Articles filed under Theater
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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...
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Auditions for musical-comedy in LibertyvilleAug 14, 2013 4:35 pm - Six men and eight women are sought for Liberty Town Productions presentation of “Company”, a musical-comedy. Half-hour auditions will be held the evenings of Monday, Sep...
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Palatine vocalist wins Suburban Chicago's Got Talent contestAug 10, 2013 2:45 pm - Vocalist Gabriela Francesca of Palatine was named the winner of the 2013 edition of Suburban Chicago's Got Talent, while vocalist Andrew Johnston of Bourbonnais was vote...
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Improv high school all-starsAug 09, 2013 1:04 pm - The Improv Playhouse presents an afternoon of all-star improv at its main stage facility, 735 N. Milwaukee Ave., Libertyville. Performances of the 2013 Illinois All Star...
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Understated con man sells First Folio's 'Rainmaker'Aug 09, 2013 6:00 am - “Once in your life, you have to take a chance on a con man.” Self-described swindler Bill Starbuck utters those words in “The Rainmaker,” N. Richard Nash's modest, oft-...
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Local theater: '9 to 5' clocks in at MarriotAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Working gals Three colleagues become friends when they take on their egotistic, sexist, duplicitous boss in Marriot Theatre's production of “9 to 5 The Musical,” in...
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Suburban natives find artistic home on Wisconsin stageAug 09, 2013 6:00 am - Downers Grove native Cristina Panfilio walked into a bar after performing in “Hamlet.” A man recognized her. “I'm glad to see you're not really dead!” he said. Panfilio...