Sunday, November 4, 2012
Spotlight on human feats for 'Dragons'
Ever since David Carradine played a warrior monk on the run in that 1970s TV classic "Kung Fu," the Shaolin Warriors of the Henan province in China ha…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:02PM[SHARE]Magical figure now accused of widespread abuse
In 1971, when I was 8 years old and growing up in Rochdale in the North of England, I'd occasionally get to ride in the front seat of my paren…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:32PM[SHARE]Friday, November 2, 2012
Growing up in 1970s England with Jimmy Savile, a magical figure now accused of widespread abuse
In 1971, when I was 8 years old and growing up in Rochdale in the North of England, I'd occa…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:14PM[SHARE]Mike Daisey is a keen cultural observer with a ruthless streak. In "American Utopias," the neo-Spalding Gray's latest monologue, Daisey even takes on the "It's a Small World" ride at Walt Di…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:13PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 1, 2012
George Wendt, the Second City alumnus and beloved TV star known for playing Norm on "Cheers," underwent successful coronary bypass surgery at a Chicago-area hospital Thursday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:33PM[SHARE]Jeff Garlin, the Chicago comedian turned star of HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is returning to do a series of solo shows at the Steppenwolf Theatre.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:27PM[SHARE]Victory Gardens Theater of Chicago said Thursday that it now plans to end its current season with the world premiere of "Mojada," a new adaptation of the classical Greek tragedy "Medea" that…
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THEATER REVIEW: Down & Derby by The New Colony ★★★
The entrance to the Red Tape Theatre in Lakeview was guarded Tuesday night by a rather foreboding young woman dressed as…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:32PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 30, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Bulrusher" by Congo Square Theatre Company ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Bulrusher" by Congo Square Theatre Company ★★½ ... Bulrusher (played by the ex…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:08PM[SHARE]A huge hit 17 years ago at both the Turnaround and Steppenwolf Theatres, the Chicago production of Brian Friel's Irish drama "Faith Healer" is to be remounted in December, replete with its o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:29PM[SHARE]Monday, October 29, 2012
The Black Ensemble Theatre has announced its 2013 season. The reprise-heavy slate, entitled Treasures and Tributes, will feature restaging of some of the musical company's most popular hits …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:07PM[SHARE]Friday, October 26, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" at the Biograph ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: Mike Birbiglia's "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend" at the Biograph ★★…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:27PM[SHARE]The lack of real drama on TV attracts eyeballs, performances reveal dangers
Precisely how much the four televised debates really influenced the 2012 presidential election remains to be seen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:26PM[SHARE]Singer and pop icon Barbra Streisand took in the Goodman Theatre production of "Sweet Bird of Youth" Thursday night, the theater confirmed Friday.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:51PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 25, 2012
Bonnie Metzgar, the artistic director of Chicago's About Face Theatre, said Thursday that she plans to leave the theater next June, at the end of the 2012-13 season. "It's an organic time fo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:11PM[SHARE]A Chicago theater that has seen a lot of staff turnover is going through more: Jan Kallish, the executive director of the Victory Gardens Theater, said Thursday that she is leaving the theat…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:21PM[SHARE]Sometimes it takes a particular role to allow you to see an actor you've watched for years in a way you've never seen her before. Sometimes it takes a character who taps into something parti…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Assassins" at the Viaduct Theatre ★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Assassins" at the Viaduct Theatre ★★ ... With a score by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John W…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:22PM[SHARE]The Goodman Theatre has announced casting for its upcoming production of "Other Desert Cities," directed by Jon Robin Baitz. Tracy Michelle Arnold will play Brooke Wyeth (the role originated…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:25PM[SHARE]Tuesday, October 23, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "The Opponent" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Opponent" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★★½ ... "The Opponent" is one o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:56PM[SHARE]Monday, October 22, 2012
When death comes for me — and, as Markus Zusak's novel, "The Book Thief," makes very clear, death surely is coming for us all — I wouldn't mind if he were played by Francis Guina…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:41PM[SHARE]"Million Dollar Quartet,' the Broadway jikebox musical developed in Chicago, where it still runs after more than four years, is now headed to a sit-down engagement in Las Vegas,
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:37PM[SHARE]Sunday, October 21, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: 'Wasteland' 3 stars. Through Dec. 30 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave.; 1 hour, 40 minutes $32-$42 at 773-281-8463 or timelinetheatre.com
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:50PM[SHARE]"Hey broken-nose girl," the redoubtable Stew sang from the stage of Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art on Saturday night, addressing Chicago, the commissioned topic of much of his pair of …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:56PM[SHARE]When the Goodman Theatre announced its prices for its current production, "Sweet Bird of Youth," starring Diane Lane, it listed $89 as the top ticket price for that show, a price that duly a…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:33AM[SHARE]Saturday, October 20, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Trainspotting USA" at Theater Wit ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Trainspotting USA" at Theater Wit ★★½ ... So can Sick Boy, Spud, Franco and the other c…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:19AM[SHARE]Friday, October 19, 2012
Diana Martinez, the president of The Second City, is leaving the company, the Chicago-based theater and training center said Friday. Martinez had been president since Sept. 2010.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:54PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 18, 2012
Theater on the Lake, the summer theater operation of the Chicago Park District located at the corner of Fullerton Ave. and Lake Shore Drive, has announced the joint artistic directors for it…
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