Articles filed under Theater
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Reimagined score and winsome leading lady make 'Charity' sweetFeb 05, 2013 10:00 pm - We first meet Tiffany Topol's Charity Hope Valentine kicking up her heels (literally) center stage at Writers' Theatre. And what an engaging introduction it is to direct...
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Performer’s injury at Lyric Opera prompts investigationFeb 05, 2013 4:12 pm - The Lyric Opera of Chicago says it’s cooperating with a federal agency investigating the injury of a fire-blowing stilt walker during a dress rehearsal. Opera deputy gen...
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Fire blower burned during Lyric Opera rehearsalFeb 04, 2013 7:00 pm - A Lyric Opera of Chicago performer was burned after setting his head afire during a dress rehearsal of a production of “Die Meistersinger von Nurenberg.” Wesley Daniel, ...
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VHHS to stage ‘Romeo and Juliet’Feb 04, 2013 4:02 pm - William Shakespeare’s classic “Romeo and Juliet” is coming to Vernon Hills High School but in an unusual style. Come see the star-crossed lovers as you never have before...
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Drury Lane's dark 'Sunset' shows Hollywood's undersideFeb 04, 2013 2:00 pm - Director/writer Billy Wilder once warded off composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim's request to turn his classic 1950 film “Sunset Boulevard” into a musical by proclaiming ...
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Even at age 60, Rigby rises to the occasion as 'Peter Pan'Feb 01, 2013 4:00 pm - Cathy Rigby has been touring off and on since 1990 in the title role of “Peter Pan.” Yet through all those years, I've unaccountably missed seeing the former Olympic gym...
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Theater events: Jersey Boy joins 'Company'Feb 01, 2013 5:00 am - WSR welcomes 'Company' Former Chicago and Las Vegas “Jersey Boys” cast member John Michael Coppola stars as Bobby, the thirty-something singleton whose friends want...
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Issues of race, religion resonate in Northlight's 'Whipping Man'Feb 01, 2013 5:00 am - "Are we Jews or are we slaves?" That question, posed by a newly freed slave tutored in the religion of his Jewish masters, resonates throughout "The Whipping Man," Matt...
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St. Viator pulls out the stops for ‘Beauty and the Beast’Jan 30, 2013 12:29 pm - It’s a tale old as time, but St. Viator brings it to life: “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” will be the high school’s 47th annual musical, with performances beginning Fri...
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Carmel’s 39th annual Street Scenes fundraiser set for Feb. 8-9Jan 29, 2013 11:37 am - Get ready to take a trip to Las Vegas as Carmel Catholic High School kicks off its annual fundraiser, “Street Scenes Goes To Las Vegas.” The 39th annual event takes plac...