Performing Arts
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Shakespeare festival actors give back to communityJun 19, 2011 6:00 am - BLOOMINGTON, Ill. — As part of the Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Santiago Sosa is preparing for four plays this summer. But his work won’t all be onstage. Like others i...
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'Wizard of Oz' opens Saturday night in SchaumburgJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - The greatest family musical of all time, “The Wizard of Oz,” based on the book by L. Frank Baum, is landing right in Schaumburg. H.O.T.T. Productions — Helping Others Th...
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On stage: what's new in theatersJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - Self discovery Waukegan native Michael Fosberg chronicles the search for his biological father in his one-man show “Incognito” for Clockwise Theatre. Fosberg, who grew u...
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Name change, shows reflect Fox Valley Rep's missionJun 15, 2011 12:00 am - Fox Valley Repertory changing its focus
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'Book of Mormon' wins big at Tony AwardsJun 13, 2011 1:00 am - NEW YORK — The profane and hysterical “The Book of Mormon” took home nine Tony Awards on Sunday including the prize for best musical, a considerable achievement for a pa...
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‘Mormon’ propels old college roomies to stardomJun 11, 2011 6:00 am - NEW YORK — After every performance of the hit Broadway musical, “The Book of Mormon,” Josh Gad and Rory O’Malley bow side-by-side, a nightly celebration of a journey the...
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Bono talks of struggles, triumphs of 'Spider-Man'Jun 10, 2011 2:00 pm - NEW YORK — With the Broadway premiere of the beleaguered "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" finally in sight, Bono and The Edge, who wrote the music and lyrics for the musi...
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New theater company calls St. Charles homeJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - New company debuts Actor Factor Theatre Company makes its suburban debut with “The Miracle Worker,” William Gibson's adaptation of Helen Keller's “The Story of My Life.”...
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Who will win at the Tony Awards?Jun 09, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — It was a season on Broadway that was bursting with brilliance and unpredictability. There was Shakespeare, Wilde and Stoppard, but who could have foreseen a m...
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New theater company up for the challenge of Keller storyJun 09, 2011 3:00 pm - Story of Helen Keller launches new suburban theater company