Articles filed under Theater
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10 things to do before summer slips awayAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Summer may not officially end until Sept. 22, but kids going back to school and the approach of Labor Day make it seem like fall is closing in. So before summer fully s...
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Prairie Center announces season scheduleAug 22, 2013 5:00 pm - The Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg has announced its 2013-14 season of family-friendly performances in music, dance, theater and more. Among the highlights: ...
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Harper College presenting ‘Driving Miss Daisy’Aug 21, 2013 2:46 pm - Harper College is presenting “Driving Miss Daisy” weekends Aug. 30 through Sept. 8. The timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the warmhearted, humorous and poignant...
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Batavia actress does double duty at Fringe FestivalAug 21, 2013 6:00 am - Batavia-based singer/actress Julie Bayer embraces two very different sides of performing. A classically trained singer, she has sung opera at Ravinia, among other place...
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‘50 Shades! The Musical’ returnsAug 20, 2013 1:44 pm - “50 Shades! The Musical,” a comedy that spoofs the whole “Fifty Shades of Grey” literary phenomenon, is set to return to Chicago. “50 Shades! The Musical” previously pl...
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Metropolis leader says finances are looking upAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Although the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ended its last fiscal year with a deficit and a need for increased village funding, Executive Director Charlie Beck said t...
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Theater events: Mike Toomey examines 'TV & Me'Aug 16, 2013 6:00 am - TV generation Comedian Mike Toomey brings his one-man show “TV & Me,” an examination of how television shaped his life and the lives of other members of his generat...
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Suburban performers make an impression on Chicago stagesAug 16, 2013 4:00 am - An undergraduate who juggles classes and a burgeoning career. An actor/choreographer who teaches kids in his spare time. And a middle school student who, at 12, is alrea...
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Shakespeare improvisation in Round Lake BeachAug 15, 2013 5:33 pm - The Improv Playhouse & the Cultural and Civic Center or Round Lake Beach presents “The Unwritten Works of William Shakespeare” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. Ba...
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New show by 'Riverdance' producers coming to ChicagoAug 15, 2013 10:00 am - "Heartbeat of Home," the latest percussive dance revue from the producers of the worldwide smash show "Riverdance," will have its U.S. premiere in Chicago in March. "He...