Articles filed under Professional Theater
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 16, 2019 9:00 am - Bernadette Peters performing Broadway show tunes at Aurora's Paramount Theatre and comedian Dave Coulier doing standup at Crystal Lake's Raue Center are just two of many...
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Theater events: The Lovettes wax nostalgic at Metropolis; Theatre Y stages a pilgrimage in ChicagoAug 16, 2019 6:00 am - • "Mixtape," a 45-minute improvised drama chronicling the evolution of a relationship through the songs on a mix tape, opens Friday, Aug. 16, at Theatre Momentum, a comp...
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Director Gary Griffin goes 'Into the Woods' at Writers TheatreAug 15, 2019 11:00 am - “Into the Woods,” Stephen Sondheim's fairy tale-inspired musical opening next week at Writers Theatre, wasn't a show director Gary Griffin wanted to direct. “It wasn't...
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Spotlight: Janus Theatre stages unrehearsed 'Merchant' in ElginAug 14, 2019 6:00 am - 'Merchant' in Elgin The Elgin Shakespeare Project, a Janus Theatre initiative involving producing William Shakespeare's plays according to 16th-century practices, resume...
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Theater events: Laugh Out Loud parodies politics; Otherworld parodies Tolkien this week in ChicagoAug 09, 2019 6:00 am - • Marquee Mainstage Productions presents "Newsies The Musical!" based on the 1992 film about the 1899 newsboy strike in New York City. Performances take place Friday, Au...
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Theater Spotlight: 'Last Comic Standing' winner in Schaumburg, Ron Hawking at Drury LaneAug 09, 2019 6:00 am - Stand-up in Schaumburg "Last Comic Standing" winner Alonzo Bodden, whose life passions include comedy and motorcycles, headlines adults-only shows at the Chicago Im...
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Vanessa Carlton channels Carole King on BroadwayAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Over the years, the Broadway show about singer-songwriter Carole King has starred powerful singers in the title role. But until now it hasn't had one thi...
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'Freaky Friday' musical a fun romp in Williams Street Rep premiereAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “Freaky Friday” - ★ ★ ★ Disney has gotten loads of mileage out of Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel “Freaky Friday,” including a 2016 stage musical adaptation now making i...
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Judson to host first Midwest Opera productionAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Judson University in Elgin will host the Midwest Opera Theatre's first opera production Aug. 31. Judson's Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host the ...
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Tragedy inspires compassion from a Canadian town in the poignant Sept. 11-inspired 'Come From Away'Aug 02, 2019 12:00 pm - “Come From Away” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At a time when compassion and decency often seem in short supply, the heartening musical “Come From Away” serves as a poignant reminder that t...