Performing Arts
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Theater for Charity to put on 'Into the Woods' musical Sept. 22-24Aug 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Theater for Charity will present the musical "Into the Woods" on Sept. 22-24 at Center Stage Theater in Naperville. Profits, raffle proceeds and donations will be give...
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GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for Noel Coward classic comedy 'Blithe Spirit' Aug. 27-28Aug 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Actors who admire Noel Coward's comedic ghost story, "Blithe Spirit," are invited to audition for GreenMan Theatre Troupe's November production of the celebrated British...
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Welcome home: Broadway vet returns to the 'burbs to star in Marriott's 'Gypsy'Aug 16, 2023 11:00 pm - As a youngster, Lucia Spina recalled her father advising her and her brother to choose careers carefully. The Broadway veteran's dad told them to choose something they ...
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Spotlight: Broadway vets take Marriott stage for 'Gypsy' revivalAug 15, 2023 6:00 am - Broadway vets return Broadway veterans Lucia Spina, a North Central College graduate, and Nathaniel Stampley, a Joseph Jefferson Award winner, return for Marriott Theatr...
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Wego Drama kicks off season with laughs, opening with 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'Aug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School kicks off the 2023-24 theatrical season with their "New Directors Showcase: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" by Don Zo...
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Goodman dominates Jeff Award nominations, including 9 for 'The Who's Tommy' revivalAug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Goodman Theatre dominated the Joseph Jefferson Award equity nominations for excellence in Chicago-area theater, with 32 nominations - nearly twice the number of Paramoun...
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Good News Sunday: Lifelong fan of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' chosen to play Calpurnia in national tourAug 13, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: During the initial Broadway run of "To K...
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Michael's story, mostly: Incomplete 'MJ the Musical' still dazzlesAug 10, 2023 1:30 pm - “MJ The Musical” - ★ ★ ★ Around 7:35 p.m. Wednesday at the James M. Nederlander Theatre, “MJ the Musical” actors and instrumentalists were taking their places on stage a...
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Spotlight: Solo show 'The Princess Strikes Back' puts Han on a pedestalAug 10, 2023 6:00 am - Han Solo: dream man Actress/improviser Victoria Montalbano returns to the suburbs with her solo show "The Princess Strikes Back: One Woman's Search for the Space Cowboy ...
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Young dancers and theatrical performers invited to audition for a role in the Joffrey Ballet's 'The Nutcracker'Aug 09, 2023 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Sept. 7 and Sunday, Sept. 10, The Joffrey Ballet will hold open auditions for the children's cast of Christopher Wheeldon's "The Nutcracker" at its downtown...