Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Improv Playhouse Theater presents 'Improvised Jane Austen'May 02, 2019 11:00 pm - The community is invited to come celebrate Mother's Day weekend at Improv Playhouse for the special local performance of the Chicago hit all female, touring company, "Im...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble explores relationships in its new seasonMay 02, 2019 8:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble examines strained relationships between family members and people who are as close as family during its 2019-2020 season, which the DuPage Count...
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Theater spotlight: Revivals take center stage this week in the suburbs, ChicagoMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - Lyric revival More than 100 artists, including 43 instrumentalists, will participate in Lyric Opera of Chicago's revival of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim'...
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Hamilton exhibition promises 'deeper dive' into Founding Father's lifeApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - A week before the public opening of “Hamilton: The Exhibition” — the brainchild of “Hamilton” composer/lyricist/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team — exhibition creat...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 26, 2019 9:15 am - Catch Drury Lane's regional premiere of "Matilda," enjoy some suds at the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival and much more this weekend. For other ideas, see dailyherald.com...
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'American Girl Live' musical sets up camp for Chicago runApr 26, 2019 6:00 am - "American Girl Live" writer/lyricist Sandy Rustin understands if local fans of the popular doll line might have expectations about the show. After all, the previous Chic...
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Theater events: Siblings uncover unlikely garden in family-friendly 'Fast Food Chain'Apr 26, 2019 6:00 am - • Performances begin Friday, April 26, for Provision Theater Company's production of "Last Train to Nibroc," a romantic comedy by Arlene Hutton involving a chance encoun...
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Constable: 'I AM … FEST' forges unity, hope through Sandra BlandApr 24, 2019 12:00 pm - On July 13, 2015, three days after she was stopped by a police officer who said she changed lanes without signaling, former Naperville resident Sandra Bland was found de...
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Theater spotlight: Suburban actresses star in Drury Lane's 'Matilda,' Raven's 'Undeniable'Apr 23, 2019 6:00 am - 'Matilda' arrives Warrenville's Natalie Galla and Audrey Edwards of Chicago share the role of the exceptionally talented titular character in Drury Lane Theatre's region...
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Best bets: 'Rock of Ages' returns; Blackpink plays Rosemont's Allstate ArenaApr 22, 2019 6:00 am - Metal musical "Rock of Ages," the long-running 2009 Broadway jukebox musical that shoehorned in 1980s heavy metal hits into a plot about Los Angeles gentrification, retu...