Articles filed under Theater
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Injury forces casting change for Drury Lane’s ‘Singin’ in the Rain’Nov 14, 2012 2:10 pm - Injury is forcing Sean Palmer (“Sex and the City”) to depart “Singin’ in the Rain” at Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace. The show is still in previews and Palmer wi...
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Staging proves puzzling in musically strong ‘Werther’Nov 13, 2012 4:30 am - The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s new production of Jules Massenet’s 1892 opera “Werther” will likely divide audiences as a result of director Francisco Negrin’s symbol-laden...
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Blythe Danner joins ‘Nice Work If You Can Get It’Nov 11, 2012 5:27 am - NEW YORK — Blythe Danner is jumping into the Broadway show “Nice Work If You Can Get It,” playing the mother of Matthew Broderick’s wealthy playboy character. Danner, 69...
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Curtain goes up on local children's theaterNov 11, 2012 5:00 am - Heading out to the theater can be a special family outing, especially around the holidays. For youngsters, in particular, it can be a chance to step into a magical worl...
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Small audience gets special visit with big circus catsNov 10, 2012 7:00 am - Children from schools in Rosemont and Chicago were treated to a special visit Friday with the big cats and one of the world’s foremost trainers. Alexander Lacey, whose f...
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WHS presents ‘Anything Goes’Nov 09, 2012 4:14 pm - Wauconda High School Theater presents the 1962 musical comedy “Anything Goes” on Thursday, Nov. 15 through Sunday, Nov. 17 in the school’s auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets a...
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Mundelein High food driveNov 09, 2012 4:13 pm - Mundelein High School’s performance groups, including theater, choirs, bands and Orchesis, have teamed with National Honor Society members to collect what they hope will...
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Mundelein High students to stage ‘Romeo and Juliet’Nov 09, 2012 1:04 pm - Mundelein High School students will stage William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” Nov. 15-17. Showtimes are 3:45 and 7 p.m. Nov. 15 and 7 p.m. the final two days in the...
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Local opera companies try singing out of the boxNov 09, 2012 5:00 am - Opera companies are always on the lookout to attract new audiences. With much hand-wringing over the graying of subscribers and concerns about school music programs in d...
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'Potted Potter' - complete with Quidditch - sweeps into ChicagoNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:lminer@dailyherald.com It started as a middle-of-the-night acting gig. In 2005, a friend asked Daniel Clarkson to work up something to...