Articles filed under Theater
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, directed by David Br...
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Theater events: Broadway star reprises role in Drury Lane's 'Les Mis'Mar 28, 2014 6:00 am - ‘Les Mis' returns Ivan Rutherford, who played Jean Valjean in more than 2,000 performances of “Les Miserables” on Broadway and during the 20th anniversary revival a...
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Improv festival brings acts far and wide to Chicago, SchaumburgMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - Local residents have earned the right to be a bit smug when it comes to boasting about Chicago's impact on comedy. After all, famous comedians like Tina Fey, Steve Carel...
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Lincolnshire library hosts 'Fractured Fairy Tales'Mar 28, 2014 1:00 am - Karey Burton of Naperville performs the roles of a chicken, a cow, a rabbit and a clothing designer — all in an hour. Burton is one of eight members of GreatWorks Touri...
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Broadway star anything but blue about Genie role in 'Aladdin'Mar 26, 2014 5:45 am - The guy who plays the Genie in Broadway's “Aladdin” isn't hard to find. He's the one in the dressing room with Thor comic books and toys piled high. He's the one with a ...
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Broadway in Chicago seeks talented teen theater artistsMar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago celebrates the next generation of theater artists as part of its third annual Illinois High School Musical Theater Awards competition taking place ne...
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Kirk Players to perform 'Alice in Wonderland'Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - Kirk Players presents "Alice in Wonderland" in four performances in April at the Mundelein High School Theatre. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Friday, April 4, and Satu...
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North Central stages dark drama '4.48 Psychosis'Mar 25, 2014 11:00 pm - The drama "4.48 Psychosis" by late British playwright Sarah Kane will feature North Central College student actors exploring the issue of clinical depression. Four perf...
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Fantasia Barrino to return to 'After Midnight'Mar 24, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - Sad you missed Fantasia Barrino on Broadway in "After Midnight"? Well, good news: She can't stay away. Producers of the show said recently that the "American ...
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Nixon to get a second bite of 'The Real Thing'Mar 24, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - Tony Award winner Cynthia Nixon is ready for another shot of "The Real Thing." Roundabout Theatre Company said Thursday that Nixon, who starred in the Tom St...