Theater
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Spotlight: Next up at First Folio -- an online reading of 'The Little Match Girl'
Dec 31, 2020 7:22 AM - First Folio Theatre's winter reading series continues with Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Match Girl" and Pegasus Theatre's annual Young Playwrights Festival goes virtual this year, this week on the theater scene. -
Editorial: What our resilient arts community taught us during the pandemic
Jan 3, 2021 12:16 PM - Illinois' theaters and music venues have been dark since March, but its artists have not been silenced by COVID-19. And with their innovation and resilience, they have embodied some of the most important lessons of the pandemic, this editorial states. -
TikTok, other platforms bring musical theater fan fiction to life
Dec 30, 2020 6:00 AM - In 2020, while Broadway is closed and TikTok is king, some of the most exciting theater was a figment of our imagination.
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Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert star in 'Ratatouille' musical
Dec 29, 2020 8:41 AM - TikTok's crowdsourced "Ratatouille" musical has cooked up some serious talent for its one-night-only benefit concert, including roles for Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert, Andre De Shields, Wayne Brady and Ashley Park
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Local theater proves resilient, resourceful in year defined by pandemic, civil unrest
Dec 25, 2020 6:00 AM - In a year defined by a global pandemic and civil unrest, Chicago-area theaters responded with resilience in pivoting to a digital format and with the recognition that when it comes to diversity and inclusion, there is still work to be done. -
Spotlight: First Folio reading series showcases works by Alfred Tennyson, O. Henry
Dec 23, 2020 6:00 AM - First Folio's winter reading series continues with selections from Alfred Tennyson and O. Henry, plus Zanies Rosemont livestreams its New Year's Eve show featuring comedian Calvin Evans. -
Hershey Felder brings history and music together for online benefit concerts
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Batavia High School to put on 'The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon' Dec. 23
Dec 23, 2020 5:23 PM - The Batavia High School Drama Program will put on "The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon." -
'A Christmas Carol': A staple of Christmas Past remains present
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Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps others
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