Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Les Miserables' is back — and it's magnificentOct 17, 2017 1:00 am - “Les Miserables” — ★ ★ ★ ½ In 2010, 25 years after it debuted, a new “Les Miserables” emerged. Victor Hugo's melodramatic, 19th century French tale of redemption a...
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Neil Patrick Harris book tour coming to WoodridgeOct 16, 2017 1:00 am - Actor, author and magician Neil Patrick Harris is coming to Woodridge in December to promote "The Magic Misfits," the first book in his new series for middle-school read...
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Aquila Theatre's 'Sense & Sensibility' Nov. 3 at CLCOct 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Jane Austen's popular novel "Sense & Sensibility" will come to life at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, at the James Lumber Center for the Performing Arts at the College of Lake C...
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Oak Brook's First Folio unleashes daring 'Man-Beast'Oct 11, 2017 6:00 am - “The Man-Beast” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Three years ago, First Folio Theatre in Oak Brook produced the first in artistic associate Joseph Zettelmaier's horror trilogy. “The Gravedigge...
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Theater events: Lake Zurich actor leads musical 'Carrie 2' at UnderscoreOct 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Domestic comedy An old Yiddish axiom warns: "Man plans, God laughs." Sean Grennan adapted the saying as the title of "Making God Laugh," his domestic dramedy chronicling...
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Angela Ingersoll's Judy Garland tribute puts star in PBS spotlightOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - About 18 months ago, singer/actress and lifelong Judy Garland fan Angela Ingersoll made a wish. Fearing for Garland's legacy, Ingersoll wished for the opportunity to exc...
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'Les Miserables' memories help performers with local ties on tourOct 06, 2017 6:00 am - For more than three decades, “Les Misérables” has marched across the globe to move audiences to tears. The award-winning hit musical based on Victor Hugo's weighty 1862 ...
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Writers Theatre stages inspirational, modern take on 'Quixote'Oct 05, 2017 11:00 pm - “Quixote: On the Conquest of Self” - ★ ★ ★ The folks at Writers Theatre in Glencoe are probably going to hate the following suggestion: Someone should record the company...
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Metropolis makes confident, thoughtful journey 'Into the Woods'Oct 05, 2017 1:00 pm - “Into the Woods” - ★ ★ ★ The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's revival of Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 musical “Into the Woods” says something about the co...
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Marriott Theatre collects donations for victims of Las Vegas shootingOct 05, 2017 1:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire will collect donations for survivors of the Las Vegas shooting and for family members of victims this weekend following performances...