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A chance to shine: Actors with disabilities experience the joy, enrichment of theater
Feb 19, 2019 11:39 AM - Special Gifts Theatre, a non-profit, educational and therapeutic theater company for individuals with intellectual disabilities, is bringing its concept to Libertyville with a production of "Beauty and the Beast" at Copeland Manor School.
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CYT Northwest Cook to present 'Into the Woods Jr.'
Feb 14, 2019 6:40 AM - Life is just a fairy tale when Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's musical comes to life in CYT Chicago of Northwest Cook County's production of "Into the Woods Jr." Performances are Feb. 15-24 at Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker St., Des Plaines. -
Music On Stage brings Broadway's 'Joseph' to Cutting Hall
Feb 13, 2019 6:16 AM - As artistic director for the Palatine-based theater company Music On Stage, Frank Roberts wears many hats. Just this week, he drove to area theaters to pick up backdrops and costume features for this weekend's show of "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" at Cutting Hall in Palatine. -
Schaumburg marks 20 years of Black History Month plays with comedic coming-of-age tale
Feb 12, 2019 5:31 PM - For its 20th anniversary, Schaumburg's annual Black History Month play is taking a break from the seriousness of recent shows and the strife people experience every day, with a lighthearted, modern twist on the 1988 Tom Hanks film "Big." -
Elgin Theatre Co.'s 'Over the River and Through the Woods' a heartfelt comedy
Feb 5, 2019 3:06 PM - Elgin Theatre Company's newest production will be "Over the River and Through the Woods," written by Joe DiPietro, who wrote "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" and the book for The Tony Award-winning musical "Memphis." -
Actors with UPS for DownS to perform in Schaumburg production of 'Mary Poppins'
Feb 6, 2019 6:01 AM - More than half of the 70 actors in "Mary Poppins," the latest production by UPS for DownS and EDGE of Orion theater company, have Down syndrome. Organizers say the shows help boost the actors' self-esteem. -
Hear stories of civil rights on Feb. 12Feb 3, 2019 4:09 PM - Glencoe's nationally acclaimed Writers Theatre presents the one-woman show "The MLK Project: The Fight for Civil Rights" at Vernon Area Public Library, 300 Olde Half Day Road, Lincolnshire, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12.
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"The Game's Afoot" opening on Feb. 8Feb 3, 2019 4:07 PM - PM & L Theatre, 877 Main St., in downtown Antioch starts 2019 with the whodunit "The Game's Afoot" on Friday, Feb. 8.
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Schaumburg On Stage to perform 'Grease'
Jan 24, 2019 3:39 PM - Schaumburg On Stage will present the award-winning musical "Grease" Jan. 25-27 and Feb. 1-3 at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumburg Court in Schaumburg. -
Elgin Theatre Company to put on 'Over the River and Through the Woods'Jan 25, 2019 10:31 PM - The Elgin Theatre Company presents "Over the River and Through the Woods" on Feb. 8-24. The hilarious family comedy by Tony-nominated playwright Joe DiPietro has touched the hearts of audiences across America.
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