Articles filed under Theater
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Kirk Players open 47th season with Agatha Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’Sep 26, 2012 1:07 pm - One of the great plays of all time, Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap,” is the opening show for the Kirk Players’ 47th season. “Our goal is to keep the audience in suspen...
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'Woody Sez' an endearing musical portrait of an American originalSep 25, 2012 11:00 pm - "The only story I tried to write down is you." Seminal folk artist Woody Guthrie utters those words in "Woody Sez: The Life and Music of Woody Guthrie," the toe-tapping...
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Detachment casts shadow over Steel Beam's 'Sunshine Boys'Sep 21, 2012 6:00 am - The cast of Steel Beam Theatre's “The Sunshine Boys” puts a lot of effort into Neil Simon's comedy about estranged Vaudeville comedians who reluctantly reunite for a TV ...
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Theater events: Rob Schneider hits Chicago ImprovSep 21, 2012 6:00 am - Schneider does standup “Saturday Night Live” veteran Rob Schneider (“Deuce Bigelow: Male Gigolo,” “Grown Ups”) headlines Schaumburg’s Chicago Improv this weekend. The Em...
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What’s newSep 21, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ The Collective Theatre — comprised of graduates of Thornridge High School in Dolton — presents its inaugural production, “HooDoo Love,” by Katori Hall. Set in the 1930...
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Writers' 'Hamlet' a brilliantly acted portrait of griefSep 21, 2012 6:00 am - A potent reminder of a grieving son's anguish greets Writers' Theatre audiences the moment they enter the Glencoe theater. Casting their eyes upstage, they confront the...
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Nostalgia wins out in 'I Love Lucy Live'Sep 21, 2012 6:00 am - The funniest thing about "I Love Lucy" is that it forever finds perhaps the most popular comedian in history, Lucille Ball, trying to entertain but being unable to. She ...
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Paramount stages super-slick 'Grease'Sep 18, 2012 11:00 pm - The Paramount Theatre in Aurora confidently launched its second full season of self-produced Broadway musicals with the 1972 smash hit "Grease." No doubt the show's leg...
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‘Superstar’ opens Sept. 28 at Big NoiseSep 17, 2012 4:35 pm - Big Noise Theatre Company is proud to open its 2012-13 season with the engaging rock-opera “Jesus Christ, Superstar,” opening Sept. 28 and playing weekends through O...
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Improv Playhouse radio in LibertyvilleSep 16, 2012 6:54 am - Improv Playhouse Radio Players will perform episodes from “The Lone Ranger” (1939) and “Gunsmoke” (1956) on Sept. 29 at the Improv Playhouse Theater, 735 N. Milwaukee Av...