Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Jim Jacobs, the co-creator of "Grease," and PJ Paparelli, the artistic director of American Theater Company, say they saw more than 850 actors who wanted to be part of the upcoming revival (…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:30PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Orlando" ★★½ Through April 10 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $40-$60 at 773-753-4472 or courttheatre.org Virginia Woolf…
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THEATER REVIEW: "Sense & Sensibility" ★★★ Through April 17 at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie; Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes; …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:09PM[SHARE]The much-troubled new Block 37 development in Chicago's Loop perhaps is going to have a live show after all: An interactive dinner-theater experience called "We Gotta Bingo." According to th…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:26PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 20, 2011
Martha Plimpton talks TV and Steppenwolf (and the need to make a living) with the Tribune's Nina Metz in this story from Sunday's editions.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 08:28PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' opened Sunday at the Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, New York. For tickets, call 877-250-2929 or visit PriscillaonBroadway.com. NEW YORK -- The…
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THEATER REVIEW: Blue Man Group ★★★★ Open run at the Briar Street Theatre, 3133 N. Halsted St.; $49-$69 at 773-348-4000; blueman.com or Ticketmaster outlets. ' Check o…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 18, 2011
Paramount Theatre in Aurora has announced three of the four titles to be staged for its inaugural 2011-12 season of self-produced, Broadway-style musicals: "My Fair Lady," "Joseph and the Am…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:30PM[SHARE]F. Murray Abraham is Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice" from the Theatre for a New Audience. THEATER REVIEW: "The Merchant of Venice" ★★★½ Through March 27 at the Bank …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 03:57PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 17, 2011
In this week's On the Fringe column, Nina Metz reviews "A West (and North) Side Story' at the Pub Theatre, and "The 13th of Paris" at the Greenhouse Theatre Center.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:26PM[SHARE]"Dixie's Tupperware Party," starring Kris Andersson, runs through May 15 at the Royal George Cabaret, 1641 N. Halsted St.; 312-988-9000 and www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com. As the national org…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:36PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Cripple of Inishmaan" ★★½ Through March 27 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier, 800 E. Grand Ave.; Tickets: $46-$56 at 312-595-5600 and www.chicag…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 01:31AM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Writers' Theatre has announced its 2012-12 season, the Glencoe-based company's 20th slate. In the fall, artistic director Michael Halberstam directs "The Real Thing" by Tom Stoppard. Harold …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 05:00PM[SHARE]"Black Watch" is an internationally touring play by the National Theatre of Scotland, to be hosted by Chicago Shakespeare Theater at the Broadway Armory. It has to do with Scotland's legenda…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:44PM[SHARE]Donny is coming back to Chicago. And he's bringing Marie. The famed singing Osmond siblings are to return to Chicago next Christmas, where Donny famously spent some 18 months in the early 19…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:45AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 15, 2011
The Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 2011-12 season, bookended by two Chicago-themed shows. In the fall, Lookingglass will restage John Musial's "The Great Fire," a piece about…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 10:59PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "First Ladies" ★★½ Through April 16 at Trap Door Theatre, 1655 W. Cortland Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $20 at 773-384-0494 or www.trapdoor…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 06:28PM[SHARE]"Love, Loss and What I Wore," an Off-Broadway show about life, romance and fashion, as written by Nora and Delia Ephron from the book by Ilene Beckerman, will begin its national tour in Chic…
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 04:09PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Some Enchanted Evening" ★★★½ Through April 30 by Theo Ubique at The No Exit Cafe, 6970 N. Glenwood Ave.; $25-$30 at 800-595-4849 and www.theoubique.org …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 02:46PM[SHARE]Monday, March 14, 2011
THEATER REVIEW: "God of Carnage" ★★★ Through April 17 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Running time: 1 hour, 15 minutes; Tickets are $25-$78 at 312-443-3800 or …
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune Subscription at 09:00PM[SHARE]The Sunday afternoon audience for The Sideshow Theatre Company's "Heddatron" at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre got a surprise. So did the lead actress, Nina O'Keefe. And, frankly, with all t…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:54AM[SHARE]Twyla Tharp's "Come Fly Away," the Broadway dance show set to the music of Frank Sinatra, has anounced dates for its Chicago engagement. The tour will play the Bank of America Theatre from J…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:34AM[SHARE]The Theo Ubique Theatre Company, which produces full-on musicals in a space roughly comparable to a typical living room, has announced its 2011-12 slate at the No Exit Cafe. Next season's pr…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:09AM[SHARE]Sunday, March 13, 2011
"Clybourne Park," the hugely successful play by Bruce Norris that updates "A Raisin in the Sun" and is set on Chicago's Near North Side, won the Olivier Award for Best New Play in London on …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:18PM[SHARE]Saturday, March 12, 2011
F. Murray Abraham in a recent guest turn on television's "The Good Wife." The Tribune's Nina Metz recently spoke with Oscar-winning actor F. Murray Abraham about his role as Shylock in "The …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:00AM[SHARE]Friday, March 11, 2011
Another day, another Spider-Man Turn off the Dark opening date: this time it's June 14, the show announced late Friday. And if you had tickets between Apr. 19 and May 11, you'll be getting a…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:49PM[SHARE]Thursday, March 10, 2011
Rahm Emanuel, the Mayor Elect of Chicago, released on Wednesday the names of the arts figures (and funders) who will provide advice to the incoming administration on "enhancing the city's ar…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:49PM[SHARE]"A Twist of Water," a.k.a. the Rahm Emanuel show, is by the Route 66 Theatre Company at Theater Wit. So many shows have opened in Chicago " I've been in the theater every night for weeks " t…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:15PM[SHARE]The Emerald City Theatre is spreading its wings to the Magnificent Mile. The long-established children's theater will take up residence at Broadway in Chicago's Broadway Playhouse this summe…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:14PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Hair" ★★★ Through March 20 at the Oriental Theatre, 24 W. Randolph St.; Tickets: $27-$90 at 800-775-2000 and www.broadwayinchicago.com ' For revival direct…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 12:13PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 9, 2011
The producers of the troubled Broadway musical "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" announced "a newly expanded creative team" Wednesday night and said they would push back their opening until "ea…
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