Saturday, January 29, 2011
Michaela Petro in "Carmilla" by WildClaw Theatre at the Storefront Theater | REVIEW by Nina Metz (Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo) The Tribune's Chris Borelli probes the horrors of WildClaw.…
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Sean Cercone, the executive director of Chicago Muse, the musical-development organization formed out of what used to be Theatre Building Chicago, said late Friday afternoon that he is "no l…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:10PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The New Electric Ballroom" ★★½ Through March 6 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1513 N. Wells St.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $25-$30 at 312-943-8722 …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:31PM[SHARE]Nina Metz reviews the new Infamous Commonwealth Theatre production of "A Doll's House," which has been transported to 1960s Manhattan.
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:38PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Being Harold Pinter" runs through Jan. 29 at the Goodman's Owen Theatre; 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org. Then Feb. 4-13 at Northwestern University's Struble Theatre …
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Kerry Reid reviews "4:48 Psychosis" ★★★ (left, a play about suicide), and "Poverty: The Musical" ★★½ for the Tribune this week in On the Fringe. (Both shows …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:45PM[SHARE]Jason Robert Brown is working on a new musical, expected to bow at the Northlight Theatre at the end of the 2011-12 season. "We putting the finishing touches on our agreement," said BJ Jones…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:47PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Funk it Up About Nothin'" ★★★ Through Feb. 13 at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Navy Pier; Running time: 1 hour, 10 minutes; Tickets: $20-30 at 312-595-5600 …
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"Les Miserables" is Wednesday through Feb. 27 at the Cadillac Palace Theatre; tickets are $18-$90 at www.broadwayinchicago.com. When I first saw "Les Miserables" in London nearly, ahem, 25 y…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:41PM[SHARE]"John Leguizamo Warms Up" is Feb. 1-12 at the Royal George Theatre Center, 1641 N. Halsted St.; $40-$45 at 312-988-9000 and www.theroyalgeorgetheatre.com The actor-comedian-monologist John L…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:23PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Madagascar" ★★★ Through Feb. 20 at Next Theatre in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $25-…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:13PM[SHARE]Chad Kimball as Huey and Montego Glover as Felicia in "Memphis" on Broadway in 2009. Broadway in Chicago says it has booked a two-week engagement of the first national tour of the bluesy Bro…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:09PM[SHARE]A pair of executive directors of Chicago theaters have moved on, both for personal reasons. Mary Ruth Coffey has exited American Theater Company. She'd just been on the job since September. …
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The in-demand Broadway actress and recording artist de'Adre Aziza has been cast in the Steppenwolf Theatre Company production of Lanford Wilson's "Hot L Baltimore," slated for March 24 to Ma…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:02PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "In Darfur" ★★★ Through March 20 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 40 minutes; Tickets: $28-$28 at 773-281-8463 or www.time…
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THEATER REVIEW: "The Trinity River Plays" ★★★ Through Feb. 20 at the Goodman Theatre, 170 N. Dearborn St.; Tickets: $25-$78 at 312-443-3800 or www.goodmantheatre.org Regina…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 08:01PM[SHARE]' Titans Brian Dennehy, Robert Falls take on O'Neill's legacy (posted Jan. 11, 2009) ' Paul Sills obituary (posted June 4, 2008) The actor Brian Dennehy (above), whose Chicago collaborations…
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THEATER REVIEW: 'Eclipsed' ★★½ Through Feb. 20 at the Northlight Theatre, 9501 Skokie Blvd, Skokie. Running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes. Tickets: $30-$50 at 847-673-6300. Now su…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 08:00PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: 'Three Tall Women' ★★★½ Through Feb. 13 at Court Theatre, 5535 S. Ellis Ave. Running time: 2 hours. 20 minutes; tickets: $40-$60 at 773-753-4472 or court…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 03:35PM[SHARE]Saturday, January 22, 2011
In 2006, the art museum at DePaul University held a memorable exhibition of the costume designs of Theoni V. Aldredge, a graduate of the Goodman School of Drama. It reflected a beautiful car…
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Jim Poole and Eric Roach are Great Lakes shipmates in "Lakeboat" at Steep Theatre through Feb. 26 (tickets $22 at steeptheatre.com). The foul-mouthed but endlessly watchable men who populate…
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The Belarus Free Theatre's "Being Harold Pinter" will be hosted in Chicago by the Goodman Theatre and performed at three different venues. (GET YOUR TICKETS; more details below). Natalia Kol…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:10PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "9 to 5" ★★½ Through Jan. 31 at Bank of America Theatre, 18 W. Monroe St.; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets: $32-$95 at 800-775-2000 and www.broadway…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 11:01AM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" ★★★ Through Feb. 27 at Athenaeum Theatre Studio 2, 2936 N. Southport Ave.; Running time: 2 hours, 10 minutes; Tickets: $25-$32…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:11AM[SHARE]Wednesday, January 19, 2011
"The Beats" at 16th Street Theater in Berwyn ($18 tickets through Feb. 5 at 708-795-6704 or www.16thstreettheater.org) effectively brings back an era of the Holy Hipster, the Dharma Bum, Jaz…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 05:35PM[SHARE]"White Noise" will be directed by Sergio Trujillo at the Royal George Theatre. Dates are now official for "White Noise," the edgy new rock musical about a white separatist singing duo that's…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 02:58PM[SHARE]Roy Leonard at WGN Happy 80th Birthday Roy Leonard! The legendary former WGN host, theater critic, movie critic, cultural reporter and all-around Chicago personality turns 80 years old today…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 01:57PM[SHARE]Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Dolly Parton poses with Dee Hoty of "9 to 5: The Musical." The touring show is opening Wednesday at the Bank of America Theatre. Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, the long-running, patriotic di…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:10PM[SHARE]Tim Rater is executive director of the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. (Tribune photo by Chuck Berman) In a risky move that will surely be welcome to both musical lovers in the western suburbs …
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 04:13PM[SHARE]Monday, January 17, 2011
In a remarkable piece of fast action by many facets of the Chicago theater communtity, the actors of the Belarus Free Theatre and their critically acclaimed production of "Being Under Pinter…
SOURCE: feedproxy.google.com at 06:45PM[SHARE]THEATER REVIEW: "Port" ★★★½ Through Feb. 26 by Griffin Theatre Company on the West Stage of Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark St.; Tickets: $22-$32 at 800-838-3006 or www.gri…
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