Articles filed under Theater
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'Anne Frank,' 'Doubt' part of Writers new seasonMar 18, 2014 11:00 pm - As work begins on Writers Theatre's new home, officials from the Glencoe theater announced Wednesday the three plays of their new season. The productions will be split, ...
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Paramount's 'Rent' pays off artistically in AuroraMar 17, 2014 1:00 am - The late Jonathan Larson's once-hip 1996 rock musical "Rent" is a period piece of sorts. The graffiti-tagged Lower East Side neighborhoods haunted by the show's early-19...
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Geneva High to stage 'Jekyll & Hyde'Mar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Tickets are now on sale for the Geneva High School production of "Jekyll & Hyde," which will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 20, to Saturday, March 22, in the high schoo...
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Piven Workshop, Waukegan theater partner for classesMar 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Waukegan's Clockwise Theatre is bulking up its stage offerings and launching a partnership with the well-known Piven Theatre Workshop. The partnership with Piven, an Eva...
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John Mahoney back onstage in Northlight's 'Chapatti'Mar 16, 2014 5:45 am - John Mahoney is known to most television fans for playing Frasier Crane's father on the long-running series “Frasier,” but the actor has spent much of his time in the ye...
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'Gospel' a wrenching portrait of violence and lossMar 14, 2014 5:45 am - “The Gospel of Lovingkindness” doesn't tell us anything we don't already know about gun violence. Marcus Gardley's elegiac drama — in its world premiere at Victory Garde...
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Theater events: Former 'Idol' contestants star in 'Joseph'Mar 14, 2014 5:45 am - • Former “American Idol” contestants Diana DeGarmo and Ace Young star as The Narrator and Joseph in the national tour of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” ...
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Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with plays, parades and plenty of Irish musicMar 14, 2014 5:30 am - St. Patrick's Day doesn't officially roll around until Monday, but there's no need to wait when you can celebrate all weekend long with Irish plays, lively parades, high...
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New website sells items from Broadway set designersMar 13, 2014 5:45 am - If one man's trash is another man's treasure, that's definitely true on Broadway. Tony Award-nominated set designer Anna Louizos has sadly watched wonderful costumes, pr...
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Elaine Stritch returns to really 'tell the truth'Mar 10, 2014 4:00 am - NEW YORK — Elaine Stritch just loves the documentary about her. Adores it, actually. There's just one thing she'd change. “Someone asked me, 'How did you like the film, ...