Articles filed under Theater
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Lake Zurich church to host its annual Christmas pageantDec 10, 2012 11:05 am - Quentin Road Baptist Church in Lake Zurich hosts its annual Christmas pageant Friday and Saturday, Dec. 15 and 16. “Bethlehem’s Cry Heard Around the World” is the theme ...
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Bright, buoyant 'Grinch' a treat for audiencesDec 07, 2012 3:00 pm - Broadway in Chicago's "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical" has everything a child could want. Inspired by the 1957 book by Theodor Seuss Geisel - a...
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'Book of Mormon' aims for long Chicago runDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - The smash hit 2011 musical comedy “The Book of Mormon” is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway. The raucous, award-winning adults-only show by “South Park” creators Ma...
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Playing Joey more than just horseplay for three-man teamDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - Let's get the basics out of the way first: No, it's not hot or claustrophobic in there. Yes, they can see most of what is going on. Sure, they stumble once in a while. A...
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'War Horse' author marvels that 'modest' book became international stage playDec 07, 2012 5:00 am - British children's author Michael Murpurgo never dreamed that his book "War Horse" would one day inspire an international multi-award-winning stage play that would subse...
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'Singin' in the Rain' a splash at Drury LaneDec 06, 2012 7:00 am - One thing about “Singin' in the Rain,” it has great source material. That much is irrefutable. MGM's 1952 film about Hollywood's bumpy transition from silent films to ta...
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Local theater: Holidays with a 'Twist'Dec 06, 2012 5:00 am - Twist-a-Carol Elgin's Vex Theatre presents the third, all-new installment of its annual “Twist-a-Carol” holiday show. Titled “All About Eve” and inspired by the cla...
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What’s new in theaterDec 06, 2012 4:19 am - Ÿ Silk Road Rising presents a staged reading of “The Night Jesus Joined the Revolution,” Fouad Teymour’s drama set during last year’s Arab Spring, during which a band of...
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Julie Andrews enjoys rediscovering her new voiceDec 05, 2012 10:56 am - NEW YORK — It may take a big spoonful of sugar to make this go down: Julie Andrews says that her four-octave voice is not coming back. The Oscar and Tony Award-winning a...
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One-actor musical ‘Humbug!’ premieres in BataviaDec 04, 2012 2:51 pm - Submitted by Batavia Fine Arts Centre Charles Dickens’ timeless seasonal favorite, “A Christmas Carol,” comes to life in “Humbug!,” a one-actor musical, which will be pr...