Articles filed under Theater
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Mirren earns Harvard’s Hasty Pudding awardJan 17, 2014 10:09 am - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren has been named woman of the year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals. The 68-year-old Mirren ...
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Theater events: Live it up at Marriott's 'Cabaret'Jan 17, 2014 5:00 am - Marriott's ‘Cabaret' Broadway veteran Megan Sikora stars as Sally Bowles, the British chanteuse who seduces aspiring writer Clifford (Patrick Srb) in Marriott Theat...
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Re-imagined 'Phantom' as engaging as everJan 15, 2014 10:00 pm - Fear not "Phantom of the Opera" fans. The mist still swirls, the skiff still glides along the underground lake and the chandelier still plummets in the newly re-imagined...
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Kick Kennedy calls her stage debut ‘magical’Jan 11, 2014 4:00 am - NEW YORK — The storied Kennedy family has produced a president, ambassadors, an attorney general, senators and plenty of congressmen. But not a professional actor. Kathl...
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Mundelein High presents Thornton Wilder’s classic ‘Our Town’Jan 10, 2014 2:54 pm - For its second show of the season called The Year of the Classics, Mundelein High School will present Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town.” The show will run Thursday, Jan. 30 ...
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Theater events: Paramount stages '42nd Street'Jan 10, 2014 5:00 am - A mystery tale Steel Beam Theatre heats up winter with Ken Ludwig's whodunit “Postmortem.” Set in 1922, the thriller centers around famed actor William Gillette, kn...
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Arts agendaJan 09, 2014 4:57 am - Ÿ Playhouse 38 seeks performers ages 8 to 10 to audition for “Disney’s Beauty & The Beast, Jr.” from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at 524 W. State St., Geneva. Those audi...
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Flashy illusions provide magic in 'Ghost The Musical'Jan 08, 2014 10:00 pm - "Ghost The Musical" is the kind of show where you leave the theater humming the scenery and special effects more than you do the new score. This turns out to be both a m...
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ETC’s ‘Men Are Dogs’ blends comedy, romanceJan 07, 2014 12:34 pm - All Linda Collins had to hear was the title of the play, and she was sold. “As soon as I heard ‘Men Are Dogs,’ I knew I wanted to direct it,” she said. Collins, who has ...
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‘Shrek’ takes the stage at Fox Valley Park DistrictJan 07, 2014 12:01 pm - Life doesn’t always go as planned — even in fairy tales. But a few detours and reroutes can make for an adventurous trip — as in the case of a hulking, green ogre named ...