Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: 'Stark' satire at GoodmanApr 26, 2013 6:00 am - Goodman stages ‘Meet Vera' Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage examines Hollywood's perpetration of African-American stereotypes during the 1930s and wh...
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Metropolis Task Force to review finances, programsApr 26, 2013 5:30 am - As Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ends what has been a difficult financial year, community members with different areas of expertise have formed a task force to revie...
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Goodman's 'Happiest Song' strikes false noteApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - It's hard to say which is worse in the Goodman Theatre world-premiere production of “The Happiest Song Plays Last”: Quiara Alegria Hudes' cliched script or the stilted a...
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Clockwise's 'Party' proves disappointingApr 24, 2013 5:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:smorgan@dailyherald.com The intensions cooked up by playwright and Clockwise Theatre artistic director Madelyn Sergel for “The Party in ...
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‘The Wedding Singer’ coming to Buffalo GroveApr 23, 2013 3:14 pm - Buffalo Grove High School will whisk audiences back to the '80s in this spring’s romantic comedy musical, “The Wedding Singer,” tonight through Saturday, April 25-28, in...
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‘Zombie Prom’ on now at Prospect High SchoolApr 23, 2013 3:08 pm - Prospect High School’s theater department is presenting its spring musical, “Zombie Prom,” through Saturday, April 27, at 7 p.m. A Saturday matinee will be at 2 p.m. “Z...
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Batavia students to stage ‘Arsenic and Old Lace’Apr 23, 2013 2:26 pm - The adage of “killing with kindness” takes on a new twist this weekend, when two sweet spinster sisters, Abby and Martha Brewster, consider it their moral duty “to help ...
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Family-friendly 'Big Fish' reels in audiencesApr 22, 2013 5:30 am - "Big Fish," the Broadway-bound musical that opened Friday at Chicago's Oriental Theatre, should have no problem reeling in audiences when it arrives in New York this fal...
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CLC show canceled: CLC show cancelled:Apr 19, 2013 5:02 pm - The May 4 performance of “Sleeping Beauty” at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake County in Grayslake has been canceled. Gwethalyn Bro...
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What's new in theatersApr 19, 2013 5:00 pm - Ÿ Previews continue through Sunday, April 21, for the conclusion to Strawdog Theatre Company's 25th anniversary season, Charles L. Mee's “Big Love.” Artistic associate M...