Performing Arts
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Gallery Theater holds auditions for 'Brownstone'Jul 18, 2018 11:00 pm - Gallery Theater of West Chicago will hold auditions for "Brownstone" in early August for performances scheduled in late September. The play, written by Catherine Butter...
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First Folio's new 'Shrew'd!' updates Shakespeare's problematic comedyJul 18, 2018 10:00 am - “Shrew'd!” - ★ ★ ½ In “Shrew'd!” - a breezy new musical adapted from William Shakespeare's “The Taming of the Shrew” - co-writers and lyricists David Rice and Lydia Hil...
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Theater spotlight: Babes With Blades presents 'The Lady Demands Satisfaction'Jul 18, 2018 6:00 am - McGann at Zanies Chicago comedian Pat McGann, a frequent guest on ABC 7's "Windy City Live," the WGN morning news and Fox's "Good Morning Chicago," headlines Zanie...
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'Heartbreak Hotel' cast rocks, but script doesn't give Elvis story its dueJul 17, 2018 11:00 am - “Heartbreak Hotel” - ★ ★ ½ “Don't be cruel, to a heart that's true.” I wish I could heed that Elvis Presley song lyric when it comes to “Heartbreak Hotel,” the latest j...
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Tony-winning 'Band's Visit' stops in Chicago next yearJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - "The Band's Visit," the acclaimed musical directed by Skokie native David Cromer that earned 10 Tony Awards last month, comes to Chicago for a brief run next year. B...
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High school actors bring comedic one-acts to stageJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - High School Comedy Playhouse presents "A Night of Laughter With HSCP," featuring a night full of three one-act plays at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood ...
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'Willy Wonka Jr.' at Lake Park High SchoolJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Students participating in a two-week summer theater camp will show what they learned Thursday during a performance of "Willy Wonka, Jr." The family musical, which comb...
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Hello Broadway Theatre to stage 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.' in BataviaJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Hello Broadway Theatre Company will perform its summer play, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr.," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 21 at the B...
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre celebrates 30 yearsJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre presents Cabaret Night, an evening of songs celebrating a 30-year legacy of bringing musical theater to area audiences. Cabaret Night will be a...
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Wheaton Drama to hold 'Willy Wonka' auditions July 22-23Jul 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Wheaton Drama will hold auditions for Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" on Sunday and Monday, July 22-23, with callbacks scheduled for Thursday, July 26. No appointments will ...