Articles filed under Professional Theater
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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, ...
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'Sound of Music' part of Naperville theater's next seasonJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - BrightSide Theatre, in residence at North Central College in Naperville, announced its 2014-15 season Tuesday will feature a radio play, a comic mystery and a belove...
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Oak Park theater marks 40 years with fun, flawed 'Earnest'Jul 28, 2014 11:00 pm - To celebrate Oak Park Festival Theatre's 40th anniversary, the company is staging “The Importance of Being Earnest” for the first time. Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy...
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Arlington Hts. man moved by Andrews Sisters musical at Pheasant RunJul 28, 2014 11:00 pm - When Alice K. Sylvester of Arlington Heights was looking for a show to attend with her 89-year-old father, Robert Sylvester, she booked tickets to "Sisters of Swing," ho...
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Theater events: Jedlicka brings 'Big Fish' to the stageJul 25, 2014 9:00 am - First Look In-development works by Martyna Majok, Tanya Saracho and Joshua Conkel are among the plays featured as part of Steppenwolf Theatre's ninth annual First L...
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Actor crosses color barrier in off-Broadway 'Fantasticks'Jul 25, 2014 6:00 am - Not long ago, Kevin R. Free went to an audition for a part in the longest running musical in history. He immediately felt weird. All the other actors vying for the same ...
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Mount Prospect native tackles challenges of Beckett in 'Half-Light'Jul 25, 2014 5:45 am - If you haven't seen Kathrynne Wolf onstage, you may have heard her anyway. Wolf's voice has earned her recording spots in commercials, pinball games, video games and pub...
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'Charlotte's Web' proves child's play for young castJul 23, 2014 5:45 am - “Charlotte's Web” is adored by both kids and adults, and the director for a Chicago production of the classic children's story has taken that to heart by casting kids as...