Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Music Theater Works' 'Peter Pan' flies into Evanston's CahnDec 19, 2017 5:00 am - Off to Neverland Music Theater Works concludes its season with the family-friendly musical "Peter Pan," based on the J.M. Barrie tale about a boy who refuses to grow up....
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Theater events: Metropolis hosts 'Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue'Dec 13, 2017 5:00 am - To the holidays The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre toasts the holidays and all the magic and mayhem that accompany them with "The Second City's Nut-Cracking Holiday R...
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Constable: District 214 theater director's legacy lasts as his memories fadeDec 09, 2017 12:00 am - The new John K. Marquette Fine Arts Endowed Scholarship created by the District 214 Education Foundation is proof that its namesake got his message across. "The performa...
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Chicago-area native delivers powerful performance in Carole King musical 'Beautiful'Dec 08, 2017 12:00 pm - “Beautiful - The Carole King Story” - ★ ★ ★ ½ As the second act of “Beautiful - The Carole King Musical” wound down and the 11 o'clock number approached, a murmur went ...
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Closing weekend for quirky 'Seasonal Ties' at Vero Voce TheatreDec 07, 2017 10:00 pm - St. Charles -- As the holiday season approaches, people anticipate their yearly Christmas traditions: Christmas songs, decorating the tree, Santa Claus, time with loved ...
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'It's A Wonderful Life' radio play comes to Batavia Dec. 16Dec 07, 2017 10:00 pm - The Fermilab Arts and Lecture Series continues with the presentation of "It's A Wonderful Life Live from WVL Radio" at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16, in Wilson Hall's Ramsey ...
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Warm spirits, resonant message make Metropolis' 'Christmas Carol' singDec 06, 2017 5:00 am - “A Christmas Carol” - ★ ★ ★ When it comes to “A Christmas Carol,” one way of measuring a production's impact involves the exchange between the reformed Ebenezer Scrooge ...
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Theater events: 'It's a Wonderful Life' returns to Improv PlayhouseDec 05, 2017 5:00 am - On the air The Improv Playhouse Radio Players reprise their radio production of director Frank Capra's beloved "It's A Wonderful Life" complete with sound effects and 19...
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Ice baths and M&Ms: Secrets of the Rockettes revealedDec 04, 2017 5:00 am - NEW YORK - One of the biggest draws in New York this time of year is the "Christmas Spectacular" featuring the iconic Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. Everyone knows ...
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'Wicked' ready to cast another spell in Chicago returnDec 03, 2017 6:00 am - This month, “Wicked” makes its fourth return to Chicago for a seven-week run at the Oriental Theatre. The 2003 musical blockbuster, a revisionist riff on “The Wizard of...