Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Drury Lane Theatre removes controversial image from play publicity after outcryJun 27, 2019 1:00 am - Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace issued an apology on Facebook after an image of a noose included in publicity materials for the theater's upcoming revival of the ...
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Theater spotlight: Fast-talker makes big promises in Goodman's 'Music Man' revivalJun 26, 2019 6:00 am - 'The Music Man' Tony Award-winning director Mary Zimmerman returns to the Goodman Theatre to helm Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey's feel-good musical comedy "Th...
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Lithgow, Bening and more stars perform Mueller reportJun 24, 2019 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - John Lithgow joined the growing list of actors who have taken on the role of President Donald Trump, portraying the world leader in a live reading of ...
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Theater events: 'La Havana Madrid' gets extended through June 30Jun 21, 2019 6:00 am - • Free Street Theater stages 50 performances in honor of its 50th anniversary beginning at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 23. "50 in 50: A City-Wide Theatrical Flash Mob" will tak...
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Marriott Theatre stages new musical 'Darling Grenadine' inspired by real lifeJun 21, 2019 6:00 am - Creative inspiration doesn't keep regular hours. It can strike anytime and, when it does, singer/songwriter Daniel Zaitchik is ready. Even at 3:30 a.m. “It all comes at ...
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Theater spotlight: Comedian Rajiv Satyal skewers politicians in new stand-up show in NapervilleJun 18, 2019 6:00 am - 'Man in the Middle' Comedian Rajiv Satyal, a self-described "funny Indian" and the first generation son of parents who immigrated from India, skewers Democrats, Ind...
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Weekend picks: Catch creatures both cute and creepy at All Animal ExpoJun 16, 2019 7:23 am - Creatures great & small See exotic reptiles or coo at house pets like dogs and cats at the All Animal Expo at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, W...
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Weekend picks: Coco Montoya plays Blues on the Fox; Scottish Fest; PIQNIQ music festJun 15, 2019 7:41 am - Aurora blues The 23rd annual Blues on the Fox music festival features Jamiah Rogers, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Coco Montoya and Robert Randolph and the Family Band on Sa...
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Theater events: Otherworld presents 'Bring the Beat Back'; Christopher Titus tells talesJun 14, 2019 9:00 am - Comedian Christopher Titus (whose latest special “Amerigeddon” is available online) brings his show “Stories I Shouldn't Tell” to the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Wi...
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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...