Thursday, February 14, 2013
Before the lights went out at the Super Bowl two weeks ago, Beyonce's halftime show included a brief (and not-so-surprise) appearance from her former Destiny's Child bandmates Kelly Rowland …
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Seven years after launching the profitable and long-running “Bye Bye Liver: The Chicago Drinking Play,” Pub Theater has acquired its own theater space just a few blocks north of …
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Successors" at Signal Ensemble Theatre ★★★ and "Stadium Devildare" at Red Tape Theatre ★½
NINA METZ reviews "Successors" at Signal Ensemble Theatr…
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NINA METZ reviews "Barnstormers" by Drinking & Writing Theater at the Haymarket Pub ★★½ and "Henry Moore is Melting" at the Athenaeum Theater ★★
NINA METZ reviews "…
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Few sights are as welcome each year as that of a packed lobby at the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival, which opened with its typical gangbusters energy last weekend at Stage 773 in Lakeview an…
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The Tribune's Nina Metz and Chris Borrelli debate vocal audience members and break them down by type
BY NINA METZ AND CHRIS BORRELLI ... Let's talk about heckling. Who isn't talking about h…
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NINA METZ reviews "Charles Dickens Begrudgingly Performs 'A Christmas Carol.' Again" at The Building Stage ★★★ and "The Chimes" by Remy Bumppo at the Greenhouse ★a…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Long Way Go Down" from Jackalope Theatre at the Viaduct ★★★ and "Foreverendia" at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★
NINA METZ reviews "Long Way Go Dow…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Breaks & Bikes" by Pavement Group ★★½ and "Is This Reel Life?" at the Cornservatory ★★½
NINA METZ reviews "Breaks & Bikes" by Pavement Group a…
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Chicago sketch comedy in its most classic form tends to be a stripped-down affair. Stylistically, it is the opposite of "Saturday Night Live." You won't see elaborate costumes or much in the…
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The iO Theater is moving. On Friday, owner Charna Halpern purchased a new space for her long-running comedy enterprise, signaling an end to iO's presence in Wrigleyville after nearly two dec…
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NINA METZ reviews "Funeral Wedding: The Alvin Play" by Strange Tree Group ★★★ and "Music From a Sparkling Planet" at the Athenaeum Theater ★★½
NINA METZ revie…
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NINA METZ reviews "Urlakis & Cusick: Questionable Lullabies" at Stage 773 ★★½ and "In Pigeon House" at The Den Theatre ★½
NINA METZ reviews "Urlakis & Cusick: Questionab…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" by the Neo-Futurists ★★½ and "Mistakes Madeline Made" at the Greenhouse ★½
THEATER REVIEWS: "44 Plays for 44 Presidents" by…
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NINA METZ reviews "The Skriker" at Red Tape Theatre ★★ and "Geography of a Horse Dreamer" at Mary-Arrchie Theatre ★★
NINA METZ reviews "The Skriker" at Red Tape Thea…
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NINA METZ reviews "WRENS" at Rivendell Theatre Ensemble ★★½ and "Blagojevich, Blagojevich" at the Athenaeum Theatre ★★
NINA METZ reviews "WRENS" at Rivendell Theatr…
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THEATER REVIEWS: "Pool (No Water)" by Vitalist Theatre ★★ and "Susan Swayne and the Bewildered Bride" by Babes with Blades ★★
NINA METZ reviews "Pool (No Water)" by …
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NINA METZ reviews "Ren Faire!" ★★★ and "Finally Alone ... Together" ★★★
"Ren Faire! A Fistful of Ducats"
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NINA METZ reviews "Ah, Wilderness" by Eclipse Theatre at the Athenaeum ★★½
NINA METZ reviews "Ah, Wilderness" by Eclipse Theatre at the Athenaeum ★★½
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NINA METZ reviews "Impress These Apes" at ComedySportz ★★★ and "Smartphones" at Trap Door Theatre ★★½
NINA METZ reviews "Impress These Apes" at ComedySportz &…
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NINA METZ reviews "My Mans" at iO Theater ★★★ and "Butley" by Hubris Productions at Greenhouse Theater Center ★★½
NINA METZ reviews "My Mans" at iO Theater &#…
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NINA METZ reviews "Oh, the Humanity" at Gift Theatre ★★★ ... It's a funny thing, seeing Will Eno's "Oh, the Humanity" so close to the debut of Aaron Sorkin's latest project.
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NINA METZ reviews "Common Hatred" by Ruckus Theatre at The Side Project ★★½ and "Mexican Wrestling Macbeth" by The Mammals at Zoo Studio ★★½
"Common Hatred"
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NINA METZ reviews "Anger/Fly" at Trap Door Theatre ★★ and "Bodies" by MPAACT at the Greenhouse ★★
NINA METZ reviews "Anger/Fly" at Trap Door Theatre ★★ a…
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012
NINA METZ reviews "White Trash Wedding and a Funeral" by Factory Theater ★★★ and "Sexy Baby" by Hell in a Handbag ★★★
NINA METZ reviews "White Trash Wedd…
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NINA METZ reviews "Dinner with the Elams" at iO Theater ★★★ and "All Girl Moby Dick" by The Mammals ★★½
NINA METZ reviews "Dinner with the Elams" at iO Theate…
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NINA METZ reviews "The Butcher of Baraboo" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★★
NINA METZ reviews "The Butcher of Baraboo" at A Red Orchid Theatre ★★★
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NINA METZ reviews "Johnny Theatre" at Chemically Imbalanced Theater ★★★ and "God vs. Hall & Oates" by Drinking & Writing ★★
"Johnny Theatre"
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Trio of new plays explore 'awful ambivalence': Move for fame or stay for art?
(POSTED BY NINA METZ) "No actor should be in Chicago 'cause they wanta make money," a character says in "The La…
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"The Strange and Terrible True Tale of Pinocchio (the Wooden Boy) As Told by Frankenstein's Monster (the Wretched Creature)" -- 3 stars
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