Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Weekend picks: Satisfy your cravings at Chocolate FestMay 19, 2017 6:00 am - Tasty treats The Long Grove Chocolate Festival returns with a special scavenger hunt, music and lots of sweet snacks this weekend in downtown Long Grove, 308 Old McHenry...
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Musical 'Shrew,' werewolf thriller part of First Folio's 2017-18 seasonMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - From forbidden love to potentially deadly liaisons, troubled romances run through the four plays of First Folio Theatre's 2017-18 season, announced Thursday. The first t...
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Musical of 'King Kong' to roar on Broadway next yearMay 17, 2017 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A musical version of "King Kong" is hoping to make Broadway go bananas. Officials at Global Creatures, the Australian company behind the hit arena show "...
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Theater events: Naperville native Kaye Winks brings solo show 'Token' to ChicagoMay 17, 2017 6:00 am - Winking at race Actress, writer and Naperville native Kaye Winks returns to Chicago after six years with "Token," her solo show examining race and what it's like to oft...
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Weekend picks: Lee DeWyze hits Evanston's S.P.A.C.E.May 17, 2017 6:00 am - Hometown 'Idol' “American Idol” winner and Mount Prospect native Lee DeWyze performs songs from his new album, “Oil & Water,” plus other hits on Thursday at S.P.A.C.E., ...
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Schaumburg takes next step toward performing arts centerMay 17, 2017 5:30 am - Schaumburg trustees voted 5-1 Tuesday to recommend advancing the consideration of a performing arts center intended to compete in the Chicago theater market and attract ...
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'Expectations' great for Silk Road, Remy Bumppo collaboration of Dickens' classicMay 16, 2017 11:00 pm - Jamil Khoury knows a good proposal when he hears one. And Khoury, co-founder and artistic director of Silk Road Rising in Chicago, heard what he believed was a winning p...
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'Marvel Universe LIVE!' lands at Allstate Nov. 2-5May 14, 2017 11:00 pm - ELLENTON, Fla. - There's a moment at the outset of the new "Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes" show when Spider-Man enters from backstage and zigzags around the theate...
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Schaumburg entertains taking on Chicago theater marketMay 13, 2017 1:00 am - Is Schaumburg capable of competing with the Chicago theater market? Village leaders this week will discuss building a $70 million, 2,800-seat performing arts center on t...
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Comedy of manners 'Improbable Fiction' tries a little too hardMay 11, 2017 11:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's “Improbable Fiction” should be catnip to longtime connoisseurs of British TV on PBS. That's because Alan Ayckbourn's 2005 comedy seemingly spo...