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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater openings and previews March 22-29, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama to dance, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 05:30PM
Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings March 15-21, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:06PM
Monday, March 12, 2018

Directors hoping audiences see new relevance in ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

A fresh look at the film about interracial marriage also finds perspectives on gender, class and generational differences.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:23PM
Saturday, March 10, 2018

Chicago Children’s Theatre set for ‘Epic’ interactive production by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

“An Epic Tale,” recommended for ages 6 and up, stretches over two floors from the theater’s classroom spaces to hallways, elevator and stairwells.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:08PM
Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings March 8-14, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:00PM
Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Curtain Call —Theater previews and openings March 1-7, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:00AM
Wednesday, February 21, 2018

Peter Oswald’s ‘Mary Stuart’ takes on timely new meaning by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Director Jenn Thompson: The conversation between femininity and power and sexuality and power I think makes the play feel incredibly contemporary.”

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AM
Thursday, February 15, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings Feb. 15-21, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:26PM
Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Keith Huff completes Chicago cop trilogy with ‘Six Corners’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

The writer of 'A Steady Rain' revisits local law enforcement with 'Six Corners,' about a murder at an L station.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:50PM
Friday, February 9, 2018

Family ties unite, unravel in multilayered ‘You Got Older’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Solidly directed by Jonathan Berry, “You Got Older” blends reality and fantasy into a sometimes uneasy look at the one-way movement of time.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:57PM
Thursday, February 8, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings Feb. 8-14, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:00AM
Thursday, February 1, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings Feb. 1-7, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago’s stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 10:00AM
Thursday, January 25, 2018

Curtain Call — Theater previews and openings Jan. 25-31, 2018 by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From musical comedy to drama, Chicago's stages are alive with vibrant productions.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:54PM
Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Rhinoceros Theater Festival winter showcase an intense fringe affair by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Since it’s first incarnation in the late ‘80s as a one-day event, Rhino Fest has continued to stand out from the standard idea of a fringe festival.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 06:38PM
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

The magical, surreal are second nature to Black Button Eyes stage troupe by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Closing out the imaginative company's season is “Nevermore — The Imaginary Life and Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe."

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 10:30AM
Wednesday, November 29, 2017

‘Red Velvet’ role a Shakespearean revelation for Dion Johnstone by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Johnstone has a deep love of Shakespeare’s canon, which goes back to his high school days in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 07:30AM
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Holiday Show Guide: Scrooges, Nutcrackers, Taylor Swift and more by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

From ice skating and concerts to comedy and dance, here's a look at some of the area's offerings to make your days and nights merry and bright.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AM
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

It’s a matter of ‘Minutes’ for set designer David Zinn’s latest work by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

“Suddenly people realized I understood the vocabulary of big spaces,” David Zinn recalls. “So breaking into set design wasn’t possible until it was.”

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 03:00PM
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Immigrant experience explored in Pivot Arts production by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

The show is staged in Uptown where Pivot teams up with the Chinese Mutual Aid Association for a look at the immigrant experience.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:00PM
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Fashion icon Isaac Mizrahi shows off his style – via cabaret by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

In the show, Mizrahi sings standards while also riffing, on among other things, personal weight issues, sleeplessness and Jewish stereotypes.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AM
Friday, September 22, 2017

Henry Godinez’s latest theatrical journey explores ‘Don Quixote’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

In his latest stage role, Godinez takes on a legendary fictional character.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:00AM
Thursday, August 31, 2017

‘Invisible Scarlet’ torn from the comics pages of Chicago newspapers by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

The comic strip originated in the Chicago Times beginning in 1940 and, after the paper merged with the Chicago Sun in 1948, in the Chicago Sun-Times.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 08:45AM
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Janet Ulrich Brooks up for the challenge of regal TimeLine role by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Brooks: "It is rather daunting to play an iconic character that everyone feels they know. The Queen is just so visible and there are expectations."

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:30AM
Monday, August 14, 2017

Comedian, raconteur Dick Smothers as politically savvy as ever by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Smothers says he follows today’s political satirists and feels they’re doing “a great job.”

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 02:21PM
Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Neo-Futurists’ new show serves up plenty of ‘Food’ for thought by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

With his new play, Dan Kerr-Hobert wants to get people thinking and talking about food via a wide range of ideas.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:18PM
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Weill’s rarely staged ‘Johnny Johnson’ set for Chicago Folks Operetta by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

“Johnny Johnson” was Kurt Weill’s first work after leaving Germany and landing in the United States.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:00PM
Wednesday, June 7, 2017

One-woman show looks to young Bette Davis for portrait of the actress by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

The play homes in on a younger Davis and an earlier loss at the 1940 Oscar ceremony.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 11:00PM
Saturday, May 27, 2017

‘T.’ stage drama revisits the still-fascinating Kerrigan-Harding saga by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

We’re not quite done with the icy saga of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 04:08PM
Thursday, May 25, 2017

Playwright hopes ‘King Liz’ is an inspiration to all women by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

“King Liz” is a no-holds-barred portrait of a powerful woman at the top of her game who must face the biggest challenge of her career.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 10:00AM
Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Chicago summer festivals season jam-packed with options by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

Here’s a look at where to find summer fun in the city and suburbs.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 09:00AM
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Mysterious daughter, human side of Einstein explored in ‘Relativity’ by Mary Houlihan - For The Sun-Times

In recent years, numerous books about Einstein have delved not only into his scientific theories but also his tangled personal life.

SOURCE: chicago.suntimes.com at 01:27PM

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