Articles filed under Community Theater
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Audience chooses ending to musicalMay 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The five-time Tony Award-winning musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood" promises to bring audiences a wildly and highly theatrical story when it opens on Wheaton Drama sta...
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Bookends Theater to present '25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee'Apr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - On May 20-22, Bookends Theater will present "The 25th Annual Putman County Spelling Bee" musical at St. John's United Church of Christ-Harmony, 11821 E. Grant Hwy., Hamp...
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Moving Picture: Elgin costume designer helps directors bring visions to lifeApr 24, 2016 7:30 am - As a stay-at-home mom raising four children, Fran Mitchell of Elgin never dreamed that someday she would end up as a costume designer. Mitchell, who learned to sew from...
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Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - The timing was perfect. The glow sticks - more than 900 of them - were purple like Prince's famous "Purple Rain." Friday evening at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles wa...
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Images: Prince fans applaud 'next closest thing' at tribute show in St. CharlesApr 22, 2016 1:00 am - One day after the death of recording star Prince, the tribute band The Purple Xperience performed at the Arcada Theatre in St. Charles ...
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Elgin's Janus Theatre offers a fresh take on 'Hamlet'Apr 20, 2016 5:30 am - “Hamlet.” To some it is a long ponderous story, where a person can expect their legs to fall asleep. But this won't be the case with Janus Theatre's upcoming adaptation...
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Big Noise Theatre presents 'Cabaret' through May 8 in Des PlainesApr 19, 2016 11:00 pm - Big Noise Theatre Company presents the musical "Cabaret," April 22 through May 8 at the Prairie Lakes Theater, 515 E. Thacker St., Des Plaines. The play is set in the i...
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See 'Last Train to Nibroc' this weekend in ElginApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - "Last Train to Nibroc," written by Arlene Hutton and directed by Matt Fox, will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, to Saturday, April 23, at Next Door Theater, 1...
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A Shakespeare musical comedyApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - "The People vs. Friar Laurence: The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet," a musical comedy will close this weekend with performances at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p...
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'Cats' opens Friday at Cutting Hall in PalatineApr 12, 2016 11:00 pm - ArtReach Educational Theatre is staging the musical "Cats" April 15-23 at Cutting Hall, 150 E. Wood St. in Palatine. The play by Andrew Lloyd Webber is based on "Old Pos...