Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Former Wheaton resident part of Kokandy's Chicago premiere of 'Head Over Heels'Jun 14, 2019 6:00 am - The July 5 preview of Kokandy Productions' "Head Over Heels" will be a bit of a mini reunion for Wheaton-Warrenville's Class of '78 speech team. At least 25 alums will h...
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Best bets: Scottish Fest returns to Itasca, Blues on the Fox plays RiverEdgeJun 12, 2019 6:00 am - Time for Tartan Celebrate all things tied to Scotland when athletes, musicians and dancers compete in the 33rd Annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games this weekend a...
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Spotlight: Drury Lane veteran tackles rocker Hedwig in Theo Ubique revivalJun 11, 2019 6:00 am - Hedwig returns Drury Lane Theatre veteran Will Lidke ("Little Shop of Horrors," "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown") stars as the titular character in Theo Ubique Cabaret...
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Algonquin Area Public Libraryoffers 'Hamilton: The Exhibition' bus trip July 10Jun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Area Public Library is offering a bus trip to "Hamilton: The Exhibition" in Chicago on Wednesday, July 10. The exhibition is designed to take visitors dee...
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Tony Awards host James Corden hopes audience will find 'joy'Jun 09, 2019 7:30 am - NEW YORK - TV talk show host James Corden steps back into the role of Tony Award host at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 9, on CBS, not planning anything too political and not worri...
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Theater events: BoHo stages Jez Butterworth thriller 'The River'Jun 07, 2019 6:00 am - • Kate returns from New York City to her childhood home in Texas with her African-American wife to the chagrin of her mother, Ellie, who prefers Kate marry her childhood...
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Steel Beam putting women's stories front and centerJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Steel Beam Theatre will examine the lives of women during its 2019-20 season, which opens Sept. 6 with the musical theater revue "Broadway Gender Benders." The original ...
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Steppenwolf's well-intentioned 'Ms. Blakk for President' falls short of a winJun 06, 2019 6:00 am - “Ms. Blakk for President” - ★ ★ Shortly after the dancing, lip-syncing and nightclub-inspired revelry preceding Steppenwolf Theatre's impassioned “Ms. Blakk for Presiden...
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Spotlight: Angela Ingersoll channels Judy Garland in Marriott cabaret performanceJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - Get happy Joseph Jefferson Award-winner Angela Ingersoll, an Emmy Award nominee for her 2018 PBS special, brings her tribute to Hollywood legend Judy Garland to the...
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No, that 'Hadestown' song isn't really about Donald TrumpJun 03, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - It's one of the most striking and memorable moments in "Hadestown," Anais Mitchell's multi-Tony Award-nominated retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eury...