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 Tuesday, Feb 6 Millions of people thought they knew the actor John Mahoney from his work in the NBC sitcom "Frasier." But the famously private Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member was far more than the Hollywood gossip columnists ever knew. |
| We sifted through all the Chicago Theatre Week deals so you don't have to. They're cross-referred to shows we've reviewed, including a couple of things that look promising. Interested in cheap tickets to "Love Never Dies?" |
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| After more than 33 years and an eye-popping 13,000 reviews, the long-standing Chicago theater critic Hedy Weiss has parted company with the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| The show, slated to open in April 2019 in Aurora, will be directed by John Doyle, a British director who has become one of Broadway's most prominent names. |
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| Playwright Dominique Morisseau has much to say about America in "Skeleton Crew," now playing at Northlight Theatre. And director Ron OJ Parson helps the personalities of the richly acted characters pop with life. |
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| 4 stars! The Joffrey Ballet's "Modern Masters" at the Auditorium Theatre is powerful and anything but safe, showing all of American ballet in a single, long program. |
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| The world premiere of "Pamplona" was halted in 2017 after Stacy Keach fell ill. This summer, most remarkably, Keach is returning to the Goodman to finish the job. |
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| The writer-actor-pianist Hershey Felder is coming back to Chicago with "Our Great Tchaikovsky," this time in the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre. |
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