| New direction |
2020-12-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 10, 2020, p. 1, 4 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Kessler, Aaliyah,
Malijan, Therese,
Schultz, Eva,
Rosenfeld, Sam,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Ayers, Payton,
Rose, Cassandra,
Benitez, Olivia,
Evens, Ellie,
Niles North High School,
Education – Virtual instruction,
Finnigan, Mia |
| Breaking away from an unfulfilled life |
2020-03-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 12, 2020, p. B13 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Intimate Apparel',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Mysteries abound in 'Veronica's Room' |
2020-02-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 20, 2020, p. B13 |
'Veronica's Room',
Plays,
Skokie Theatre |
| Northlight Theatre to premiere new thriller |
2020-01-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 23, 2020, p. B13 |
'How A Boy Falls',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Audiences go on a 'Sentimental Journey' |
2020-01-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 16, 2020, p. B13 |
'Sentimental Journey: The Music of Doris Day',
Plays,
Skokie Theatre |
| The 3 phases of Elvis |
2020-01-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 9, 2020, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Elvis Tribute Artist Spectacular',
Concerts,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Sister act to perform in Skokie |
2019-12-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 2019, p. B17 |
Plays,
Callaway, Liz,
Callaway Hampton, Ann,
'Broadway with the Callaways',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| MadKap presents 'Marjorie Prime' |
2019-10-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 31, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Marjorie Prime',
Skokie Theatre |
| Simon Gebremedhin, actor from Skokie |
2019-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 2019, p. 3 |
Plays,
Fairs and festivals,
Gebremedhin, Simon |
| 'Miser' thumbs its nose at decorum |
2007-11-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 1, 2007, p. B8 |
Plays,
Theaters,
'Miser, The',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Hollywood character actor Robert Costanzo directing Skokie show |
2015-03-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 26, 2015, p.43 |
Plays,
'Last of the Red Hot Lovers',
Costanzo, Robert,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Emergent Theatre Company |
| Niles West High puts on production of 'The King and I' |
2011-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2011 , p. 7 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'King and I, The',
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities |
| Niles West actors portray Kipling's 'Jungle Book' |
2010-12-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 2010 , p. 19 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Jungle Book, The' (Play),
Sinclair, Andrew |
| Mystery, adventure, ABBA and more |
2019-09-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 12, 2019, p. B13 |
'Mother of the Maid',
Plays,
'Marjorie Prime',
Northlight Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| 'Xanadu' musical opens at Niles West |
2011-11-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 3, 2011 , p. 6 |
Plays,
'Xanadu',
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities |
| Niles North to stage Shakespeare comedy |
2001-05-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 3, 2001, p. 5 |
Plays,
Ortmann, Timothy,
Schiller, Wendy,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Twelfth Night',
Niles North High School,
Andrews, Josh,
Drama |
| Playwright joins cast of 'Mansfield Park' |
2018-11-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 15, 2018, p. B15 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mansfield Park',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Playwright captures language of father's Irish homestead |
2015-03-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 19, 2015, p.39 |
Plays,
'Outside Mullingar',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Northlight's 'Water' explores aftermath of natural disaster |
2017-03-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 16, 2017, p. 23 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'By the Water' |
| Play in Skokie uncovers darkness that surrounds sex trafficking |
2014-10-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 23, 2014 , p. 8 |
Plays,
Crime and criminals - Sex crimes,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
'Shadowtown II: The Johns' |
| Lighthearted take on a classic tale |
2019-09-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 05, 2019, p. B12 |
Oliver McCracken Middle School,
Frey, Will,
Skokie Heritage Museum,
Russell, Olivia,
Niles North High School,
Sliwinski, Kasey,
'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer',
Devonshire Family Theatre,
Ruffner, Isabella,
Plays |
| Northlight scores 12 Jeff nominations |
2006-09-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 7, 2006, p. B10 |
Plays,
Theaters,
Northlight Theatre,
Joseph Jefferson Awards,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| After a slow start, "Sky Girls" takes off |
2003-02-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 2003, p. B5 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Sky Girls' |
| Mike Nussbaum a natural as Einstein in 'Relativity' |
2017-05-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 4, 2017, p. 25 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Relativity',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'The Fantasticks' coming to Skokie |
2019-08-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 29, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
'Fantasticks, The' |
| TELLING A STORY OF FAITH |
2019-08-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 8, 2019, p. B12 |
Thomas, Lucia,
Schultz, Kim,
Plays,
Dedication of The Peace Garden and performance by Sisters of Story,
Malik, Roshina,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center,
Stone, Susan |
| Years later, couple fulfills goal to play royal pair |
2015-11-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 5, 2015, p.25 |
Plays,
MadKap Productions Inc.,
Skokie Theatre,
'Lion in Winter, The' |
| Survival is complicated for 'Hitler's Tasters' |
2019-07-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 4, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Hitler's Tasters',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Catch the patriotic spirit with '1776' |
2019-06-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 27, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
Barrett, Sean Michael,
Edwards, Sherman,
Stone, Peter,
Kuffert, Edward,
Skokie Theatre,
Mell, Wayne,
'1776' |
| Sondheim's 'Follies' lights up stage |
2019-05-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 30, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Follies',
Rudnick, Jenny,
Sondheim, Stephen,
Goldman, James,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Hand, Eileen,
Herrle, Brian |
| Truman's grandson stars in one-man play |
2019-04-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 11, 2019, p. B13 |
'Give 'Em Hell, Harry!',
Plays,
Truman, Clifton Daniel,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Skokie playwrights create new writers workshop |
2016-12-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 1, 2016, p. 25 |
Plays,
Skokie Playwrights Workshop, The,
Skokie Public Library |
| Tim Kazurinskym George Wendt team up for Skokie production |
2015-09-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 10, 2015, p.22 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Funnyman',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Thin Ice Ensemble performs classic 'The Miracle Worker' |
2017-03-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 16, 2017, p. 24 |
Plays,
Thin Ice Ensemble Theater,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'The Miracle Worker' |
| Skokie Theatre to stage 'Rocket City, Alabam' |
2017-10-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 26, 2017, p. 10 |
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
'Rocket City, Alabam' |
| Review: The joys of eccentricity in 'You Can't Take It With You' |
2015-11-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 26, 2015, p.25 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'You Can't Take It With You',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Pulitzer Prize-winning 'Next to Normal' come to Skokie |
2015-09-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 10, 2015, p.23 |
Plays,
'Next to Normal',
MadKap Productions Inc.,
Skokie Theatre |
| Northlight's 'Mousetrap' is must-see murder and mayhem |
2014-11-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 20, 2014, p.55 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mousetrap, The' |
| Northlight's 'Mothers and Sons' a tale of family, grief |
2016-01-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 21, 2016, p.27 |
Plays,
'Mothers and Sons',
Northlight Theatre,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Northlight stages 'Georgia McBride,' a farce with heart |
2017-09-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 14, 2017, p. 21 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'The Legend of Georgia McBride' |
| 'My Son the Waiter' tells of a late bloomer's rise |
2016-06-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 30, 2016, p. 26 |
Plays,
'My Son the Waiter: A Jewish Tragedy',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Mother and daughter share stage for 'Beau Jest' |
2016-02-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 2016 p.24 |
Plays,
'Beau Jest',
MadKap Productions Inc.,
Skokie Theatre |
| Kids bring 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe' to Skokie |
2015-12-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 3, 2015, p.27 |
Plays,
'Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, The',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center |
| If walls in one 'California Suite' could talk |
2018-06-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 21, 2018, p. 25 |
Plays,
MadKap Productions Inc.,
'California Suite',
Skokie Theatre |
| How long do we mourn before moving on? |
2016-02-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 18, 2016, p. 25 |
Plays,
'Mothers and Sons',
Northlight Theatre,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Family drama drives 'Curve of Departure' |
2018-09-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 13, 2018, p. 26 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Curve of Departure',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Everyone can relate to 'The Internet Ate My Brain' |
2016-02-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 18, 2016, p. 26 |
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
'Internet Ate My Brain, The' |
| Directing 'Treasure Island' a natural for tall ship captain |
2016-02-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 11, 2016 p.23 |
Plays,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'Treasure Island' |
| 'Spamalot' cast shares Monty Python love |
2015-05-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 21, 2015, p.37 |
'Monty Python's Spamalot',
Plays,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'Skeleton Crew' deals with factory closings |
2018-01-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 25, 2018, p. 23 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Skeleton Crew',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Seven Year Itch' comes to Skokie Theatre stage |
2017-01-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 2017, p. 24 |
Plays,
'Seven Year Itch',
Skokie Theatre |
| 'Faceless' explores world of teenage American terrorists |
2017-01-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 2017, p. 23 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Faceless',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Discord' makes Midwest debut at Skokie's Northlight |
2016-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2016, p. 24 |
'Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord',
Plays,
'Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Crossing Delancy' about love |
2018-02-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 2018, p. 19 |
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
'Crossing Delancey' |
| Synagogue marks Purim with 'Annie' parody |
2015-02-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 26, 2015, p.14 |
'Li'l Orphan Esther',
Plays,
Synagogues,
Congregation Ezra Habonim-The Niles Township Jewish Congregation (NTJC) |
| Northlight's 'White Guy on the Bus' sparks crucial conversation |
2015-01-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 22, 2015, p.48 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'White Guy on the Bus' |
| JCC brings young Holocaust victims' words to life |
2015-02-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 26, 2015, p.13 |
Plays,
Concentration camps,
Bouwman, Robert,
'I Never Saw Another Butterfly',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) |
| 'I put him right up there with Sinatra' |
2019-03-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 14, 2019, p. B13 |
Plays,
'In L-O-V-E with Nat King Cole',
Nitz, Daryl,
Skokie Theatre,
Wehner, Carolyn,
Pope, Greta |
| World premiere coming to Northlight |
2019-03-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 7, 2019, p. B12 |
Plays,
Davis, Shanesia,
Northlight Theatre,
Karpel, Leah,
'Landladies' |
| One-man show tells story of famed 'Nazi hunter' |
2018-10-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 2018, p. 27 |
Plays,
'Wiesenthal',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Butler': The conversation that changed the Civil War |
2016-03-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 10, 2016, p. 22 |
Plays,
'Butler',
Northlight Theatre,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Review: 'Butler' makes the most of a Civil War moment |
2016-03-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 31, 2016, p. 27 |
Plays,
'Butler',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Necklace' written by, stars Niles North alums |
2017-11-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 9, 2017, p. 12 |
Plays,
Goodman Theatre,
Malik, Rohina,
Hanna, Martin,
'Yasmina's Necklace',
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools),
Niles North High School |
| Niles North crew performs O'Neill |
2009-12-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 3, 2009, p. 15 |
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
'Ah, Wilderness' |
| Depression-era story comes to stage |
2019-02-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 7, 2019, p. B13 |
Genovese, Stephen M.,
Plays,
'Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical',
Skokie Theatre,
Latourette, Claire,
Hall, Nate |
| Get your 'Kicks' at the 'Klub' |
2000-11-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 30, 2000, p. B3 |
Sullivan, Daniel Patrick,
'Klub Kokomo',
Christopher, Ian,
Stanley, Paul,
Hazen, Kelley,
Wagner, Jonathan,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Shavzin, Richard,
Plays |
| 'Conversation' set when Democrats, Republicans mingled |
2016-09-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 15, 2016, p. 26 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Giardina, Anthony,
Lyons, Marti,
'City of Conversation' |
| 'Crimes of the Heart' a complex tale of three sisters |
2014-11-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 6, 2014 , p. 44 |
'Crimes of the Heart',
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
MadKap Productions Inc. |
| Murder and mayhem await in Agatha Christie's 'Mousetrap' |
2014-11-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 6, 2014 , p. 43 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mousetrap, The' |
| Celebrate the ancient art and culture of Mesopotamia |
2014-10-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 2014 , p. 39 |
Plays,
'Mesopotamian Night',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Under a shadow in Sunny Florida |
2014-10-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 2, 2014 , p. 47 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Commons of Pensacola, The' |
| Bernie Madoff story inspired darkly comic 'Pensacola' |
2014-09-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 18, 2014 , p. 36 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Commons of Pensacola, The' |
| A little hope goes a long way in 'Sweet Charity' |
2014-09-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 11, 2014 , p. 34 |
Plays,
'Sweet Charity',
Skokie Theatre |
| Audience always wins at Vicki Quade's 'Movie Bingo' |
2014-06-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 5, 2014 , p. 38 |
Plays,
'Movie Bingo: Good, Bad or Condemned?!',
Skokie Theatre |
| 'Yonkers' a riveting tale in Northlight director's hands |
2014-05-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 22, 2014 , p. 38 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Lost in Yonkers' |
| JCC actors find darkness and joy in 'Oklahoma!' |
2014-05-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 15, 2014 , p. 39 |
Gaynor, Leah,
Plays,
Wacks, Gabriel,
JCC Young Actors Ensemble,
'Oklahoma!',
Eisenstein, Ben,
Bchiri, Haia |
| 'Lost in Yonkers' prefect for today's times |
2014-05-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 1, 2014 , p. 39 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Lost in Yonkers' |
| Middleton School brings Orphan Annie and her crew to life |
2014-04-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 17, 2014 , p. 12 |
Plays,
Music,
Shapiro, Amy,
John Middleton Elementary School,
'Annie Jr.' |
| Parkinson's comedy 'Side Effects' mixes laughs with lessons |
2014-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 2014 , p. 40 |
Plays,
'Side Effects May Include',
Skokie Theatre |
| John Mahoney back at Northlight for 'Chapatti' |
2014-03-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 6, 2014 , p. 34 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Chapatti' |
| Niles North students bring Shakespeare comedy to the Jersey Shore |
2013-10-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 17, 2013 , p. 13 |
Soglin, Spencer,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Bernstein, Jacob,
Isip, Joe,
'Comedy of Errors',
Niles North High School,
Loach, Ryan,
Vaklin, Joanna,
Plays,
Aleman, Natalie,
Zeidman, Noah |
| 'Seinfeld' meets the living dead |
2013-06-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 13, 2013 , p. 58 |
Plays,
'Zombie Seinfeld',
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| Director getting a kick out of lighthearted show |
2013-06-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 6, 2013 , p. 59 |
Plays,
Yerkovich, Liz,
Music,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'Anything Goes' |
| 'Invasion of Skokie' hits home |
2013-05-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 16, 2013 , p. 58 |
Plays,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
'Invasion of Skokie, The' |
| 'Falling Man' tells tales of love and identity |
2013-05-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 9, 2013 , p. 54 |
Plays,
'Falling Man',
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| Rhea Pearlman bellies up to new bar in 'Stella & Lou' |
2013-05-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 9, 2013 , p. 53 |
'Stella & Lou',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Students make big show of classic 'Pea' |
2013-05-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 9, 2013 , p. 27 |
'Princess and the Pea, The',
Plays,
Lang, Teri,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Denman, Tom |
| Middleton School makes splash with |
2013-04-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 18, 2013 , p. 25 |
Shapiro, Amy,
Yelenosky, Melody,
General, Max,
O'Connor, Ciaran,
Stern, Eliana,
Wiviott, Karalee,
Plays,
Music,
Friedman, Lisa,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
'Little Mermaid',
Hansen, Amanda,
John Middleton Elementary School |
| 'Stones in His Pockets' captures Celtic spirit |
2013-03-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 21, 2013 , p. 60 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Stones in His Pockets' |
| Gorilla Tango hosts family musical 'Really Rosie' |
2013-02-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 21, 2013 , p. 58 |
Plays,
'Really Rosie',
Music,
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| Bayside's principal goes bad in 'Breaking Belding' |
2013-02-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 7, 2013 , p. 58 |
Plays,
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre,
'Breaking Belding' |
| Workplace woes inspire new musical |
2013-01-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 31, 2013 , p. 58 |
Plays,
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
'Dial with a Smile: An Office Musical',
Skokie Theatre,
Curtis, Robert |
| 'Whipping Man' explores war, religion and change |
2013-01-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 17, 2013 , p. 48 |
Plays,
'Whipping Man',
Northlight Theatre |
| Northlight's 'Odd Couple' a laugh riot |
2012-11-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 15, 2012 , p. 56 |
Plays,
'Odd Couple, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Cut it out...there really is a 'Full House' musical |
2012-11-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 8, 2012 , p. 65 |
Plays,
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
'Attend the Tale of Danny Tanner: A Full House Musical',
Skokie Theatre |
| Second City buddies star as 'Odd Couple' |
2012-11-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 1, 2012 , p. 58 |
Plays,
'Odd Couple, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Playwright sees sense in Roseanne-Frankenstein mashup |
2012-10-18 |
|
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 2012 , p. 64 |
Plays,
'Roseannkenstein: The Ballad of Roseanne, As Told by Frankenstein's Monster',
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| Sound tribute to America's folk troubadour |
2012-09-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 27, 2012 , p. 60 |
Guthrie, Woody,
'Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Woody Sez' takes a close look at Guthrie's life |
2012-09-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 13, 2012 , p. 56 |
Guthrie, Woody,
'Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Meet the women of Shakespeare |
2012-09-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 6, 2012 , p. G56 |
Plays,
'Shakespeare's Female Women',
Gorilla Tango Theatre,
Skokie Theatre |
| True grit, humor and heart in '[title of show]' |
2012-05-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 17, 2012 , p. 8B |
'[title of show]',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Skokie actors explore life on Irish islet |
2012-05-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 17, 2012 , p. 12B |
'Cripple of Inishmaan, The',
Plays,
Graves, Jan,
Parry, Brian |
| The trials of teamwork at Northlight |
2012-05-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 2012 , p. 7B |
'[title of show]',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Wild about Harry |
2012-03-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 8, 2012 , p. 9B |
Plays,
'Houdini Box, The',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Skokie first grader quietly takes on Shakespeare |
2012-03-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 8, 2012 , p. 9 |
Plays,
Chicago Shakespeare Theater,
Abraham, Matthew,
Abraham, Charlene |
| At home with the monarchs of American theater |
2012-03-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 8, 2012 , p. 19 B |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Ten Chimneys' |
| 'Einstein's Brains' takes Old Orchard stage |
2012-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 2012 , p. 7 |
Russo, Melinda,
Herman, Stacey,
Hughes, Margot,
Sarris, Kyra,
'Einstein's Brains',
Okaiye, Osagie,
Old Orchard Junior High School,
Public School District 68 - Student activities,
Plays |
| Great actors, but 'Black Pearl' lacks luster |
2012-01-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 2012 , p. 8B |
'Black Pearl Sings!',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Two strong women bond through music |
2012-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 2012 , p. 9B |
'Black Pearl Sings!',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Landmark play asks big moral questions |
2012-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 2012 , p. 71 |
Hirschhaut, Richard,
Museums,
Plays,
'Judgment at Nuremberg',
Shattered Globe Theatre of Chicago,
Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center |
| JCC sci-fi musical seeks children's |
2011-12-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 8, 2011 , p. 11 |
Plays,
JCC Young Actors Ensemble,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center |
| Expert 'Season's' adds off-beat zest to holidays |
2011-11-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 24, 2011 , p. 8B |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Season's Greetings' |
| Bad behavior with a holiday sparkle at Northlight |
2011-11-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 2011 , p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Season's Greetings' |
| Devonshire celebrates Broadway winners |
2011-11-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 3, 2011 , p. 23B |
Plays,
'Night at the Tonys, A',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Laughs and heartbreak of living with disability |
2011-10-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 27, 2011 , p. 18B |
Plays,
'Handicap This!',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Local actresses enjoy political satire |
2011-10-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 13, 2011 , p. 22B |
Plays,
Northwestern University,
Lang, Becky |
| Fine vocals, great songs, but 'Snapshots' story blurred |
2011-09-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 29, 2011 , p. 15B |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Snapshots: A Musical Scrapbook' |
| Niles North premieres darkly funny play |
2011-09-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 1, 2011 , p. 6 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
'God of Carnage',
Hensley, Cate,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Rourke, Shannon,
Connelley, Dylan,
Niles North High School,
Boersma, William,
Plays |
| Skokie honors playhouse founder |
2011-06-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 2, 2011 , p. B1 |
Robinson, Roberta,
Plays,
Waxberg, Ellen,
Berger, Ed,
Graves, Jan Ellen,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'Bug' explores gritty ambiguities of life |
2011-05-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 26, 2011 , p. B1 |
Plays,
Colucci, Michael,
Graves, Jan Ellen,
Redtwist Theatre |
| Niles North produces Lillian Hellman play |
2011-05-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 19, 2011 , p. 13 |
'Another Park of the Forest',
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Rourke, Shannon,
Niles North High School,
Khoshaba, Christopher,
Scanlon, Sophie |
| Subtle set has critical role in 'The Outgoing Tide' |
2011-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2011 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Outgoing Tide, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Portrait Painting |
2011-04-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 21, 2011 , p. 9 |
George, Steven,
Mubark, Zach,
Niles West High School,
Cieszynski, Monika,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Goldberg, Sarah,
Krapivkin, Aleks,
Sinclair, Andrew,
Plays |
| Malik returns to Niles North with from-the-heart performance |
2011-04-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 21, 2011 , p. 13 |
Plays,
Malik, Rohina,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School |
| Fine Austen adaptation features a terrific cast |
2011-03-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 24, 2011 , p. B8 |
Plays,
'Sense and Sensibility',
Northlight Theatre |
| Niles North actors spell out fun in lively musical |
2011-03-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 10, 2011 , p. 11 |
Plays,
Takushi, Danny,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The',
Niles North High School,
Reyes, Olivia,
Scanlon, Sophie |
| New play looks at ways a family faces death |
2011-03-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 3, 2011 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Catharsis or The Thing You Should Have Told Me',
Skokie Theater |
| 'Air Guitar High' rocks Niles West High |
2011-03-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 3, 2011 , p. 5 |
Lawson-Hall, Quinn,
Bedoya, Daniel,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Levy, Rebecca,
Krapivkin, Aleks,
Sinclair, Andrew,
Hummel, Leah,
Plays,
'Air Guitar High',
Niles West High School |
| 'Eclipsed' women of Liberia shine in war |
2011-01-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 13, 2011 , p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Eclipsed' |
| Still Acting Up! performers share their humorous life experiences |
2010-10-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 7, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Pinch of Sage, A',
Devonshire Cultural Center,
Still Acting Up! |
| Winning performances carry Northlight's 'Daddy Long Legs' |
2010-09-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Daddy Long Legs',
Northlight Theatre |
| Niles West theater alternating two small-cast plays to open season |
2010-09-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 2010 , p. 14 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Krapivkin, Aleks,
Bowman, Janae,
Zasso, Julia,
Sinclair, Andrew,
Kim, Jane,
Resurreccion, Kyle,
Karimi, Anahita,
Lupas, Andrea,
Plays,
McWherter, Merrick,
Niles West High School,
Levy, Becca,
'Steel Magnolias',
'Rabbit Hole',
Langer, Lauren,
Hummel, Leah |
| Endearing, enduring 'Daddy Long Legs' comes to Northlight Theatre |
2010-09-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 16, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Daddy Long Legs',
Northlight Theatre |
| Chicago Dramatists marches into 'Invasion of Skokie' |
2010-08-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 26, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Invasion of Skokie, The',
Chicago Dramatists |
| David Cromer directs Writers' 'Streetcar' |
2010-04-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 29, 2010 , p. B6 |
Writers' Theatre,
Plays,
Cromer, David |
| 'A Life' worth examining |
2010-04-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 1, 2010 , p. B22 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Life, A' |
| Show makes history of Holocaust very human |
2010-04-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 1, 2010 , p. B10 |
Plays,
'And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank',
Skokie Theater |
| Northlight stages work from Ireland's finest |
2010-03-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 18, 2010 , p. B9 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Life, A' |
| Coming Attraction |
2010-03-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 11, 2010 , p. 1 |
Plays,
'Rent' [play],
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Takushi, Daniel |
| Middleton play |
2010-02-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 25, 2010 , p. 10 |
'Beauty and the Beast',
Plays,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
John Middleton Elementary School |
| Niles West actors present classic Greek comedy 'Lysistrata' |
2010-02-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 18, 2010 , p. 19 |
Coss, Olivia,
Plays,
Meehan, Sarah,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Lysistrata',
Kim, Jane |
| 'Awake and Sing' at Northlight a fitting story for our times |
2010-02-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Awake and Sing' |
| Odets' 'Awake and Sing!' is still a play for our times |
2010-01-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 21, 2010 , p. B9 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Awake and Sing' |
| Skokie mayor to make stage debut |
2010-01-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 21, 2010 , p. 5 |
Plays,
Fundraising and fundraisers,
Van Dusen, George,
'Love Letters',
Skokie Theater |
| Niles West tries hand at contemporary play this weekend |
2009-12-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 10, 2009, p. 10 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Sparrow, The' |
| Northlight's 'Souvenir' explores musical anomaly |
2009-12-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 3, 2009, p. B16 |
Plays,
'Souvenir',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Souvenir' amazing story of soprano who could not sing |
2009-11-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 19, 2009, p. B20 |
Plays,
'Souvenir',
Northlight Theatre |
| Broadway actor is back home for cabaret show |
2009-11-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 12, 2009, p. B10 |
Plays,
Edelman, Gregg |
| JCC Young Actors stage 'Grease' |
2009-11-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 12, 2009, p. 12 |
Plays,
'Grease',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center |
| Warning: 'Footloose' might cause spontaneous dancing |
2009-10-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 29, 2009, p. B1 |
'Footloose',
Plays,
Devonshire Cultural Center |
| Theater offers '70s farce |
2009-10-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 15, 2009, p. 7 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School |
| The beat goes on with 'Marvelous Wonderettes' |
2009-10-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 8, 2009, p. B4 |
Plays,
'Marvelous Wonderettes, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Still Acting Up provides fun side to being stranded at the airport |
2009-10-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 8, 2009, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Your Flight Has Been Delayed',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Ed Asner becomes 'FDR' in one-man show |
2009-09-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 24, 2009, p. B1 |
Plays,
'FDR',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Show Stoppers |
2009-09-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 24, 2009, p. 7 |
Plays,
Jutovsky, Alyssa,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Krapivkin, Aleks |
| Suit up for 1950s prom in 'Wonderettes' |
2009-09-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 10, 2009, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Marvelous Wonderettes, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Niles North stages drama of murder |
2009-08-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 27, 2009, p. 7 |
Mackie, Kristin,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Loy, Kristina,
Rourke, Shannon,
Ahlman, Annalisa,
Boersma, William,
Carlson, Nicole,
Rourke, Michael,
Friedman, Dan,
Plays,
Takushi, Danny,
Niles North High School,
'My Sister in this House',
Ripley, Teresa,
Scanlon, Sophie,
Weiner-Kaplow, Elana,
Ortmann, Timothy |
| Nose knows |
2009-08-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 13, 2009, p. 5 |
Plays,
Hickey, Jack |
| The man behind the nose: 'Cyrano' actor identifies with poet/warrior role |
2009-08-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 13, 2009, p. 11 |
Plays,
Hickey, Jack |
| Making a 'Big' production of it |
2009-06-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 2009, p. B6 |
Plays,
Yerkovich, Liz,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'Big' |
| 'Murder on the Orient Express' script solved |
2009-03-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 19, 2009, p. B10 |
Plays,
'Murder on the Orient Express',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| For show about stamps, 'Mauritius' tense, exciting |
2009-03-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 12, 2009, p. B7 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mauritius' |
| American classic |
2009-03-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 12, 2009, p. 5 |
Plays,
'Little Women',
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Zeff, Allie,
Scanlon, Sophie |
| Northlight play explores character through cooking |
2009-01-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 8, 2009, p. 20 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Po Boy Tango' |
| Single Act |
2008-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2008, p. 5 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Levy, Becca,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Krapivkin, Aleks,
Zasso, Julia |
| Tragedies of the rich and famous |
2008-11-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 27, 2008, p. B11 |
Plays,
'Grey Gardens',
Northlight Theatre |
| Songs challenge young actors |
2008-11-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 20, 2008, p. B9 |
Plays,
'Into the Woods, Jr.',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Mother/daughter act on the skids |
2008-11-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 20, 2008, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Grey Gardens',
Northlight Theatre |
| Humor in Holocaust's shadow |
2008-10-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 30, 2008, p. B9 |
Plays,
'Jew Grows in Brooklyn, A',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Will Rogers is comeback kid |
2008-10-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 16, 2008, p. B1 |
'Will Rogers, Now!',
Plays,
Skokie Theater |
| 'President T.R.' pays a visit to Skokie |
2008-10-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 16, 2008, p. 7 |
Plays,
Skokie Theatre,
'Conversation with Teddy Roosevelt' |
| Elders get 'Altered' in play |
2008-10-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 9, 2008, p. B1 |
Plays,
Devonshire Community Center,
'Altered State U' |
| Awkward adaptation undoes 'Jekyll/Hyde' |
2008-10-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 2, 2008, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde',
Northlight Theatre |
| Run, but you can't Hyde |
2008-09-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 25, 2008, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde',
Northlight Theatre |
| Pool cleaner by day; farce producer nights |
2008-07-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 10, 2008, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Election Day',
Skokie Theater |
| No question: 'Answer lady' is utterly perfect |
2008-06-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 5, 2008, p. B7 |
Plays,
'Lady With All the Answers, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Answer lady portrayed |
2008-05-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 29, 2008, p. B9 |
Plays,
'Lady With All the Answers, The',
Northlight Theatre |
| Northlight's 'Better Late?' Better not |
2008-04-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 17, 2008, p. B7 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Better Late' |
| A May-December collaboration |
2008-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 2008, p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Better Late' |
| Rich history deserves better play: Weak story limits strong actors |
2008-02-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 14, 2008, p. B5 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Gee's Bend' |
| Play captures Civil Rights Movement |
2008-02-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 7, 2008, p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Gee's Bend' |
| Pictures of the Year 2007 |
2008-01-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 3, 2008, p. 6 |
Public School District 73 - Student activities,
Plays,
Scuba Systems,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Cigar King,
Business,
East Prairie School |
| Amazing Kate!: One-woman show brings legend to life |
2007-12-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 13, 2007, p. B10 |
Plays,
'Tea at Five',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Simon Says |
2007-12-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 6, 2007, p. 5 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Khan, Ibrahim,
'Rumors' |
| Taxes? Never Pay 'Em! |
2007-11-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 29, 2007, p. 5 |
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Yandell, Stephen,
Carson, Nicole,
Niles North High School,
'You Can't Take It With You',
Kravetz, Ari |
| 'Miser' thumbs its nose at decorum |
2007-10-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 2007, p. B9 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Miser, The' |
| A skinflint for the ages |
2007-10-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 11, 2007, p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Miser, The' |
| Designing woman brightens 'Grease' |
2007-05-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 31, 2007, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Grease',
Pytel, Janice |
| 'Fire' burns bright with human truth |
2007-05-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 24, 2007, p. B5 |
Plays,
'Fire on the Mountain',
Northlight Theatre |
| Mining Applachia's [sic] music |
2007-05-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 17, 2007, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Fire on the Mountain',
Northlight Theatre |
| Romeo and Juliet |
2007-05-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 2007, p. 19 |
Rosemeyer, Peter,
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Romeo and Juliet',
Niles North High School,
Fox, Clayton,
Silverman, Jason,
Long, Becky |
| Exalted Tragedy |
2007-05-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 2007, p. 10 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Paustian, Katie,
Leventis, Calli,
'Trojan Women, The' |
| Play takes steps to make changes |
2007-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2007, p. B5 |
Plays,
'Shoes',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Classic musical still captivates |
2007-04-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 26, 2007, p. B5 |
Plays,
'Sound of Music, The',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'Stoops' for buckaroos |
2007-03-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 29, 2007, p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'She Stoops to Conquer' |
| Westward howl |
2007-03-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 15, 2007, p. B1 |
Plays,
Skokie Park District,
'True West',
Devonshire Cultural Center |
| A provocative tale of dying friendship |
2007-02-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 8, 2007, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Lady',
Northlight Theatre |
| Conflict of interests |
2007-01-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 25, 2007, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Lady',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Bad Dates' -- great performance |
2006-12-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 14, 2006, p. B9 |
'Bad Dates',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Dooms-dates |
2006-12-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 7, 2006, p. B1 |
'Bad Dates',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Presenting Ibsens to end all Ibsens |
2006-09-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 21, 2006, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Last Two Minutes of the Complete Works of Henrik Ibsen, The' |
| Ms. understood |
2006-06-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 1, 2006, p. B1 |
'Half and Half',
Plays,
Sherman, Jim,
Victory Gardens Studio Theatre |
| Emotional 'Retreat' |
2006-05-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 25, 2006, p. B10 |
'Retreat from Moscow, The',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Despite cast changes, Northlight won't 'Retreat' |
2006-05-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 2006, p. B2 |
'Retreat from Moscow, The',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| How this 'Garden' grows |
2006-04-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 6, 2006, p. B8 |
'Chalk Garden, The',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Chalk' it up to complexity |
2006-03-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 23, 2006, p. B4 |
'Chalk Garden, The',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Here's a musical your mama could love |
2006-03-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 23, 2006, p. B2 |
Plays,
'Mamaleh!',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Our bodies, our stomachs |
2006-02-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 23, 2006, p. B1 |
Plays,
Centre East Studio Theater,
'Good Body, The' |
| 'Suitcase': Pack up all my cares and woes... |
2006-02-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 2006, p. B2 |
Plays,
'My Heart in a Suitcase',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Four characters in search of 'Grace' |
2006-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 2006, p. B10 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Grace' |
| Chopin's' shiksa |
2006-02-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 2, 2006, p. B1 |
Plays,
Chicago Jewish Theatre,
'Chopin Playoffs, The',
Lang, Becky |
| Come Rain or come shine |
2006-01-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 26, 2006, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Fried Chicken and Latkes',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| 'Grace' notes |
2006-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 2006, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Grace' |
| Northlight's 'Marvelous Party' lives up to its title |
2005-12-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 15, 2005, p. B2 |
Plays,
'Marvelous Party, A: The Noel Coward Celebration',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Party' on with Noel Coward |
2005-12-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 8, 2005, p. B1 |
Plays,
'Marvelous Party, A: The Noel Coward Celebration',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Pride' and joy |
2005-10-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 13, 2005, p. B6 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Pride and Prejudice' |
| 'Pride' and feminism |
2005-09-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 29, 2005, p. B4 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Pride and Prejudice' |
| Settling for Second's 'best' |
2005-09-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 22, 2005, p. B4 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Disgruntled Employee Handbook' |
| Beyond the borscht belt |
2005-08-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 11, 2005, p. B3 |
Plays,
Hoffman, Avi,
'Too Jewish? A Mensch & His Musical',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Daring 'Dragons' |
2005-06-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 30, 2005, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Out Among the Dragons',
Noonan, Dan |
| Nothin' but blues |
2005-05-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 5, 2005, p. B3 |
'It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Dropping anchor |
2005-04-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 7, 2005, p. 8 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Pirates of Penzance, The' |
| Humorous 'Herring' |
2005-03-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 31, 2005, p. B6 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Red Herring' |
| Hard-boiled 'Herring' at Northlight |
2005-03-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p. B5 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Red Herring' |
| Musical coming up roses for Devonshire Playhouse |
2005-03-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 10, 2005, p. B14 |
Plays,
Devonshire Community Center,
'Gypsy',
Berger, Ed,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Price, Debra |
| Art's at issue in new play 'Permanent Collection |
2005-01-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 27, 2005, p. B4 |
Plays,
'Permanent Collection',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Waking Up' to winning play |
2005-01-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 6, 2005, p. B2 |
Plays,
Pegasus Players Annual Young Playwrights Festival,
Ahmed, Nikhar,
Competitions |
| 'Immigrant' is intimate |
2004-12-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 16, 2004, p. B8 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Immigrant, The' |
| 'Immigrant' lands at Northlight |
2004-12-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 2004, p. B4 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Immigrant, The' |
| Karamazovs high on 'Life' |
2004-11-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 25, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
Circus arts,
Flying Karamazov Brothers,
'Life: A Guide for the Perplexed',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| A real dandy |
2004-11-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 11, 2004, p. 3 |
Plays,
Pavel, Anthony,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'Give My Regards to Broadway',
Faloona, Chelsey |
| Listening for those 'Cat Feet' |
2004-10-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 21, 2004, p. B14 |
'Cat Feet',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Diaspora Dreams |
2004-10-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 7, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Stoop on Orchard Street, A',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Northlight pounces on 'Cat Feet' |
2004-09-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 2004, p. B3 |
'Cat Feet',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Artistic directions |
2004-09-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 2, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.J. |
| Hostages of humor |
2004-07-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 8, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
'It Had to Be You',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Every second counts in 'Good War' |
2004-05-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 27, 2004, p. B13 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Good War, The' |
| If any war was a good war, Terkel play recounts it |
2004-05-27 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 27, 2004, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Good War, The',
Sara Burrows |
| Northlight goes to 'War' |
2004-05-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 13, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Good War, The' |
| Kabuki arachnid |
2004-05-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 6, 2004, p. B6 |
'Monstrous Spider, The',
Ortmann, Timothy,
Plays,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Sato, Shozu |
| Back in the saddle |
2004-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 2004, p. B6 |
'Lady Windermere's Fan',
Plays,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Working' class musical |
2004-04-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 22, 2004, p. B10 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
'Working' |
| Lady Windemere's Fan |
2004-04-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 8, 2004, Sec. 2, p. 2 |
'Lady Windermere's Fan',
Plays |
| Show must go on |
2004-04-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 1, 2004, p. B6 |
'Lady Windermere's Fan',
Plays |
| Wilde Victorians |
2004-04-01 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 1, 2004, Sec. 2, p. 2 |
'Lady Windermere's Fan',
Plays |
| Northlight goes Wilde |
2004-03-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 18, 2004, p. B3 |
'Lady Windermere's Fan',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Siberian saga |
2004-03-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 11, 2004, p. B3 |
Plays,
Oakton Community College,
Topchevsky, Alex,
'Voices of Biro-Bidjan',
Art exhibitions |
| Gorshin meets 'Gracie' |
2004-02-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 26, 2004, p. B9 |
Plays,
Gorshin, Frank,
'Say Goodnight, Gracie: The Life, Love & Laughter of George Burns and Gracie Allen',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Seeing death row from both sides of the bars |
2004-02-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 26, 2004, p. B10 |
Plays,
Oakton Community College,
'Coyote on a Fence' |
| 'Monologues' annual tradition at Oakton |
2004-02-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 12, 2004, p. B4 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
'Vagina Monologues, The' |
| Despite flaws, 'Blue/Orange' bears fruit for talented cast |
2004-02-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 12, 2004, p. B14 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Blue/Orange' |
| "The Rose Tattoo" comes to Niles W. |
2004-02-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 12, 2004, p. 9 |
Plays,
'Rose Tattoo, The',
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities |
| Niles West Theater |
2004-02-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 12, 2004, p. 3 |
Plays,
'Rose Tattoo, The',
Niles West High School,
Meron, Samantha,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Potekin, Alan |
| Clever staging, fine timing add impact to cerebral story |
2004-02-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 12, 2004, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Blue/Orange' |
| Color is the question in Northlight's 'Blue/Orange' |
2004-01-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 22, 2004, p. B14 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Blue/Orange' |
| A "Nightingale" finds true love |
2003-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2003, p. B6 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
'And a Nightingale Sang' |
| Cookin' up a comeback |
2003-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 2003, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Cookin' at the Cookery',
Northlight Theatre |
| "Morrie" lives: Mike Nussbaum revitalizes inspirational Northlight production |
2003-10-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 23, 2003, p. B8 |
Plays,
'Mitch Albom's Tuesdays with Morrie',
Northlight Theatre,
Nussbaum, Mike |
| Play time |
2003-10-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 23, 2003, p. 11 |
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Kinas, George,
Lorge, Ari,
Debettencourt, Joey,
'Metamorphoses',
Tarzian, A.J.,
Aler, Chris,
Plays,
'Much Ado About Nothing',
Niles West High School,
Klemens, Nicole |
| Skokie actor loving Hollywood's lights |
2003-10-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 16, 2003, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Plays,
Movies,
Malhotra, Sunil |
| A happy "End" on stage at Northlight Theatre |
2003-05-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 29, 2003, p. B5 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'At Wit's End' |
| Centre East set for 25th season |
2003-05-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 29, 2003, p. B3 |
Plays,
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Uncorking vintage comedy |
2003-05-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 22, 2003, p. B5 |
Lang, Teri,
Plays,
Berger, Ed,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Northlight has "Wit's" about it |
2003-05-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 15, 2003, p. B1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'At Wit's End',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| "Forbidden" pleasures |
2003-05-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 8, 2003, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Forbidden Broadway: 20th Anniversary Celebration',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Cutting greatness down to size |
2003-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 2003, p. B4 |
Plays,
'All the Great Books (Abridged)',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Northlight goes to camp |
2003-04-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 3, 2003, p. B5 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mystery of Irma Vep, The' |
| Northlight gets ridiculous |
2003-03-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 20, 2003, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Mystery of Irma Vep, The' |
| Pooh staged |
2003-03-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 6, 2003, p. 5 |
Plays,
Goldberg, Rebecca,
'Winnie the Pooh',
Routman, Elianna,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Manilow, Kayla |
| Anne Frank sings out in Skokie |
2003-02-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 2003, p. B3 |
Levin, Jonathan,
Rabin, Carolyn,
'Anne Frank',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Eisenstein, David,
Frank, Anne,
Sturm, Laura,
Beller, David,
Plays |
| JCC theater group stages Anne Frank |
2003-01-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 30, 2003, p. 8 |
Levin, Jonathan,
Rabin, Carolyn,
Yours, Anne,
Children,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Eisenstein, David,
Sturm, Laura,
Beller, David,
Plays |
| Lisa Dodson branches out |
2003-01-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 16, 2003, p. B6 |
Plays,
Dodson, Lisa |
| Piven players meet "The Guys" |
2003-01-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 9, 2003, p. B4 |
Plays,
Piven Theatre Workshop,
'Guys, The' |
| Fundraiser performance set Jan. 13 |
2003-01-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 2, 2003, p. 5 |
Plays,
Fundraising and fundraisers,
'Hamlet',
Niles North High School,
Educational Fund for Excellence,
Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland) |
| "Hamlet" ready for spotlight |
2003-01-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 2, 2003, p. 5 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Adler, Dan,
Illinois High School Theater Festival,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Hamlet',
Niles North High School,
Zirlin, Zach,
Debettencourt, Joey,
Fringe Festival (Edinburgh, Scotland),
Plays |
| Put your hands together for Northlight's "2 Pianos" |
2002-12-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 19, 2002, p. B5 |
Plays,
'2 Pianos, 4 Hands',
Northlight Theatre |
| Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be piano players |
2002-12-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 19, 2002, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
'2 Pianos, 4 Hands',
Northlight Theatre |
| Northlight tunes "2 Pianos" |
2002-12-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 2002, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
2 Pianos, 4 Hands,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| "Marriage of Figaro" staged |
2002-12-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 2002, p. 5 |
Plays,
Wideman-Levin, Devin,
Niles North High School,
Parry, Ian,
'Marriage of Figaro',
Meyer, Mari,
Pechter, Becky |
| Loyola Academy |
2002-11-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 14, 2002, p. 17 |
Plays,
'And Then They Came for Me: Remembering the World of Anne Frank',
Loyola Academy Thespian Troupe,
Loyola Academy - Student activities |
| Jeff Awards honor area productions |
2002-11-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 7, 2002, p. B6 |
Plays,
Joseph Jefferson Awards,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Mrs. Einstein takes the stage |
2002-11-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 7, 2002, p. B3 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
Carot, Kathleen,
Mileva Einstein |
| Briefs: Concerns raised about play choice |
2002-11-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 7, 2002, p. 11 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Policies,
Silverman, Robert,
Finkel, Leon,
'Laramie Project, The' |
| Swing and a miss |
2002-10-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 24, 2002, p. B12 |
'Rounding Third',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| D219 schools prepare for fall plays |
2002-10-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 17, 2002, p. 5 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Adler, Dan,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Zirlin, Zach,
Lorge, Ari,
Debettencourt, Joey,
Schmid, Kate,
Schutz, Anna,
'Laramie Project, The',
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Hamlet',
Niles North High School |
| D219 theater deserves raves |
2002-10-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 17, 2002, p. 18 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Hamlet',
Niles North High School,
'Laramie Project, The',
'Wiz, The',
'Grapes of Wrath, The',
Editorial,
Plays,
Niles West High School |
| "Sinner" is scary stuff |
2002-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 2002, p. B5 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
'Sinner' |
| Northlight steps up to plate |
2002-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 2002, p. B3 |
'Rounding Third',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Silverman tackles 'Tavern' |
2002-08-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 22, 2002, p. B3 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Over the Tavern',
Silverman, Jason |
| Students help stage musical in Chicago |
2002-08-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 15, 2002, p. 5 |
Marillac House,
Plays,
Halligan, Deanna,
Niles West High School,
Winters, LaToya,
Solomon, Josh,
Volunteer work,
'Wiz, The' |
| Cooking with 'Glass' |
2002-08-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 1, 2002, p. B5 |
Plays,
Joseph, Ron Ben,
Dane, Corey,
Paragon Theatre Ensemble,
Miller, Terri,
'Glass Menagerie, The',
Rose, J.R.,
Portnoy, Mallory |
| West theatre students help city kids put on play |
2002-08-01 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 1, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Crosby, Steve,
Solomon, Josh,
Schulman, Francine,
Mackey, Dale,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Skokie Wall Paper and Paint,
Washington, Tony,
Wall, Kevin,
Hallagan, Maureen,
Colon, Diego,
Marillac House,
Plays,
Trintex,
Volunteer work,
Rosen, Sam |
| JCC cast creates 'Fiddler's' world : Final performances slated for this evening and Sunday |
2002-06-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 6, 2002, p. 75 |
Aljadeff, Mike,
O'Connor, Heather,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Binz, Evelyn Malouf,
Padron-Glass, Nicki,
McKinty-Trupp, Ryan,
Fiorito, Rebecca,
Fisher, Jimmy,
Plays,
Wolff, Laurie,
'Fiddler on the Roof',
Lavie, Karin,
Young Actor's Ensemble,
Fraiman, Yarden,
Sturm, Laura,
Fineberg, Jeremy,
Peters, Lee,
Rabin, Carolyn,
Daurio, Phoebe,
Goldstein, Mhari,
Mann, Suzanne |
| 'Talley's' no folly on Northlight stage |
2002-05-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 30, 2002, p. B5 |
Northlight Theatre,
'Talley's Folly',
Cerqua, Joe,
Pietraszek, Rita,
DeCaro, Matt,
Buckley, Kate,
Mortensen, Lia,
York, Matthew,
Plays |
| Northlight Theatre's charming romance revisits postwar era |
2002-05-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 30, 2002, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
York, Matthew,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'Talley's Folly',
DeCaro, Matt,
Mortensen, Lia |
| Berger has 'Birdie' in hand |
2002-05-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 16, 2002, p. B4 |
Plays,
Laub, David,
Seflow, Rebecca,
Berger, Ed,
Fisher, Jessica Lauren,
'Bye, Bye Birdie',
Devonshire Playhouse,
Travolta, Rikki Lee |
| McCracken students present original play "The American Dream" at Skokie festival |
2002-05-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 16, 2002, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Oliver McCracken Middle School,
Lookingglass Theatre,
Public School District 73 1/2 - Student activities,
'American Dream, The',
Kersnar, David,
Skokie Festival of Cultures,
Illinois Arts Council,
Michalski, Mandi,
Plays |
| Brevity is the soul of wit |
2002-05-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 2, 2002, p. B3 |
Reduced Shakespeare Company,
Plays,
'Complete Works of William Shakespeare, The (abridged)',
Martin, Reed |
| Nussbaum winning in Northlight's 'Hearts' |
2002-03-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 28, 2002, p. B5 |
'Hearts: The Forward Observer',
Kimbrough, Linda,
Northlight Theatre,
Dick, William,
Jones, B.J.,
Nussbaum, Mike,
Curley, Geoffrey M.,
Sterchi, John,
Norris, William J.,
Plays |
| 'Forward' recalls World War II |
2002-03-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 21, 2002, p. B3 |
'Hearts: The Forward Observer',
Kimbrough, Linda,
Dick, William,
Jones, B.J.,
Nussbaum, Mike,
Sterchi, John,
Norris, William J.,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| Staging 'The Gay Nineties' |
2002-02-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 28, 2002, p. B3 |
Plays,
Laub, David,
'Gay Nineties, The',
Berger, Ed,
Ahmed, Rena,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Northlight stages smashing 'Skull' |
2002-02-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 14, 2002, p. B4 |
Seibel, Mary,
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.J.,
Osborne, Si,
Gawlik, John,
'Skull in Connemara, A',
Rosenthal, Todd,
Thornton, Mike,
Plays |
| Wacky Irish play offers wonderful characters |
2002-02-14 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 14, 2002, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
McDonagh, Martin,
Seibel, Mary,
Northlight Theatre,
Osborne, Si,
Gawlik, John,
Thorton, Mike,
'Skull in Connemara, A',
Rosenthal, Todd,
Plays |
| Skullduggery staged in Skokie |
2002-01-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 24, 2002, p. B3 |
Plays,
Seibel, Mary,
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.J.,
Osborne, Si,
Gawlik, John,
Thorton, Mike,
'Skull in Connemara, A' |
| A Chekhov play to 'Cow' about |
2002-01-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 17, 2002, p. B3 |
Plays,
Goodman Theatre,
'Drowning Crow',
Thompson, Raphael Nash,
Williams, Celeste |
| She's just an American Girl |
2001-12-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 27, 2001, p. B3 |
Konken, Kara,
Plays,
Meron, Samantha,
'Circle of Friends',
American Girl Theater |
| 'Ducky' play is feather-light |
2001-12-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 20, 2001, p. B4 |
Keating, George,
Russell, Bill,
'Lucky Ducky',
Northlight Theatre,
Krieger, Henry,
Kelly, Tari,
Robin, Marc,
Powers, Jenny,
Plays |
| Great performances even if the plot's for the birds |
2001-11-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 20, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Krill, Sean Allan,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Kelly, Tari,
Samuelson, Sam,
'Everything's Ducky',
Powers, Jenny |
| Lucky 'Ducky' gets Powers |
2001-12-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 6, 2001, p. B3 |
Krill, Sean Allan,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Robin, Marc,
Samuelson, Sam,
'Everything's Ducky',
Powers, Jenny |
| Play explores AIDS anguish |
2001-11-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 29, 2001, p. B4 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
Jung, Brian,
'Question of Mercy',
Shipper, Dave,
Interrante, Patti,
Fourkas, Anastasio |
| Bobby's the toast of Tavern |
2001-10-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 25, 2001, p. B3 |
Plays,
Green, John,
Northlight Theatre,
Pullinsi, William,
'Over the Tavern',
Anderson, Bobby |
| A toast to 'Tavern' |
2001-10-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 2001, p. B15 |
Burton, Suellen,
Seibel, Mary,
Northlight Theatre,
Pullinsi, William,
McKay, James,
Spidle, Craig,
'Over the Tavern',
Anderson, Bobby,
Plays |
| Challenging plays on school stages |
2001-10-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 18, 2001, p. 21 |
Mackey, Dale,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Stoic, Tommy,
Borucki, Sarah,
Rosen, Sam,
'Morning Star',
'Grapes of Wrath, The',
Wall, Kevin,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Pollyea, Ryan |
| Charming tale explores a Polish Catholic boyhood |
2001-10-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 18, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Burton, Suellen,
Korby, Katie,
Northlight Theatre,
McKay, James,
Harris, Ross,
Spidle, Craig,
'Over the Tavern',
Anderson, Bobby,
Plays |
| Actress plays against type |
2001-10-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 4, 2001, p. B5 |
Plays,
Parker, Stacy,
Kelly, Kirsten,
'Ivona, Princess of Burgundia',
Dobbs, Michael,
Strawdog Theatre Company |
| Walking through 'Broken Glass' |
2001-09-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 20, 2001, p. B3 |
Plays,
Brunsfield, Marjorie,
Donnelly, Laura,
Colucci, Michael,
Graves, Jan Ellen,
Victory Gardens Studio Theatre,
'Broken Glass' |
| Having big fun with 'Little Shop' |
2001-07-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 19, 2001, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Little Shop of Horrors',
Theatre 219,
Wolf, Lauren,
Stenesh, Oron,
Ehlman, Paige Lindsay,
Rose, J.R. |
| Stage actress breaks into film |
2001-06-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 21, 2001, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Stolen Summer',
Movies,
Dodson, Lisa |
| Play's twist: Either way you go, it's goodbye |
2001-06-07 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 7, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Butz, Norbert,
Kennedy, Lauren,
'My Last Five Years' |
| 'Last Five Years' a winner |
2001-05-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 31, 2001, p. B7 |
Plays,
Prince, Daisy,
Brown, Jason Robert,
Northlight Theatre,
Butz, Norbert,
'Last Five Years, The',
Kennedy, Lauren |
| She works hard for the money |
2001-05-31 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 31, 2001, p. B3 |
'Taffetas, The',
Plays,
Rockwell, Rachel,
Duchak, Roberta,
Gunn, Anne,
Lupp, Jennifer Kemp,
McMonagle, Susie |
| Brown takes 'Five' at Northlight |
2001-05-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 17, 2001, p. B4 |
Prince, Daisy,
Music,
Brown, Jason Robert,
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.J.,
Butz, Norbert,
'Last Five Years, The',
Kennedy, Lauren,
Plays |
| Dames at Sea sails for Niles West stage |
2001-05-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 10, 2001, p. 5 |
'Dames at Sea',
Johnson, Robert,
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
Burdein, Nikita,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities |
| 'Games' a winner |
2001-03-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 29, 2001, p. B7 |
'Gamester, The',
Northlight Theatre,
Parkinson, Scott,
McGough, Bill,
Rastorfer, Fail,
Halberstam, Michael,
Rishard, Steven,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| Niles North's 'Fiddler' finds new audience |
2001-03-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 1, 2001, p. 5 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Schiller, Wendy,
Elarde, Emily,
Sebaaly, Jihan,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
Schutz, Anna,
Kapadia, Ronak,
'Fiddler on the Roof',
Plays |
| West students return a classic to its roots |
2001-03-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 1, 2001, p. 5 |
Winter, Elisa,
Burdein, Nikita,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Slutzky, Mindy,
Borucki, Sarah,
'West Side Story',
Colon, Diego,
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School |
| Flawed play focuses on fascinating questions |
2001-02-22 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 22, 2001, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Walker, Penelope,
Plays,
Penrod, Richard,
Penrod, Jacqueline,
Northlight Theatre,
Williams, Shane,
MacGowan, Lawrence,
'bee-luther-hatchee' |
| Author? Author? |
2001-02-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 15, 2001, p. B6 |
Anglin, Karin,
Northlight Theatre,
Williams, Shane,
Gibbons, Thomas,
MacGowan, Lawrence,
'bee-luther-hatchee',
Wicks, Debra,
Walker, Penelope,
Plays |
| Student stages play on school violence |
2001-02-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 1, 2001, p. 17 |
Kanwischer, Dana,
Mastrosimone, William,
Stein, Roger,
Niles West Respect Committee,
Violence,
Wilt, Steve,
'Bang Bang You're Dead',
Nasshan, Steven,
Hellum, Margaret,
Plays,
Niles West High School |
| Girls! Girls! Girls! Actresses sing in 'Jerry's Girls' musical |
2001-01-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 18, 2001, p. B3 |
Plays,
Music,
Greenman, Stephanie,
Rubin, Sari,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'Jerry's Girls' |
| Comedy a charming return to classic music style |
2000-12-21 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 21, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
'Enter the Guardsman',
Lieberman, Iris,
Clark, Kelly Anne,
Reeger, John,
New, David,
Resnik, Hollis,
Kross, Ed,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| Northlight enlists weak 'Guardsman' |
2000-12-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 14, 2000, p. B6 |
'Enter the Guardsman',
Lieberman, Iris,
Northlight Theatre,
Amster, Peter,
Reeger, John,
New, David,
Resnik, Hollis,
Wentworth, Scott,
Plays |
| 'Klub Kokomo' a klinker |
2000-12-14 |
|
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 14, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Sullivan, Daniel Patrick,
'Klub Kokomo',
Christopher, Ian,
Stanley, Paul,
Hazen, Kelley,
Wagner, Jonathan,
Shavzin, Richard,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| 'Kokomo' saved by live music |
2000-12-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 7, 2000, p. B5 |
Sullivan, Daniel Patrick,
'Klub Kokomo',
Christopher, Ian,
Stanley, Paul,
Hazen, Kelley,
Wagner, Jonathan,
Shavzin, Richard,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| The changing of the 'Guardsman' |
2000-12-07 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 7, 2000, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Enter the Guardsman',
Northlight Theatre,
Rains, Ron,
Amster, Peter,
Reeger, John,
New, David,
Resnik, Hollis |
| 'Sweeney Todd' staged by new school director |
2000-10-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 19, 2000, p. 12 |
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
Burdein, Nikita,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street',
Erlbach, Matthew,
Wall, Kevin |
| Niles West thespians explore dark side of revenge in 'Sweeney Todd' |
2000-10-19 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 19, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Cutlip, Lauren,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street',
Pollyea, Ryan,
Borucki, Sarah,
Erlbach, Matthew,
Wall, Kevin,
Naka, Christopher,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Burdein, Nikita |
| Near-miss suffers from too much hot air |
2000-10-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 12, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Northlight Theatre,
Stephenson, Shelagh,
Dunne, Peggy,
Peters, Carey,
'Experiment with an Air Pump, An',
Spidle, Craig,
Rosenthal, Todd,
Dede, Jen,
Plays |
| 'Experiment' a success |
2000-10-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 5, 2000, p. B11 |
Sferruzza, Ana,
Northlight Theatre,
Stephenson, Shelagh,
Dunne, Peggy,
'Experiment with an Air Pump, An',
Spidle, Craig,
Rosenthal, Todd,
Dede, Jen,
Plays |
| Peter Pan unites young and old |
2000-07-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 20, 2000, p. 5 |
Theatre 219,
Schulman, Francine,
'Peter Pan',
Rose, Jayne,
Anbarchian, Gevik,
Wall, Kevin,
Johnson, Robert,
Fett, Anthony,
Plays |
| Northlight Theatre's 'Side Show' a main event |
2000-06-08 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 8, 2000, Sec. 2, p. 2 |
'Side Show',
Moye, James,
Northlight Theatre,
Samuelson, Sam,
Behrendt, Kristen,
McMonagle, Susie,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Leonardo, Joe,
Plays,
Music |
| Showing off 'Side Show' |
2000-05-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 25, 2000, p. B6 |
'Side Show',
Weir, Jonathan,
Moye, James,
Northlight Theatre,
Samuelson, Sam,
Behrendt, Kristen,
McMonagle, Susie,
Leonardo, Joe,
Plays |
| Twin peek : Behind the scenes of Northlight's biggest risk |
2000-05-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 2000, p. B3 |
Leonardo, Joe,
Plays,
'Side Show',
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.D.,
Behrendt, Kristen,
McMonagle, Susie |
| Get topsy-turvy with 'Gondoliers' |
2000-05-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 11, 2000, p. B6 |
Diez, Chris,
Plays,
Music,
Webster, Regina,
Park Ridge Gilbert and Sullivan Society (PaRiGaSS),
'Gondoliers, The',
Arvanities, Steven |
| Teachers have say about play on gay issues |
2000-05-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 4, 2000, p. 5 |
Plays,
Homosexuality,
Nortillo, Bob,
Niles West High School,
Larson, David,
'First Breath',
Grossman, Steve,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel |
| Wright moves : 'Geometry of Miracles' looks at surreal side of architect |
2000-04-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 20, 2000, p. B3 |
'Geometry of Miracles',
Performing arts,
Plays,
Performing Arts Chicago (PAC),
Wright, Frank Lloyd,
Lepage, Robert,
Brassard, Marie,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Mockus is 'God's Man' |
2000-04-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 6, 2000, p. B7 |
'God's Man in Texas',
Plays,
Grant, Michael,
Northlight Theatre,
Rambo, David,
Jones, B.J.,
Mockus, Tony,
Gregory, Dr. Joel |
| Niles West to host play on gay student issues |
2000-04-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 6, 2000, p. 5 |
Plays,
Homosexuality,
Heintz, John,
Niles West High School,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'First Breath',
About Face Theatre |
| 'God's Man' at Northlight |
2000-03-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 30, 2000, p. B1 |
'God's Man in Texas',
Plays,
Criswell, W.A.,
Northlight Theatre,
Rambo, David,
Jones, B.J.,
Mockus, Tony,
Gregory, Dr. Joel |
| Northlight play explores tumultuous world of evangelists |
2000-03-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 30, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
'God's Man in Texas',
Criswell, W.A.,
Northlight Theatre,
Rambo, David,
Jones, B.J.,
Mockus, Tony,
Gregory, Dr. Joel,
Religion,
Plays,
Grant, Michael |
| Final curtain call for West teacher |
2000-03-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 16, 2000, p. 5 |
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
Akwa, Stefanie,
Koch, William,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat',
Retirement,
Johnson, Robert,
Plays |
| Northlight's 'Bees' an A-plus show |
2000-02-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 17, 2000, p. B6 |
Yurek, Martin,
Lally, Krisa,
Northlight Theatre,
Montgomery, Mark,
Dix, Melanie,
Hart, Susan,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
'As Bees in Honey Drown',
Plays,
Fain, Mitchell |
| Northlight opens honey of a play |
2000-01-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 27, 2000, p. B3 |
'As Bees in Honey Drown',
Plays,
Yurek, Martin,
Northlight Theatre,
Hart, Susan |
| An elf with attitude |
1999-12-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 16, 1999, p. B1 |
Plays,
Cromer, David,
'SantaLand Diaries, The',
Murrary, Shade |
| 'Dinah' wows |
1999-12-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 1999, p. B5 |
Arena Stage,
'Dinah Was',
Northlight Theatre,
Petrarca, David,
Butler, E. Faye,
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Dallas Theater Company,
Philadelphia Theatre Company,
Plays |
| Patron of the arts : Actress portrays life of Peggy Guggenheim |
1999-12-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 1999, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Trouble with Peggy, The: Pieces of Guggenheim',
Lachman, Donna Blue |
| Niles West teacher bearing with imminent retirement |
1999-12-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 9, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Johnson, Robert,
Plays,
'Teddy Bears and Company',
Mackey, Adrienne,
Burdein, Nikita,
Feder, Stephanie,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Teachers and personnel,
Erlbach, Arlene |
| Mom inspires playwright son |
1999-12-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 1999, p. B1 |
Mitchell, Cheryl Ross,
'Door to Door',
Sherman, Lillian,
Alexander, Roslyn,
Authors,
Sherman, James,
Haid, Carol Sherman,
Wade, Kim,
Plays,
Haid, Shira |
| Author stages teddy bear story |
1999-11-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 25, 1999, p. 93 |
Johnson, Bob,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Teddy Bears and Company',
Authors,
Feder, Stephanie,
Books,
Erlbach, Arlene |
| Acting like kids : Young actors run the show in Skokie |
1999-11-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 18, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 9 |
Justinien, Natalie,
Justinien, Alex,
Pavlovic, Jan,
Upstage/Downstage Children's Theater,
Children,
Ohlwein, Judy,
McNally, Juliana,
Drama,
Plays,
'Charley's Aunt' |
| Back to where she once belonged |
1999-10-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 28, 1999, p. B3 |
Plays,
Lifeline Theatre,
Pietz, Sandy Synder,
'My Father's Dragon' |
| Molly Picon returns as Renee Matthews |
1999-10-21 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 21, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Molly Picon's Return Engagement',
Matthews, Renee,
Bailey, Gerald,
Devonshire Cultural Center |
| Fine performances spark 'Mr. Green' |
1999-10-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 14, 1999, p. B13 |
Plays,
'Visiting Mr. Green's',
Northlight Theatre,
Adkins, Guy,
Nussbaum, Mike,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Oakton play shows love on the rocks |
1999-10-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 14, 1999, p. 5 |
Oakton Community College,
Respess, Amanda,
Plays,
Italian-American Reconciliation,
Carot, Kathleen,
Litsogiannis, Helen,
Interrante, Patti,
Shaw, Charles |
| Niles Township high schools set weekend of plays |
1999-10-14 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 14, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Prozant, Rena,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School,
'Little Foxes, The',
Colon, Diego,
'Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The',
Villano, Blase,
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
Garcia, Ariane,
Lazo, Isabel |
| Visiting 'Mr. Green's' Nussbaum |
1999-09-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 1999, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Visiting Mr. Green's',
Giofio, Allison,
Northlight Theatre,
Jones, B.J.,
Nussbaum, Mike,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Actors have day in 'Sunshine' |
1999-09-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 16, 1999, p. B3 |
Kahn, Gene,
Plays,
Berger, Ed,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Rotch, Hal,
Banks, Jacinta,
'Sunshine Boys, The' |
| 'Old Man' shares war stories |
1999-09-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 9, 1999, p. B3 |
'Old Man in a Baseball Cap',
Plays,
Rochlin, Fred,
Northlight Theatre |
| Good play writing is really kid stuff |
1999-09-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 2, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Barnes, Eric Lane,
Bany-Winters, Lisa,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Emanon Theater Company,
Authors,
Coffman, Paige,
Candarelli, Karen |
| Comedy of 'Inishmaan' is Northlight's best yet |
1999-05-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 20, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
'Cripple of Inishmaan, The',
McDonagh, Martin,
Gallagher, Maureen,
Northlight Theatre,
Whitney, Ann Stevenson,
Mohrlein, John,
McClendon, Martin,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| Aye for 'Inishmaan |
1999-05-06 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 6, 1999, p. B7 |
'Cripple of Inishmaan, The',
McDonagh, Martin,
Gallagher, Maureen,
Northlight Theatre,
Judd, John,
Whitney, Ann Stevenson,
Massey, Ann Noble,
McClendon, Martin,
Plays |
| 'Cripple' comes to Northlight : Play depicts disability, loneliness with humor and heart |
1999-04-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 29, 1999, p. B3 |
'Cripple of Inishmaan, The',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Massey, Ann Noble,
McClendon, Martin |
| Fit as a Fiddler : Local actor reprises role after 28-year hiatus |
1999-04-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 8, 1999, p. B3 |
Plays,
Gothelf, Irwin,
McKay, Marge,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'The Old Neighborhood' a very talky place |
1999-04-01 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 1, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Kupferer, Keith,
Plays,
Kimbrough, Linda,
Hazen, Kelley,
Pasquesi, David,
DeCaro, Matt,
'Old Neighborhood, The',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Design team builds 'Old Neighborhood' at Northlight |
1999-03-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 18, 1999, p. B1 |
Plays,
Penrod, Richard,
Penrod, Jacqueline,
Northlight Theatre,
'Old Neighborhood, The' |
| Play explores the darkness of molestation |
1999-02-25 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 25, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Jaeck, Scott,
Mayberry, Mariann,
Plays,
West, Natalie,
Northlight Theatre,
'How I Learned to Drive',
Watson, Sarah,
Ralston, Maurice |
| 'Drive' is quite a trip |
1999-02-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 18, 1999, p. B6 |
Jaeck, Scott,
Mayberry, Mariann,
Plays,
Booth, Susan,
Northlight Theatre,
'How I Learned to Drive' |
| Driving on dangerous roads |
1999-02-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1999, p. B3 |
Jaeck, Scott,
Mayberry, Mariann,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
'How I Learned to Drive',
Jones, B.J. |
| From stage to set : Young actress moves easily between theater and film |
1999-01-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 28, 1999, p. B9 |
Plays,
Rubenstein, Rachel,
Movies,
'Lessons for Girls' |
| Some girls just wanna play dolls |
1999-01-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 21, 1999, p. B4 |
Plays,
American Girls Revue,
Meron, Samantha,
Johnson, Melissa |
| Bellhop earns his wings with 'Love in the Catskills' |
1999-01-07 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 7, 1999, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Parker, Jeff,
Plays,
'Love in the Catskills',
Turtletaub, Anita,
Burris, Jacqueline,
Turtletaub, Stan,
Midwest Jewish Theater,
Apel, Darwin |
| New Jewish theater opens with 'Love in the Catskills' |
1998-12-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 24, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Love in the Catskills',
Turtletaub, Anita,
Turtletaub, Stan,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Midwest Jewish Theater |
| 'Cowgirls' should ride in to the sunset |
1998-12-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 24, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Coullet, Rhonda,
Northlight Theatre,
'Cowgirls',
Cloutier, Christine,
Miller, Jane Baxter |
| 'Cowgirls' rounds up Rhonda Coullet |
1998-12-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 17, 1998, p. B7 |
Plays,
Bach, Dawn,
Coullet, Rhonda,
Northlight Theatre,
'Cowgirls' |
| 'Love in the Catskills' : Romantic comedy kicks off Midwest Jewish Theater |
1998-12-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 17, 1998, p. B3 |
Plays,
'Love in the Catskills',
Turtletaub, Anita,
Turtletaub, Stan,
Midwest Jewish Theater |
| 'Cowgirls' ropes 'em in : country meets classical in musical comedy at Northlight |
1998-12-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 10, 1998, p. B3 |
Plays,
Music,
Coullet, Rhonda,
Griffin, Gary,
Northlight Theatre,
'Cowgirls',
Cloutier, Christine,
Miller, Jane Baxter |
| Never too late to be a playwright |
1998-12-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 3, 1998, p. B3 |
Hoffman, Beverly Asher,
Levy, Joe, Jr.,
'Open Door, The',
Northlight Theatre,
'Winter Wanderlust',
Kaplan, Barbara Lee,
Drama,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
Plays |
| Good Grief! |
1998-11-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 12, 1998, p. B3 |
Plays,
'You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown',
Music,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Miracle worker : Putting together 'Putting It Together' is a challenge |
1998-11-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 5, 1998, p. B4 |
Kimmeth, Bob,
Mooney, Tim,
'Putting It Together',
Walker, Mike,
Feldman, Hilary,
Reed-Rumsey, Janey,
Verson, Karol,
Oakton Community College,
Plays |
| Northlight goes 'BoOom' : TeenStreet troupe comes to performing arts center |
1998-11-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 5, 1998, p. B3 |
Performing arts,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
TeenStreet Theater,
'BoOom' |
| 'Odd Couple' get odder : Turnabout version of comedy features unlikely Latins |
1998-10-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 1, 1998, p. B3 |
'Odd Couple, The',
Wolf, Florence,
Galloway, Dick,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Betzold, Eileen,
Stern, Fran,
O'Neill, Beth,
Claus, Marcie,
Plays |
| Northlight's latest is a 'Class' act |
1998-09-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 17, 1998, p. B6 |
'Master Class',
Limoncelli, Frances,
Northlight Theatre,
Amster, Peter,
Roman, Carmen,
Lewis, Jeffrey,
LaFrance, Melissa,
Kariotis, Alexander,
Plays |
| 'White, Hot and Cool' just too much |
1998-09-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 17, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 2 |
'White Hot & Cool',
Plays,
Landis, Bernie,
Highes, Mike,
Heckman, Kevin,
McCormick, Chante,
Paulette, Marlene,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'White Hot & Cool' is overwrought |
1998-09-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 3, 1998, p. B4 |
'White Hot & Cool',
Plays,
Landis, Bernie,
Heckman, Kevin,
Hughes, Mike,
McCormick, Chante,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| 'Dolly' does anniversary waltz : Theatre 219 celebrates 25 years of summer musicals |
1998-07-16 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 16, 1998, p. B3 |
Stone, Gail,
Golata, John,
'Hello Dolly',
Herzog, Mickey,
Antes, Richard,
Burkel, Kathy,
Johnson, Robert,
Plays,
Music,
Theatre 219 |
| The past through tomorrow : Students of yesterday and today recall school history |
1998-06-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 18, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Time for School',
Schneider, Jerry,
History,
Jamieson Elementary School,
Chicago Public Schools |
| 'Milk and Honey' flows at Devonshire |
1998-06-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 11, 1998, p. B3 |
Plays,
Cooper, Scott,
Lewis, Marie,
'Milk and Honey',
Parry, Ian,
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'Working' to music : Tyne Daly to be in Northlight production of Terkel's book |
1998-04-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 9, 1998, p. B3 |
Plays,
Daly, Tyne,
'Working',
Durning, Charles,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Emanon's 'Musketeers' energetic |
1998-04-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 2, 1998, p. B7 |
LeTraunik, Brian,
Skvarla, David,
Posen, Brian,
Emanon Theater Company,
Malone, Alan,
'Three Musketeers, The',
Mazzara, Michael,
Lubow, Jason,
Plays |
| Northlight introduces a weak 'Last Survivor' |
1998-04-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 2, 1998, p. B5 |
Katzman, Jackie,
Northlight Theatre,
Adkins, Guy,
'Last Survivor, The',
Reissa, Eleanor,
Darlow, David,
Dobrowski, Tony,
Ernster, Mary,
Plays |
| 'American Rock' ready to roll : New musical tribute to Norman Rockwell opening soon |
1998-04-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 2, 1998, p. B4 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
Payne, Tracy,
Levi, Al,
Levitt, Steve,
'American Rock' |
| Emanon offers a 'Triple Play' of superb silliness |
1998-04-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 2, 1998, Sec. 2, p. 3 |
Tuegel, Janet,
Smith, Kerry,
Emanon Theater Company,
Albright, Joseph,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
'Triple Play',
Rasinski, Rachel,
Bany-Winters, Lisa,
Plays |
| 'Birdie' flies into town : Troy Donahue plays a dad in award-winning musical |
1998-03-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 26, 1998, p. B3 |
Donahue, Troy,
Plays,
'Bye, Bye Birdie',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Lady Bird story takes roost at Skokie Library : Local actress sheds new light on life of former first lady |
1998-03-26 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 26, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Lady Bird Johnson : A Part For Which I Never Rehearsed',
Bloomfield, Rebecca,
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| Northlight pays visit to Williams' 'Creve Coeur' |
1998-02-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 19, 1998, p. B7 |
Buddeke, Kate,
Plays,
Northlight Theatre,
Kennan, Cecilie D.,
Vacarro, Karen,
'Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, A' |
| Actress takes heart |
1998-02-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 5, 1998, p. B7 |
Buddeke, Kate,
Keenan, Cecilie D.,
Northlight Theatre,
Matthews, Renee,
Vacarro, Karen,
Roman, Carmen,
'Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur, A',
Paul, Rick,
Plays |
| Emanon's stupid Cupid |
1998-01-29 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 29, 1998, p. B5 |
'Narcissus and Echo',
Miller, Heather,
Emanon Theater Company,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Noelle, Tracy,
Vanier, Jean,
Pigott, Amy Lynn,
Gigante, Phil,
Plays |
| My grandchild, the play : Theater critic watches the birth of a daughter's composition |
1998-01-22 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 22, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 8 |
Hartzen, Marla,
'Love in the Catskills',
Turtletaub, Anita,
Friend, Tracy,
Turtletaub, Stan,
Martinez, Paul,
Next Theatre,
Apel, Darwin,
Plays |
| Emanon offers theater for all ages |
1998-01-01 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 1, 1998, p. B2 |
Bany-Winters, Lisa,
Plays,
Theaters,
Emanon School of Performing Arts,
Williams, Michelle,
Emanon Theater Company,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center |
| Polishing Christmas fable |
1997-12-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 18, 1997, p. B7 |
Piven, Byrne,
Plays,
Piven Theatre,
'Leo Novotny',
Smith, Chuck,
Gross, Alan,
Young, Cedric |
| Have fun with aliens at Emanon |
1997-12-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 18, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 3 |
Lubow, Jason,
Plays,
Emanon Theater Company,
Bradshaw, Debi,
'Milky Way Out There',
Albright, Joseph,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Vrba, Chas |
| New generation makes Scrooge live |
1997-12-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 11, 1997, p. 5 |
Johnson, Robert,
Bender, Justin,
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
'Christmas Carol, A',
Erlbach, Matthew |
| Playwright finds plenty of material in happy family |
1997-12-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, December 4, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Toff, Linnea,
Plays,
'Romance in D',
Witt, Howard,
Leaming, James,
Authors,
Sherman, James,
Hermelin, Henrietta |
| 'Thunder,' 'Skylight' plots don't weather much examination |
1997-10-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 9, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Holton, Lori,
Walls, Laura,
'Thunder Knocking on the Door',
Steppenwolf Theatre,
Coffey, Freeman M.,
Baker, Tab,
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts,
'Skylight',
Plays |
| 'Thunder' knocks at Northlight : Keith Glover's 'bluesical' doesn't neglect story for songs |
1997-09-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 18, 1997, p. B3 |
Glover, Keith,
Plays,
Music,
Vandenbroucke, Russell,
'Thunder Knocking on the Door',
Northlight Theatre |
| 'Hot Shot' sure to generate some heat |
1997-09-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 4, 1997, p. B1 |
Plays,
Soltis, Nicole S.,
'Hot Shot',
Devonshire Playhouse,
Skripps, Richard |
| Intensity key to this 'Superstar' |
1997-07-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 17, 1997, p. 5 |
Johnson, Robert,
Robel, Peter,
Plays,
Theatre 219,
Javed, Sofia,
Selvaggio, Marcelle,
O'Connor, Sean,
'Jesus Christ Superstar' |
| The play is the thing |
1997-07-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 17, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Theaters,
Theatre 219,
Fishella, Frank,
Selvaggio, Marcelle,
O'Connor, Sean,
'Jesus Christ Superstar',
DiFranco, Mary,
Johnson, Robert,
Plays |
| 'Away' debuts at Northlight |
1997-06-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 12, 1997, p. B5 |
Gow, Michael,
Gluschenka, Tina,
'Away',
Northlight Theatre,
Fisher, Mary Beth,
Adkins, Guy,
DeCaro, Matt,
Petaraca, David,
Plays |
| Running 'Away' |
1997-06-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 5, 1997, p. B3 |
Plays,
Gow, Michael,
'Away',
Northlight Theatre,
Petrarca, David |
| Brendan Behan lives |
1997-05-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 8, 1997, p. B7 |
Plays,
Music,
Pruett, Glen Allen,
Northlight Theatre,
'Conversations with an Irish Rascal',
Behan, Brendan |
| Demon Radish adds extra spice to Emanon's lively 'Rapunzel |
1997-04-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 24, 1997, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Tuegel, Janet,
Harmon, Amy E.,
Emanon Theater Company,
Albright, Joseph,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Hugen, Ashley,
Lockhart, Julie A.,
Bany-Winters, Lisa,
Plays |
| 'Joseph' sets record |
1997-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 1997, p. 4 |
Plays,
Theatre 219,
Music,
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' |
| 'Atomic Bombers' sparks Northlight's new stage |
1997-03-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 27, 1997, p. B5 |
Plays,
Vandenbroucke, Russell,
Northlight Theatre,
'Atomic Bombers',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Imaginary ills inspire infectious laughs |
1997-03-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 27, 1997, p. B2 |
Plays,
Waxberg, Ellen,
Imaginary Invalid, The,
Devonshire Playhouse,
Dahl, Bob,
Channon, David |
| 'Atomic Bombers' ignites debut |
1997-03-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 20, 1997, p. B3 |
Plays,
Vandenbroucke, Russell,
Northlight Theatre,
'Atomic Bombers',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Triad of favorite fairy tales launches children's theater |
1997-03-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 13, 1997, p. 13 |
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
Geller, Jay,
Doolittle, Chuck,
'Fair(l)y Grimm Tales',
Once Upon a Time Storybook Theatre Hour |
| Stars missing in this 'Godspell' |
1997-02-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 27, 1997, p. 25 |
Philbin, Cynthia,
Music,
Niles West High School,
Jeans, Matt,
'Godspell',
Lewis, Alan,
Johnson, Robert,
Venn, Melissa,
Plays |
| Net chat play a success at first byte |
1997-02-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 1997, p. 5 |
'Chatroom, The',
Kroll, Greg,
Oakton Community College,
Plays,
Brunetti, Anthony,
Churchill, Anthony,
Internet |
| Improvising 'Pyrate Show' |
1996-10-24 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 24, 1996, p. B7 |
Robles, Danny,
Coates, Geoff,
Emanon Theater Company,
Albright, Joseph,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Walker, Michelle,
'Pyrate Show, The',
Lubow, Jason,
Plays |
| A witch uses her wiles to chart the course of the human heart in 'Bell, Book and Candle' |
1996-10-17 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, October 17, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Johnston, Christine,
Goldsmith, Jacob,
Niles West High School,
Ellegant, Joel,
Ideno, Jesse,
Batts, James,
'Bell, Book and Candle',
Lewis, Alan,
Plays |
| 'George M' is a Yankee Doodle Dandy |
1996-10-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 10, 1996, p. B2 |
Plays,
Music,
Devonshire Playhouse,
'George M!',
Simmons, Kristofer |
| Troupe premieres show of children's tales |
2010-12-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 2010 , p. 11 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Plays,
Niles North High School's Children's Theatre,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School |
| Holiday spirit trumps confusion of war tale |
2010-12-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 2, 2010 , p. B3 |
'Civil War Christmas, A: An American Musical Celebration',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| A musical lesson in kindness for kids |
2010-11-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 18, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Hundred Dresses, The',
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts |
| Niles North 10-minute plays boost budding playwrights |
2010-11-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 18, 2010 , p. 7 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Loy, Kristina,
Niles North High School,
Giannetos, Athanasia,
Hannah, Martin,
Boersma, William,
Berg-Einhorn, Jonathan,
Scanlon, Sophie,
Weiner-Kaplow, Elana,
Plays,
Ahlman, Annaliisa |
| 'Civil War Christmas' playwright hopes show will become holiday classic |
2010-11-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 11, 2010 , p. B1 |
'Civil War Christmas, A: An American Musical Celebration',
Plays,
Northlight Theatre |
| Time for 'Little Shop of Horrors' |
2010-11-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 4, 2010 , p. B1 |
Plays,
'Little Shop of Horrors',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| 'Twelfth Night' opening at Niles North |
2010-10-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 21, 2010 , p. 21 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Plays,
Friedman, Daniel,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Twelfth Night',
Connelley, Dylan,
Niles North High School,
Scanlon, Sophie |
| Magnificent obsession with de Falla |
1996-09-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 12, 1996, p. B13 |
Anthenaeum Theatre,
Landis, Barbara,
Olivera, Pascual,
Plays,
Del Moral, Angela,
Opera Factory, The,
'Homage to Manuel de Falla' |
| It's 'Time to Act' again |
1996-09-05 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 5, 1996, p. B3 |
Plays,
Theatre 219,
Diseases - AIDS,
Season of Concern (SOC),
'Time to Act, A: Celebrate the Joy of Living',
Neo-Futurists,
Charities |
| 'Joseph' a smash |
1996-08-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 8, 1996, p. 4 |
Stone, Gail,
Plays,
Theatre 219,
Music,
'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' |
| 'Joseph' rolls onto local stage |
1996-07-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 18, 1996, p. 5 |
Johnson, Robert,
Plays,
Theatre 219 |
| It's smooth skating for the cast of Theatre 219's "Dream" |
1996-07-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 18, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Johnson, Bob,
Plays,
Theatre 219 |
| There's no fiddler in National Jewish Theater's 'Up on the Roof' |
1996-06-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 6, 1996, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Wright, Joe,
Schenkelberg, Cathy,
Kaplan, Mark-David,
Gehrken, Antje,
'Up On the Roof',
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
Osborne-Mott, Susan,
Nelson, Nancy Jane,
Plays |
| And the beat goes on |
1996-05-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 30, 1996, p. B5 |
Plays,
Gehrken, Antje,
'Up On the Roof',
Osborne-Mott, Susan,
National Jewish Theater (NJT) |
| 'The American Plan' difficult to digest |
1996-04-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 18, 1996, Sec. 2, p. 2 |
'American Plan, The',
Alexander, Roslyn,
Grissom, Chet,
Katzman, Jackie,
Williams, Jacqueline,
Daugherty, Nick,
Ginsberg, Jeff,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
Plays |
| Don't 'Plan' on it |
1996-04-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 11, 1996, p. B6 |
Plays,
'American Plan, The',
Alexander, Roslyn,
Katzman, Jackie,
Williams, Jacqueline,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
Daugherty, Tom |
| 'American Plan' recalls Jewish life in '60s |
1996-03-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 28, 1996, p. B13 |
Plays,
'American Plan, The',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Ginsberg, Jeff,
National Jewish Theater (NJT) |
| North says hello to 'Goodbye' |
1996-03-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 14, 1996, p. 5 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
'Goodbye Girl, The',
Music,
Malow, Brad,
Niles North High School,
Glikin, Vickie,
Fisher, Leah,
Mandell, Hilary,
Plays |
| Niles West serves up 'Little Shop' |
1996-02-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 22, 1996, p. 5 |
Johnson, Robert,
Plays,
'Little Shop of Horrors',
Music,
Niles West High School,
Persky, David,
Sutherland, Nicole,
Vranas, Paul |
| Horrors come to Niles West HS : Lobby transformed to Skid Row setting |
1996-02-22 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 22, 1996, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Johnson, Bob,
Plays,
'Little Shop of Horrors',
Joseph, Matt,
Niles West High School,
Vranas, Paul |
| 'Rosensweig' a winner |
1996-01-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 25, 1996, p. B5 |
Plays,
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
'Sisters Rosensweig, The',
National Jewish Theater (NJT) |
| The ties that bind : 'Sisters Rosenweig' lacks focus despite capable cast |
1996-01-25 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 25, 1996, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Armour, Annabel,
Kimbrough, Linda,
Cowen, Shulie,
Walz, Christopher,
McClain, Johnathan F.,
Duncan, Ellyn,
'Sisters Rosensweig, The',
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
Plays |
| Russian camp survivor's work endures on stage |
1995-11-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 2, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
'Jewish Melody and Other Definitions of Confinement, The',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center,
Benassi, Marco,
Darrell, Kathryn,
Stonov, Anna,
Clue, Tim,
Stonov, Dmitry,
Darrell, Natasha,
Plays |
| 'Oliver' to visit |
1995-07-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 20, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Yaylali, David,
Ortmann, Timothy,
Plays,
Theatre 219,
Golata, John,
'Oliver!',
McCabe, Kylene |
| 'Love' wins out |
1995-06-29 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 29, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Kanengeriser, Anne,
Prybycien, Kelly,
Morgan, Dale,
Patinkin, Sheldon,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
Day, Kingsley,
DeAngelis, Christopher,
'Falling in Love With Love',
Plays |
| Bark relives life as a 'Skokie Girl' |
1995-06-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1995, p. B6 |
Plays,
Apple Tree Theatre,
'Diary of a Skokie Girl',
Bark, Caryn |
| Falling in Love with Love' a flawed affair |
1995-06-22 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 22, 1995, p. B5 |
Plays,
Music,
Falling in Love With Love,
National Jewish Theater (NJT) |
| Skokie's Centre East plays a 'Hunch' |
1995-04-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 13, 1995, p. B3 |
'Hunchback of Notre Dame, The',
Plays,
New Vic Theatre of London,
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Play opens Library Week |
1995-04-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 13, 1995, p. 6 |
Plays,
Mies, Marci,
Sjogerman, Paula,
'Quirky Carol, A: A Cautionary Fable',
Olken, Noel,
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits,
National Library Week,
Gala Theater Co. |
| 'North Star' shines on young actor from Skokie : Freshman's performance sparkles |
1995-04-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 8 |
North Star,
Plays,
Brown, Christopher |
| Shattered lives : When the world encroaches upon the personality |
1995-04-06 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 6, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Guido, Michael,
Buchanan, Linda,
Riley, Rob,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
'Broken Glass',
Dodson, Lisa |
| 'Broken Glass' debuts |
1995-03-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 30, 1995, p. B5 |
Plays,
Guido, Michael,
Riley, Rob,
Miller, Arthur,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
'Broken Glass',
Dodson, Lisa |
| Director, students tackle 'Mame' |
1995-03-30 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 30, 1995, p. 5 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Malow, Brad,
Bellows, Marci,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
'Mame',
Kaplan, Adam,
Niles North High School,
Feder, Stephanie,
Plays |
| Niles North High to perform 'Mame' |
1995-03-30 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 30, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Ortmann, Timothy,
Bellows, Marci,
'Mame',
Kaplan, Adam,
Swartz, Danny,
Niles North High School,
Burt, Julie,
Pendleton, Matthew,
Plays,
Malow, Brad |
| Miller explores Jewishness in 'Broken Glass' |
1995-03-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 23, 1995, p. B4 |
Plays,
Padveen, Susan,
Miller, Arthur,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
'Broken Glass' |
| Chicago - WOW! |
1995-03-09 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 9, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Venn, Melissa,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Burdeins, Dmitry,
Bergstrom, Jennifer,
'Chicago' [play] |
| Playful 'Chicago' serves up ham |
1995-03-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 2, 1995, p. 5 |
Winograd, Jesse,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Bergstrom, Jennifer,
Koch, William,
Bender, Seth,
'Chicago' [play],
Johnson, Robert,
Levitt-Freeman, Stephanie,
Plays,
Philbin, Cynthia,
Niles West High School,
Bachman, Paula |
| Niles West play targets the '20s in hilarious spoof |
1995-03-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 2, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Levitt-Freeman, Stephanie,
Johnson, Bob,
Plays,
Niles West High School,
Carlson, Eric,
Bergstrom, Jennifer |
| An age of excess : Devonshire gives the Jazz Age treatment it most deserves |
1995-02-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 16, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Music,
Berger, Ed,
'Roaring Twenties, The',
Devonshire Playhouse |
| Happy days are here again |
1995-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 1995, p. B5 |
Plays,
Music,
Ambrose, Eddie,
Scott, Ray,
Berger, Ed,
'Roaring Twenties, The',
Devonshire Playhouse,
Dunmore, Jonathan |
| Caught in the 'Draft' |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 2, 1995, p. B7 |
Plays,
National Jewish Theater (NJT),
'First Draft' |
| A room without a view or exit |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 2, 1995, p. B4 |
Dyer, Meghan,
Plays,
'No Exit',
Neo-Futurarium,
Berg, Kim,
Sartre, Jean-Paul |
| Skokie theater makes audience part of process |
1995-02-02 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 2, 1995, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Theaters,
Padveen, Susan,
Ginsberg, Jeff,
National Jewish Theater (NJT) |
| Avast ye lubbers and pipe aboard |
1995-01-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 19, 1995, p. B3 |
Plays,
Theatreworks/USA,
'Treasure Island',
Centre East for the Performing Arts |
| Count Dracula flies over Niles West stage |
1994-10-13 |
Students at Niles West are staging a production of "Dracula. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 13, 1994, p. 6 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Dracula' |
| This crazy shtick, it's just like-buttah, darling |
1994-09-22 |
Caryn Bark is presenting her one-woman show "Diary of a Skokie Girl. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 22, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Diary of a Skokie Girl',
Bark, Caryn |
| A contemporary classic |
1994-07-21 |
Niles West will be performing "West Side Story. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 21, 1994, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'West Side Story' |
| Time warp for "West Side Story" |
1994-07-14 |
Niles West will be performing "West Side Story. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 14, 1994, p. 5 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'West Side Story' |
| Coming to terms with a nice life |
1994-06-30 |
Skokie native actress Rena Malin is performing in "Act Like a Lady. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 30, 1994, Sec. 2, p. 1 |
'Act Like a Lady',
Plays,
Malin, Rena |
| Upstage/Downstage keeps the magic young at heart |
1994-04-14 |
Upstage/Downstage Children's Theater will be presenting "Peter Pan". |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 14, 1994, p. B3 |
Plays,
Upstage/Downstage Children's Theater,
'Peter Pan' |
| New Niles West musical moves to a somber beat |
1994-02-17 |
The Niles West theater department will be staging "Strider. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 17, 1994, p. 14 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Strider' |
| Play brings Korean culture home |
1993-12-09 |
Kimdri Kid," a play about a Korean boy adopted by American parents, will be performed at Niles West. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 9, 1993, p. 3 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Kimdri Kid' |
| Niles West show dances to stage |
1993-02-25 |
Niles West will stage "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 25, 1993, p. 5 |
Plays,
Niles West High School,
'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' |
| Growing up with 'Fiddler' |
1990-03-01 |
Skokie native David Pevsner is touring with the "Fiddler on the Roof" company which is coming to Chicago next week in celebration of the show's 25th Broadway anniversary. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 1, 1990, p. D6 |
Plays,
Music,
'Fiddler on the Roof',
Prevsner, David |
| Good times aren't killing artist's theatrical talent |
1989-11-30 |
Skokie native Arnold Aprill has produced three successful theater plays in Chicago. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 30, 1989, p. D7 |
Plays,
Aprill, Arnold |
| Imagination Theatre featured |
1989-02-16 |
Skokie Public Library will present "Playing Around" performed by Imagination Theatre, Incorporated on February 25. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 16, 1989, p. 89 |
'Playing Around',
Plays,
Imagination Theatre, Incorporated,
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| Theater's lights to shine on for now |
1989-01-26 |
Niles Township School board members voted to give Theater 219 one last chance to prove its financial viability. Theater 219 plans to stage the Broadway musical "Annie" next summer. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 26, 1989, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
'Annie',
Plays,
Theaters,
Theatre 219,
Music,
Budget and expenditures,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Board |
| Life is a 'Cabaret' for Skokie-bred actor |
1987-03-12 |
Gregg Edelman, 29, who grew up in Skokie, is appearing in "Cabaret," a new production of the hit musical. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 12, 1987, p. D1 |
Plays,
Edelman, Gregg |
| Kinetic Co. a Skokie first |
1985-08-25 |
Leon Palles is the directory of the Kinetic Theatre Company's upcoming production of "Awake and Sing. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, August 25, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 2 |
Plays,
Kinetic Theatre,
'Awake and Sing',
Palles, Leon |
| High heels, makeup and dresses all in the sake of theater humor |
1985-07-14 |
The musical comedy "Sugar" will open at the Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center on July 20 and run weekends through August 18. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, July 14, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Plays,
'Sugar',
Mayer Kaplan Jewish Community Center |
| Another talented Nilehi grad tries for stardom |
1985-03-14 |
Lori Schwartz, a 23-year-old Skokian, has already appeared in several professional theatre productions since graduating from Niles East in 1979. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 14, 1985, Sec. 4, p. 1 |
Plays,
Schwartz, Lori,
Niles East High School - Alumni |
| Kids play slated at library |
1982-10-10 |
A play for children will be presented at the library. Twenty-five children will be directed by Judy Ohlwein, who is also producer of Upstage/Downstage Children's Theater. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, October 10, 1982, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Plays,
Ohlwein, Judy,
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| Show helps children understand deafness |
1982-02-25 |
Listening Horn Productions will present "Through the Listening Horn," an original musical for children and parents about deafness and sign language, at the Skokie Public Library. |
The News, Thursday, February 25, 1982, p. 9 |
Listening Horn Productions,
Plays,
Music,
Disabled - Physically,
'Through the Listening Horn',
Skokie Public Library - Activities, programs and exhibits |
| Students break with tradition at north |
1982-02-11 |
The Niles North Music and Theater Departments will present "Strike Out," an original, student written and produced musical on February 25-27. |
The News, Thursday, February 11, 1982, p. 8 |
Plays,
Music,
Public School District 219 (Niles Township High Schools) - Student activities,
Niles North High School |
| Lead on Schwartz: Shakespeare waits |
1981-08-20 |
Allen Schwartz, leader of the Great Books Club in Skokie for the past 23 years, recently took some contest winners from Dist. 219 to the Stratford Theater Festival in Ontario, Canada. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 20, 1981, Sec. 3, p. 1 |
Plays,
Stratford Theater Festival,
Schwartz, Allen,
Travel,
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Competitions |
| Grand tour takes group to Bardland |
1979-05-24 |
Allen Schwartz, leader of the Skokie Great Books Discussions, will lead the tour to Stratford, Canada to see performances of Shakespeare's plays. |
The News, Thursday, May 24, 1979, p. 3 |
Plays,
Skokie Great Books Group,
Goodfriend, Iris,
Schwartz, Allen,
Travel |
| Seniors 'Acting Up': Drama troupe offers new view of aging: Life can be exciting at 65 |
1977-07-14 |
Several Skokie residents over age 65 participate in the "Acting Up" show at the Library. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 14, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 11 |
Plays,
'Acting Up' |
