Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Star power: Metropolis' stellar 'Ragtime' cast makes an impressionMay 11, 2023 10:15 am - “Ragtime” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Chicago-area theatergoers may not be familiar with the singer/actors performing in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's first-rate revival of “Ragtime...
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Things to do May 12-18: Tulip fests, Lombard Lilac Time, Maifest, concerts and moreMay 10, 2023 6:00 am - Before Friday Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, through June 4. Shuttles leave from the ...
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Spotlight: Screenwriter vows to tell the truth in Theater Wit comedy 'The Whistleblower'May 05, 2023 6:00 am - The whole truth Offered his own TV show, screenwriter Eli decides to share hard truths with his co-workers, friends and family in "The Whistleblower," the latest comedy ...
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Libertyville's Beth Lacke examines Constitutional conundrum in 'What the Constitution Means to Me'May 03, 2023 11:00 pm - Beth Lacke got her first laugh as a kindergartner playing a lamp in the class Nativity play, during which she forgot her line. Someone whispered in her ear and Lacke blu...
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Northlight's folk-infused 'Porch on Windy Hill' benefits from crackerjack trioMay 02, 2023 11:00 pm - “The Porch on Windy Hill: a new play with old music” - ★ ★ ★ “Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.” Those words by 17th-c...
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Things to do May 5-11: Frankie Valli, tulip fests, food truck fests and moreMay 02, 2023 6:00 am - Friday, May 5 Midwest Tulip Fest: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Kuipers Family Farm, 1N318 Watson Road, Maple Park...
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'Some Like It Hot' leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nodsMay 01, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - "Some Like It Hot," a musical adaptation of the cross-dressing movie comedy that starred Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon, waltzed away Tuesday with a leading 13 T...
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Spotlight: 'Abbott Elementary' star Lisa Ann Walter headlines Batavia's Comedy VaultApr 28, 2023 6:00 am - Sitcom star Actress/comedian Lisa Ann Walter, co-creator and star of several sitcoms and unscripted series, who currently plays Melissa Schemmenti on ABC's "Abbott Elem...
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Paramount's terrific 'School of Rock' benefits from 21 young dynamosApr 26, 2023 4:45 pm - “School of Rock” - ★ ★ ★ ½ To prepare the young actors for Paramount Theatre's “School of Rock,” director Trent Stork added three extra weeks of rehearsal and introduced...
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Things to do April 28-May 4: BoDeans, Hiplet Ballerinas, Long Grove Craft Beer Fest and moreApr 25, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Central States Coin Show: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 27-28; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29; and 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Su...