The Front Page
Apr 12, 2011 - Jul 17, 2011
- Nick Bowling ~ + Director
- CHARLES MACARTHUR Playwright
- Ben Hecht Playwright
Cast
- Terry Hamilton * ^ Walter Burns
- Michael Kingston Mac McCue
- Mechelle Moe + Mollie Malloy
- Mark Richard * ^ Roy V. Bensinger
- PJ Powers * + Hildy Johnson
- Larry Baldacci Ed Schwartz
- Malcom Callan Diamond Louie, Mr. Pincus
- Rob Fagan Earl Williams
- Alex Goodrich Ernie Kruger
- John Gray "Woodenshoes" Eichorn
- Laurie Larson Mrs. Schlosser, Jennie
- Loren Lazerine Jim Murphy
- Mike McNamara Mike Endicott
- Bridgette Pechman Clarno Peggy Grant
Production Team
- Julie Eberhardt Props Designer
- Aaron Carter ^ Dramaturg
- Andrew Hansen ^ Sound Designer
- Eva Breneman ^ Dialect Coach
- Ana Espinosa * Stage Manager
- Collette Pollard # ^ Scenic Designer
* Member of Actors Equity Association
# Member of United Scenic Artists
~ Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society
+ TimeLine Company Member
^ TimeLine Associate Artist
§ TimeLine Playwrights Collective
Reviews
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The Wall Street Journal
May 27, 2011
All praise, then, to Chicago’s TimeLine Theatre for resurrecting “The Front Page” and giving it a staging so full of brassy brio that you’ll wonder why you ever settled for less
—Terry Teachout
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Talkin' Broadway
April 20, 2011
The Front Page is a perfect play for TimeLine’s mission to examine history through drama, exploring parallels and lessons for today, and they’ve delivered what must surely be a near-perfect production of The Front Page.
—John Olsen
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Examiner
April 18, 2011
In the end, The Front Page is more portrait of an era than well-structured drama. Be that as it may, TimeLine staging is as wildly entertaining as the latest scandal sheet.
—Catey Sullivan
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Newcity
April 19, 2011
Collette Pollard’s set immerses the audience in a close replica of a 1920s Chicago press room, Lindsey Pate’s costumes pop, and Nick Bowling’s direction makes short work of two-and-a-half hours’ worth of gallows humor.
—Neal Ryan Shaw
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Around the Town Chicago
April 18, 2011
Leave it to Timeline Theatre Company, a company that just keeps bringing us quality work … set designer Collette Pollard has done a masterful job in creating a large room filled with desks and tables that looks as if we have taken a trip in a time machine.
—Al Bresloff
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Chicago Critic
April 18, 2011
I must state that every performance here is first-class — making for one of the finest ensemble plays in years! I especially enjoyed the fabulous work and stage chemistry from Terry Hamilton as the controlling editor and PJ Powers as the charismatic ace reporter. Every minute of this landmark comedy works and the comedic timing is rich in laughs. This enjoyable show demonstrates the high production values of TimeLine Theatre. They do theatre right.
—Tom Williams
Discussions & Events
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