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, Oct 16, 2008
Risky blogging
Should theaters protect actors from the consequences of their blog posts?
by Tony Adler
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Theater Review
, Jan 8, 2013
Recommended
Everymotherfucker:
The Motherfucker With the Hat
is about all of us
Stephen Adly Guirgis’s play explores human motherfuckingness
by Tony Adler
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Performing Arts Review
, Apr 15, 2010
Hamm It Up
Regular guy William Petersen hobbles Steppenwolf's otherwise excellent
Endgame
.
by Tony Adler
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Bleader
, Oct 14, 2008
Tennessee Williams in Hell?
Steppenwolf actress suggests that Tennessee Williams's "troubled life" landed him in "the other place."
by Albert Williams
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Theater Review
, Feb 6, 2013
Pinter's
The Birthday Party,
now
menace-free
Austin Pendleton directs John Mahoney and Moira Harris in the Steppenwolf Theatre production of Harold Pinter’s early play.
by Tony Adler
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Marc Grapey
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Ian Bradford
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Rachel Anne Healy
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Performing Arts Review
, Jun 30, 2011
Theater Review:
Middletown
There's despair on Main Street in Will Eno's play.
by Justin Hayford
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Bleader
, Feb 3, 2012
Why didn't Bruce Norris play the game?
Producer Scott Rudin drops the Broadway version of Bruce Norris's
Clybourne Park
by Tony Adler
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The Pain and the Itch
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Bleader
, May 26, 2010
The Theater Capital of America
Columbia College has announced an international seminar to be held May 18-22, 2011, on the history and impact of Chicago theater.
by Deanna Isaacs
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Bleader
, Jun 13, 2008
June: New York County
Get a Tony Fever kit.
by Tony Adler
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Theater Review
, Mar 6, 2013
Garage Rep's fourth rep
Steppenwolf Theatre's annual showcase fills in the genre blanks.
by Tony Adler
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Sara Sawicki
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Rinska Carrasco-Prestinary
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Buzz22
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She Kills Monsters
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,
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,
Christina Anderson
,
Blacktop Sky
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Julian Parker
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Danni Smith
,
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,
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,
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Michael John LaChiusa
,
Joseph Moncure March
,
The Wild Party
,
Ryunosuke Akutagawa
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Akira Kurosawa
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Bleader
, Feb 7, 2013
Ortiz, a jolly good fellow
Comparing actor John Ortiz's work in
Silver Linings Playbook
and the current Steppenwolf Theatre production
The Motherfucker With the Hat
.
by Ben Sachs
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Performing Arts Review
, Sep 26, 2012
Chops at last!
Pulitzer winner David Lindsay-Abaire finally shows promise with
Good People
by Justin Hayford
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Performing Arts Review
, Mar 3, 2011
The Fantastical Three
This year’s Garage Rep productions have a lack of naturalism in common.
by Tony Adler
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The Three Faces of Doctor Crippen
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Sonnets for an Old Century
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Performing Arts Review
, Dec 16, 2010
House of the Dying Son
Political overtones in Edward Albee's early masterpiece,
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
, continue to resonate
by Albert Williams
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Performing Arts Review
, Jul 15, 2010
Bleak and Bleaker
With
A Parallelogram
, Bruce Norris makes his case for utter futility.
by Justin Hayford
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Performing Arts Review
, Aug 6, 2009
Seeing What Develops
Steppenwolf’s First Look program puts three new scripts onstage.
by Tony Adler
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Eric Simonson
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Honest
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Sex with Strangers
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Bleader
, Dec 2, 2008
William Petersen joins Steppenwolf
William Petersen sworn in as a Steppenwolf ensemble member.
by Albert Williams
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Bleader
, Oct 20, 2008
Steppenwolf acknowledges error in Tennessee Williams controversy
Steppenwolf artistic director Martha Lavey responds to online furor about Tennessee Williams.
by Albert Williams
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Performing Arts Sidebar
, Jul 7, 2011
Steppenwolf treat: Jeff Garlin’s
No Sugar Tonight
by Marissa Oberlander
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Performing Arts Review
, Jun 16, 2011
Theater Review: Steppenwolf's Next Up
Young directors know the old ways well
by Zac Thompson
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