Monday, December 12, 2011
"Detroit," the well-received new play by Lisa D' Amour that premiered at the Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago last year under the direction of Austin Pendleton, will make its New York bow at P…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:26PM[SHARE]Harry Connick Jr., Jessie Mueller star in new version of '60s musical
The reincarnation of the 1965 musical "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" now begins with its leading man, a shrink n…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 9, 2011
When faced with a dark night of the soul, the powerful often seek the sustenance of subordinates. Such juicy, on-the-cusp moments — real or merely possible — are hard for playwri…
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CHICAGO - Sitting far in the back of the bedecked Walnut Room at the flagship Marshall Field's - oops, Macy's -...
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" at Provision Theater Company ★★½
THEATER REVIEW: "The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey" at Provision Theater Co…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:58PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Donny and Marie: Christmas in Chicago" at the Oriental Theatre ★★★
THEATER REVIEW: "Donny and Marie: Christmas in Chicago" at the Oriental Theatre ★…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:55PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 6, 2011
This year, women are very much in charge of the Congo Square Theatre's annual production of "The Nativity." Starting with the new director, Ilesa Duncan, and extending all the way up to Gabr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:01PM[SHARE]Max McLean's hit, one-man version of C. S. Lewis' "The Screwtape Letters" is return to the Chicago area. McLean said Tuesday that he will play three shows at the McAninch Arts Center in Glen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:03PM[SHARE]Thursday, October 6, 2011
After more than two hours of stories " about the sexual proclivities of dad Eddie Fisher, the Hollywood stylings of mom Debbie Reynolds, the marriage to the cerebral Paul Simon, the demands …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, July 5, 2011
"Traces," the circus show that did well at the Broadway Playhouse this year, is getting an Off-Broadway run. The show will open in August at the Union Square Theatre in New York. It's the wo…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:39PM[SHARE]The dancers of the Joffrey Ballet have been locked out of the rehearsal room, Nina Metz reports. It's part of a labor dispute that may lead to cancelled performances.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:05AM[SHARE]Saturday, July 2, 2011
"1001 Nights," by the British theater director Tim Supple, was commissioned by Toronto's Luminato Festival and was supposed to open on Navy Pier in Chicago June 25. TORONTO " Luminato, the f…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 07:00AM[SHARE]Friday, July 1, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Beauty and the Beast" ★★½ Through Aug. 7 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes; $18-$85 at 800-775-2000 or broadwayin…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:45PM[SHARE]Just as the sun starts coming out in Chicago, so do a couple of terrific new plays. The Goodman Theatre is just completing a season dominated by ambitious world premieres: "Stage Kiss" from …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:10AM[SHARE]In her Tribune column today, Nina Metz takes a detailed look at the filming of "Boss," the new Starz TV show starring Kelsey Grammer and concerning a fictional mayor of Chicago. She finds a …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:00AM[SHARE]Thursday, June 30, 2011
Insects are such a good match for the Cirque du Soleil, you have to wonder why those scurrying around that famous Montreal hive had not thought of them before. In years of reviewing Cirque s…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 11:40AM[SHARE]IN PERFORMANCE: Cirque du Soleil's "Ovo" ★★★½ Through Aug. 21 at the United Center, 1901 W. Madison St.; Tickets: $60-$130 at 800-678-5440 or www.cirquedusoleil.com Inse…
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"Ovo" is the new touring production by Cirque du Soleil. In her native Brazil, Deborah Colker is a widely acclaimed choreographer with a long-established dance company, Companhia de Danca De…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 28, 2011
The Steppenwolf Theatre Company has announced its slate of plays for the upcoming "First Look Repertory of New Works," a script-development project that premieres new work in modestly scaled…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:00PM[SHARE]The upcoming Marriott Theatre premiere of the new musical "For the Boys" has cast its two leads. The Broadway performers Timothy Gulan and Michele Rugasa will play, respectively, Eddie Spark…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:57PM[SHARE]David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish" plays through July 24 at the Goodman Theatre; more information at www.goodmantheatre.org. Read the Tribune's ★★★★ REVIEW. Leigh Silver…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00PM[SHARE]Monday, June 27, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Chinglish" ★★★★ Through July 24 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; 2 hours, 25 minutes; $25-$73 at 312-443-3800 or goodmantheatre.org At th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:30PM[SHARE]Lydia R. Diamond's "Stick Fly," a show that had its world permiere at Chicago's Congo Square Theatre Company, is headed to Broadway, it was announced Monday. "Stick Fly" premiered in 2006, w…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:07PM[SHARE]The historic, 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in Aurora says that it has already sold almost 10,000 subscriptions to its new slate of self-produced musicals, beginning this fall. The four-show …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:01PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 26, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Shout!" ★★½ Through Aug. 14 at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $41-$49 at 847-634-0200 or ticket…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:29PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Middletown" ★★★ Through Aug. 14 at Steppenwolf Theatre, 1650 N. Halsted St.; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets: $20-$73 at 312-335-1650 or steppen…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PM[SHARE]Saturday, June 25, 2011
Left, Rondi Reed, Thomas J. Cox, and John Mahoney in "The Outgoing Tide" at Northlight Theatre. As we approach the half-way point in the year, a pause to pick our top performances so far. Gr…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 12:00PM[SHARE]Friday, June 24, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "Marisol" ★★ Through July 31 at The Artistic Home, 3914 N. Clark St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $28 at 866-811-4111 or www.theartistichome.org In Jose River…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:49PM[SHARE]IN PERFORMANCE: "The Homosexuals" ★★★ Through July 24 at the Richard Christiansen Theatre in the Biograph, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets:…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:45PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 23, 2011
"Applause! Applause! A Celebration of Charles Strouse" is 8 p.m. Saturday, Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, 50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, $40; 847-491-7282 or www.tic.northwestern.edu NEW YORK "…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:15PM[SHARE]The Geffen Theatre has announced some of the cast for Robert Falls' production of the new Beth Henley play, "The Jacksonian," slated for February: Ed Harris, Bill Pullman, Amy Madigan and Gl…
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