Articles filed under Theater
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Hoo boy - Not much spirit in serviceable 'Buddy'Jun 20, 2013 2:00 pm - On the strength of the wild popularity of retro musicals like "Jersey Boys" and "Million Dollar Quartet," you might expect one of the first of the genre to swing comfort...
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Culture helps Wheeling actress connect to 'Mahal'Jun 20, 2013 5:00 am - Wheeling native Jillian Jocson couldn't put the script down. She planned to read only half of Danny Bernardo's “Mahal” before going to bed. But she laughed and cried all...
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A new generation of directors leads CTE in ‘iSing’Jun 18, 2013 11:18 am - When Allison Cherry stepped onto the Children’s Theatre of Elgin stage in 1992 as a second grader, she never dreamed that she would one day end up running the show. But...
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Neil Patrick Harris to return to Broadway — to actJun 17, 2013 2:28 pm - NEW YORK — Neil Patrick Harris is returning to the stage — and not to hand out awards. The four-time Tony Award host and former “Doogie Howser, M.D.” will star on Broadw...
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Marriott delivers fresh, funny take on relationship revueJun 14, 2013 5:00 pm - “I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change,” the frothy, frequently staged revue about relationships that opened Wednesday at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre, may not be a ...
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Swordplay delights in Lifeline's 'The Three Musketeers'Jun 14, 2013 6:00 am - Good writers know what to put in. Great writers know what to leave out. So says Daily Herald film critic Dann Gire, whose axiom I maintain also applies to adapters. Ca...
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Theater events: Naperville's BrightSide closes season with 'Rent'Jun 14, 2013 6:00 am - BrightSide's ‘Rent' BrightSide Theatre concludes its second season with Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer Prize-winning musical “Rent,” about a group of aspiring musician...
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Elmhurst native stars in 'The Cat in the Hat'Jun 14, 2013 6:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:rsimpson@dailyherald.com After one performance as the Little Red Hen in "The Stinky Cheese Man," Giselle Vaughn's first experience with...
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Former Chicagoan has rockin' role in 'Buddy'Jun 14, 2013 5:30 am - The last time actor Ryan Dunkin visited Chicago, in the winter of 2006, his fellow castmates in "The Full Monty" tour wanted to see the city from the warmth of a taxicab...
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Six Flags debuts igNIGHT, its biggest closing show everJun 13, 2013 11:00 pm - People attending Six Flags Great America this weekend will be treated to a new grand finale. igNIGHT, the grand finale, is a “mesmerizing and immersive spectacle” that ...