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THEATER REVIEW: "Merrily We Roll Along" ★★★ Through May 7 at Karger Center, 1850 Green Bay Rd., Highland Park; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets: $30 at 847-579-49…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Mandrake" ★★ Through May 22 at A Red Orchid Theatre, 1531 N. Wells St.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $25-$30 at 312-943-8722 or aredorchidtheat…
Bruce Norris, a playwright with ties to Chicago, has won the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in drama for "Clybourne Park," a satire about real estate and race set on the city's North Side. The London p…
Dixie has elongated her Chicago engagement. "Dixie's Tupperware Party" is swimming in enough plastic to keep the lights on longer. The show, performed by Kris Andersson, will now play the Ro…
THEATER REVIEW 'The Front Page' ««« Through June 12 at TimeLine Theatre, 615 W. Wellington Ave.; running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; tickets: $28-$38 at 773-281-8463 or timelinetheat…
Chicago's Mayor Elect Rahm Emanuel took in the Goodman Theatre's production of "God of Carnage" Saturday night. And so did Michael Shannon, the A Red Orchid Theatre ensemble member who was r…
THEATER REVIEW: "The Metal Children" ★★ Through May 8 at Next Theatre, Evanston.; Running time: 2 hours, 15 minutes; Tickets: $25-$40 at 847-475-1875 and www.nextheatre.org Aside…
Chicago's Eclipse Theatre has begun its season celebrating the work of playwright Naomi Wallace. Nina Metz reviews the first of those shows, "One Flea Spare."
THEATER REVIEW: Glenn Beck Live at the Chicago Theatre, Chicago Theatre, 175 N. State St. "I really believe Chicago is the nicest city in America," a grinning Glenn Beck said from the stage …
Seth Numrich and the puppet for Joey, created with the Handspring Puppet Company. | VIDEO NEW YORK " The National Theatre of Great Britain's extraordinary "War Horse" takes Michael Morpurgo'…
Kerry Reid has high praise for Michael Montenegro, his chamber company Theatre Zarko and his puppet creations in "Solo Works" ★★★½ (through May 21 at the Noyes Cultural …
MacKenzie Mauzy stars in "White Noise" at the Royal George Theatre, the biggest production there in some time. (Tribune photo by Brian Cassella) In Chicago and New York, this has been a week…
THEATER REVIEW: "Tree" ★★★ Through May 1 at Victory Gardens Biograph Theater, 2433 N. Lincoln Ave.; Running time: 1 hour, 30 minutes; Tickets: $35-$50 at 773-871-3000 and w…
THEATER REVIEW: '42nd Street' ★★★½ Through May 29 at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire; Running time: 2 hours, 20 minutes; Tickets: $41-$49 at 847 634-02…
BROADWAY REVIEW: "The Motherf**ker with the Hat" plays on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 W. 45th St.; 212-239-6200 or www.theMFwiththeHat.com. With Chris Rock and Bobby Canna…
Profiles Theatre has snagged the Chicago premiere of Martin McDonagh's recent Broadway play, "A Behanding in Spokane." Rick Snyder will direct the production, slated to open in early Septemb…
THEATER REVIEW: "South Side of Heaven" ★★★½ Open run at Second City, 1616 N. Wells St.; Running time: 2 hours; Tickets: $22-$27 at 312-337-3992 or www.secondcity.com. Wi…
THEATER REVIEW: 'Catch Me If You Can'; Plays on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, 250 W. 52nd St., New York. Tickets: 877-250-2929, or catchmethemusical.com. NEW YORK -- The key to turning…
According to a report in the Hollywood Reporter, Michael Shannon, the longtime Chicago actor and A Red Orchid ensemble member, has been cast as the villain in the upcoming "Superman" movie. …
THEATER REVIEW: White Noise «« Through June 5 at the Royal George Theatre, 1641 H. Halsted St.; running time: 1 hour, 50 minutes; tickets: $54.50 to $74.50 at 312-988-9000 or www.white…
Seen in Edgewater last night: "Black Watch,"the play about the Scottish military regiment by the visiting National Theatre of Scotland, let out at about 10 p.m. It's been well-attended and l…
Next Theatre will stage "Maple and Vine" by Jordan Harrison as part of its 2011-12 season. "Maple and Vine," a piece about a modern and disaffected New York couple who yearn for a simpler li…
The Shattered Globe Theatre Company is to create an environmental production of a piece billed as "Down and Dirty Romeo & Juliet," opening April 14 at The Globe Pub, 1934 W. Irving Park Rd. …
"God of Carnage," the play about parents and behaving childishly, now on the mainstage of the Goodman Theatre through April 17, is a Chicago Groupon daily deal. More and more Chicago theater…
Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls has a gig in Williamstown this summer. He'll direct the Jon Robin Baitz two-person play "Three Hotels" at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, th…
