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How Plays "Play" and Shows "Show"
May 03, 2013

    For this installment, theater fans, let’s look at stuff we shouldn’t take for granted, like the names of the entertainment we adore.   Why do we call it a “play” or a “show?"   The first implies, wrongly, that it’s not serious—it’s just... (continue)

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Nominees for Non-Equity Jeff Awards Announced
April 23, 2013

The 40th Annual Non-Equity Jeff Awards ceremony is on Monday, June 3, at Park West, 322 W. Armitage, Chicago. Honoring excellence in professional theatre produced within the immediate Chicago area, there are 120 nominations in 25 categories for... (continue)

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Chicago’s Storefront Theaters Are a Hotbed of Talent
April 11, 2013

By: Suzy Evans, Backstage.com

What is a storefront theater? Ask three artistic directors this question, and you’ll get three different answers. “Small, non-Equity house.” “Itinerant company.” “A theater in a storefront.” The only aspect that everyone can agree on? It’s a place... (continue)

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'Glass Menagerie' will move to Theater Wit
February 01, 2013

By: Chris Jones, Theater Loop, Chicago Tribune

The hit Mary-Arrchie Theatre Company production of Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie" is coming back in the late spring. (continue)

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Busy Stages, Quiet Crowds
January 15, 2013

It’s a dynamic and fascinating contradiction. And it happens every time we see a play. The stage is full of sound and fury, bustle and hustle. But the folks who are kept in the dark, otherwise called an audience, sit quietly. They listen,... (continue)

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James Harms' portrayal of Don Quixote a highlight in 2012
January 11, 2013

By: Light Opera Works announcement

James Harms, star of the Light Opera Works production of Man of La Mancha last year, was named as one of Chicago's "Top 10 theater performances of 2012" by The Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones:  (continue)

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Footlights Seeks Advertising Sales Reps to promote the Performing Arts
January 10, 2013

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Showbiz Chicago Top 10 Plays & Musicals of 2012
December 27, 2012

By: Michael Roberts, Showbiz Chicago

As we close another fantastic year in Chicago theatre, here is our top 10 plays and musicals of 2012, including our favorite performance art piece. We at Showbiz Chicago wish you the happiest of holidays and a healthy New Year. (continue)

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Kristin Larsen exits Remy Bumppo
December 18, 2012

By: Chris Jones, Theater critic, Theater Loop, Chicago Tribune

Kristin Larsen, the longtime executive director of the non-profit Remy Bumppo Theatre Company, has resigned her position at the small Equity company, which produces at the Greenhouse Theatre Center. She is to become executive director of Stage 773,... (continue)

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Top 10: Best Chicago theater of 2012
December 13, 2012

By: Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, Theater Loop

Of the scores of shows I reviewed in Chicago during 2012, here are the select few that, upon further consideration, I liked best of all. As is our tradition, the top 10 shows of 2012 appear in order of wonderfulness.  (continue)

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HOLIDAY EDITION
December 12, 2012

Dear Readers,   Despite the hype, the biggest show in town right now is not THE BOOK OF MORMON. It’s the holidays themselves. Long ago Chicago theaters learned if you can’t beat it, you join it. That’s why cash cows like Goodman’s A CHRISTMAS... (continue)

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First-ever Chicago Theater Week planned
December 12, 2012

By: Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun Times

By any reckoning, EVERY week is “theater week” in Chicago. But now the League of Chicago Theatres, in partnership with ChooseChicago.com, has formally declared the first-ever such event, scheduled for Feb. 12-17, 2013. Designed to encourage... (continue)

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