Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Northlight Theatre has been a beacon in the 'burbs for 40 yearsAug 15, 2014 5:30 am - John Mahoney has advice for actors working at Northlight Theatre for the first time. "Don't try any shortcuts. Don't try to fool anybody. Be as honest as you possibly c...
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Daily Herald subscribers treated to special visit from 'Othello' villainAug 13, 2014 1:01 am - Daily Herald readers attending the Gift Theatre's modern take on "Othello" last weekend as part of a special subscriber event in Chicago were treated to a surprise when ...
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Jane Lynch tapped to announce 2014 Jeff nomineesAug 12, 2014 1:00 am - Emmy Award-winning actress and Dolton native Jane Lynch will preside over the announcement of the 2014 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations Thursday, Aug. 21, in Ch...
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Theater events: Tour Janus' Walkabout fest in ElginAug 08, 2014 6:30 am - Bases loaded in Elgin Janus Theater Company hosts its seventh annual short play festival, Walkabout: Theater on your Feet, this weekend in Elgin. Each of the four p...
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Marriott to stage new 'October Sky' musical, 'Elf'Aug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Season subscriptions are now on sale for the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's 2015 season. The five-musical lineup features: • "La Cage aux Folles," Jan. 28 to March 2...
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Sherri Shepherd to make her Broadway debutAug 04, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - A wicked stepmother has been picked for Cinderella on Broadway - Sherri Shepherd. "The View" co-host said on the daytime talk show Tuesday that she will make ...
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Updated dinosaurs stalk America in arena showAug 04, 2014 5:45 am - NEW YORK - What does a man who spends his work days creating animatronic dinosaurs do on his day off? If you're Sonny Tilders, you go see the real thing in person. Tilde...
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Friends, family to honor former Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre director Dyanne EarleyAug 04, 2014 1:00 am - A former artistic director of the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre will be honored during a public memorial next week. Dyanne Kathleen Earley, 76, of Mundelein, died July 2...
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Keke Palmer to be Broadway's 1st black CinderellaAug 03, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Like many girls, actress and singer Keke Palmer grew up dreaming of meeting a prince who would whisk her away to a life of love and happiness. In her case, it...
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Theater events: 'Rick Bayless in Cascabel' gets extensionAug 01, 2014 6:00 am - • Lookingglass Theatre and Frontera Grill have extended their remount of “Rick Bayless in Cascabel: Dinner-Daring-Desire,” a theatrical event combining a Mexican feast, ...