Tuesday, February 7, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Six Characters in Search of an Author" by the Hypocrites in the Chopin Theatre ★★★
The quirky, lovable aesthetic of The Hypocrites is going to be in safe …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:52PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Ameriville" by Universes at Victory Gardens Theater ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Ameriville" by Universes at Victory Gardens Theater ★★★ ... The…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:53PM[SHARE]The well-known Chicago cabaret star Spider Saloff is to appear in her self-penned, one-woman musical, "The Roar of the Butterfly" at Victory Gardens' Richard Christiansen Theater , 2433 N. L…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:50PM[SHARE]Jeffrey Fauver, a longtime publicity associate at the Goodman Theatre, is the Steppenwolf Theatre's new comunications director. Fauver, 28, replaces David Rosenberg, who left the Chicago the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:07PM[SHARE]Monday, February 6, 2012
Ever since his smash hit "Spring Awakening," Michael Mayer has been one of Broadway's hottest, busiest and most distinctive directors. We spoke with Mayer about the tour of his Broadway prod…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:29PM[SHARE]The State of Illinois' new incentive program for out-of-town tryouts for Broadway shows has been attracting attention in Toronto, a city that competes aggressively for such productions with …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:25PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 5, 2012
Saturday, February 4, 2012
'Punk Rock' captures tension between peers
Capable ensembles of early-career actors aren't uncommon in Chicago's huge, non-Equity theater scene — increasingly the preferred theatrical…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, February 2, 2012
The Tony Award-winning actress Deanna Dunagan has been absent from the stage since her internationally acclaimed performance in Tracy Letts' "August: Osage County." Writers' Theatre said Thu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:59PM[SHARE]The Goodman Theatre has cast all the roles in "The Iceman Cometh," the Chicago theater's flagship spring production, starring Nathan Lane and Brian Dennehy.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:59PM[SHARE]The North Side venue Stage 773 said Thursday that it has created a new comedy festival, "The Women's Funny Festival," set to launch in June at the former Theatre Building Chicago, located at…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:13AM[SHARE]Unstinting writing anchors Profiles Theatre production that goes beyond tiaras, sashes
On a typical weekend night, numerous trolleys traverse the bar-strewn streets of Sweet Home Chicago fi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:44AM[SHARE]Wednesday, February 1, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Motion" at Signal Ensemble Theatre ★★½
Dramas about sports are enjoying a renaissance: "Moneyball"is an Oscar contender, "Magic/Bird" is on its way to Broadw…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:40PM[SHARE]"I start from the supposition that the world is topsy-turvy," the Hollywood actor Matt Damon declared Tuesday night on the stage of the packed Wrigleyville music venue Metro, "that things ar…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:46PM[SHARE]In a blockbuster scoop this morning that had Broadway people choking on their cornflakes, New York Post columnist Michael Riedel reported that the powerful New York producer Scott Rudin had …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:04AM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 31, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Disgraced" at American Theater Company ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Disgraced" at American Theater Company ★★★½ ... The literary career o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:22PM[SHARE]TimeLine Theatre always has the best lobby displays in town, and at the intermission of British playwright Lucy Prebble's "Enron," a little crowd was gathered around a monitor playing a docu…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:09PM[SHARE]Northlight Theatre said Tuesday that it will stage Neil Simon's classic comedy "The Odd Couple" as part of its 2012-13 season, replete with Tim Kazurinsky as the neatnik Felix and George Wen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:47PM[SHARE]Monday, January 30, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "The Houdini Box" by Chicago Children's Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "The Houdini Box" by Chicago Children's Theatre ★★★ ... Before he wro…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:47PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Death and Harry Houdini" by House Theatre of Chicago at the Chopin Theatre ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Death and Harry Houdini" by House Theatre of Chicag…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:17PM[SHARE]Not one but two cute pooches roam the circular hot-pink landscape of the Marriott Theatre's "Legally Blonde," the much-maligned Broadway musical based on the 2001 Reese Witherspoon movie abo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Time Stands Still" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Time Stands Still" at Steppenwolf Theatre ★★★★ ... Those who…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, January 27, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace ★★★½ ... …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace ★★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Gypsy" at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace ★★★½ ... I…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:19PM[SHARE]Thursday, January 26, 2012
David Cromer's increasingly famous production of "Our Town," which began at The Hypocrites in Chicago, then moved Off-Broadway for a record-breaking run, and was a recent hit in Los Angeles …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:30PM[SHARE]Without the freaks and geeks of "Glee,"who made long-skeptical network executives suddenly receptive to prime-time characters singing and dancing, there would be no "Smash."But NBC's eminent…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:49PM[SHARE]Trio of actors, array of puppets dazzle, but other aspects uneven
Imagine that William Shakespeare's masterpiece,"The Tempest," contained no tropical island, no shipwreck, no storm, no livi…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Feast: An Intimate Tempest" ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Feast: An Intimate Tempest" ★★½ ... Imagine that William Shakespeare's masterpiece,"T…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:33AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 25, 2012
THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½ ... It will be 13 years in April ¿ oh, the…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:43PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "Mamma Mia!" at the Oriental Theatre ★★½ ... It will be 13 years in April - oh, the ho…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:43PM[SHARE]The Laugh Factory Chicago, the new comedy club located in the former Lakeshore Theatre, said Wednesday that it has booked comedian Russell Peters. The high-profile funnyman, who generally pl…
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