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'Catechism' creator brings 'Bible Bingo' to COD

By Ann Fink For McAninch Arts Center
May 02, 2016 11:00 pm - Vicki Quade, creator of the comedy "Late Nite Catechism," this weekend brings her new, interactive, one-woman comedy, "Bible Bingo: An Act of Charity … in Two Acts," to ...
Libertyville native among record-setting Tony nods for 'Hamilton'

By Mark Kennedy Associated Press
May 02, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - The megahit musical "Hamilton" has grabbed a record-breaking 16 Tony Award nominations - including one for Libertyville native Phillipa Soo - and made another...
Metropolis announces ambitious season

By Barbara Vitello
May 02, 2016 1:00 am - If the names of several productions slated for the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's 2016-2017 season ring familiar it's because most have been revived recently in the...
Actor from Aurora marks 30 years on stage with Goodman role

By Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff
May 02, 2016 1:00 am - Aurora native Phillip Edward Van Lear remembers first stepping out on Goodman Theatre's stage in 1986 as if it happened last night. "I was absolutely terrified!" Van Lea...
At Tony Award nominations Tuesday, all eyes on 'Hamilton'

By Mark Kennedy AP Drama Writer
May 01, 2016 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - One thing practically assured on Tuesday is that the Broadway megahit "Hamilton" will get plenty of Tony Award nominations. The real question is how many. Lin...
Side Street Studio Arts welcomes visual art and performance collaboration with 'The Chromanauts'

Side Street Studio Arts
May 01, 2016 11:00 pm - Side Street Studio Arts, 15 Ziegler Court in downtown Elgin, welcomes the visual art of Maryland-based visual artist John Mosher in conjunction with the choreography of ...
Jack Black surprises cast of Broadway's 'School of Rock'

By MARK KENNEDY
May 01, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The cast of Broadway's new musical "School of Rock" got the endorsement Sunday of someone they've desperately wanted to impress for months - Jack Black. ...
Suburban all-female improv troupe makes Chicago Improv Fest debut

By Amy Fuller
Apr 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Everyone has their share of awkward childhood moments. And for one all-female suburban comedy group, Buzz's Girlfriend, those stories are a gold mine for laughs. “We all...
'Shuffle Along' deemed a new musical, must face 'Hamilton'

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Broadway musical "Shuffle Along" will have to tap-dance against a hip-hop monster for attention at the Tony Awards. The Tony Awards administration co...
'Les Miserables' creators turn their attention backward

By MARK KENNEDY
Apr 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, creators of the stirring musicals "Les Miserables" and "Miss Saigon," are once again reworking their show "Mar...

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