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Review: ‘Selling Kabul’ at Northlight Theatre is a tense and truthful story set in Afghanistan
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn “Selling Kabul,” the playwright Sylvia Khoury homes in on a recurring phenomenon of U.S....
Northlight Theatre’s 2023-24 season includes BJ Jones directing a new John Patrick Shanley play
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNorthlight Theatre in Skokie has announced its 2023-24 season. The current upcoming slate of four shows, under artistic director BJ Jones and executive director Timothy J. Evans, opens in September ...
Review: Updated ‘Dial M for Murder’ at Northlight Theatre will keep you guessing
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAs theaters try to coax back audiences, thrillers are having a sudden, surprising renaissance in Chicago theater. Drury Lane Theatre staged Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” this ...
The Cast of 'Frasier': Where Are They Now?
People via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe beloved sitcom turns 30 on Sept. 16, 2023 — and has a revival coming this year! Catch up with the series' stars, then and now NBC / courtesy Everett...
Best Chicago theater of 2023: From ‘Tommy’ to a soul opera, our top 10 shows chosen from many
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoArtistic excellence abounded in Chicago theater even as 2023 proved fiscally and structurally challenging for many companies and artists. Here’s my annual top-10 list of the year, along with ...
Sarasota Jewish Theatre expands programs for fourth season
Herald-Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCarole Kleinberg wasn’t sure what to expect when she relaunched the Sarasota Jewish Theatre in 2020...
Review: ‘The Porch on Windy Hill’ at Northlight Theatre explores family and folk music, but has a...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“The Porch on Windy Hill,” the stiff and preachy new show at the Northlight Theatre, bills itself as “a new play with old music.” Frankly, I preferred the old music to the new play. As penned ...
Chicago actor Mike Nussbaum dies at 99, the oldest working actor in the country
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCHICAGO — Mike Nussbaum, acknowledged by the Actor’s Equity union as the oldest professional actor...
Top 10 theater productions in Chicago for fall 2023: Destinos, a true-crime musical and the return...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFrom a true-crime musical to Mexican wrestling to Jim Henson-designed puppets, the fall season of Chicago-area theaters includes numerous fascinating projects. Also on tap: A Pearl Cleage Festival ...
Review: ‘Brooklyn Laundry’ at Northlight Theatre is a truthful, moving story of a couple
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAs they well know at the Hallmark Channel, anytime you are watching a romantic drama — play or musical — one thing matters above all else: you have to pull for the central couple. That might ...