that success in the business, academic or creative worlds — heck, success in life in general — comes much more easily to those who are lucky enough to have a power…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Yellow Moon" at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Yellow Moon" at Writers' Theatre in Glencoe ★★ ... This should be an edgy, frenetic,…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:38PM[SHARE]Thursday, April 25, 2013
NEW YORK — There are shows that revive aging material through revisionism. And there are productions that prefer to celebrate the pull of nostalgia, especially when the songs are great…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:56PM[SHARE]Preservationists have their lists of endangered buildings; conservationists, their list of endangered species. I have my list of endangered artistic experiences.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:47AM[SHARE]Wednesday, April 24, 2013
NEW YORK — Almost none of us would have been invited to one of the famous parties at Sue Mengers' swishy pad in "The Hills of Beverly." Those networking opportunities — wherein F…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Pal Joey" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Pal Joey" by Porchlight Music Theatre ★★★ ... You only had to be sitting in S…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:13PM[SHARE]The Goodman Theatre said Wednesday that Andre de Shields, a growing presence on the Chicago theater scene, would be part of the ensmeble cast of Mary Zimmerman's "The Jungle Book" this sprin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:20PM[SHARE]The Annoyance Theatre, a venerable Chicago comedy theater, is on the move. Jennifer Estlin, the theater's owner and executive producer, said Wednesday that it will exit its Uptown digs on th…
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