Articles filed under Professional Theater
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'Flashdance' musical better than film, but still sillyAug 08, 2013 8:17 am - "Flashdance - The Musical," now playing at the Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, is a show with an identity problem. Often, this screen-to-stage adaptation of the 198...
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'Flashdance' obsession comes full circle with dancer's lead roleAug 05, 2013 9:02 am - As a 7-year-old, Jillian Mueller was so enamored of dancing that her New Jersey parents got her all kinds of movies for Christmas that dealt with dance. One of those was...
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A teen and her recluse uncle share unsettling circumstances in 'Slowgirl'Aug 03, 2013 9:20 am - Guarded and damaging secrets are reluctantly needled out and spilled with cathartic sobs in “Slowgirl,” Greg Pierce's 2012 off-Broadway drama now making its regional deb...
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Local theater: 'Caveman' is backAug 02, 2013 5:00 am - Return of the "Caveman" “Defending the Caveman,” Rob Becker's comic examination of how men and women relate to each other, returns to Fox Valley Repertory for a bri...
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Beatles tribute band comes together on BroadwayJul 29, 2013 6:23 am - NEW YORK — Reuven Gershon and James Fox have some insanely daunting shoes to fill: Every night, they’re asked to impersonate John and Paul on Broadway. Yes, that John an...
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Theater events: First Folio's 'Rainmaker' a family affairJul 26, 2013 6:00 am - A family affair A con man promises to change the lives of a family in a drought-stricken town, including spinster Lizzy, in the 1954 drama “The Rainmaker.” First Fo...
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Modern-day 'Medea': Transplanted tragedy set in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhoodJul 27, 2013 9:53 am - Conflicts between obligation and self-interest, between assimilation and isolation, propel “Mojada,” Luis Alfaro's retelling of Euripides' “Medea” in its world premiere ...
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BTE to stage musical, two comediesJul 26, 2013 6:21 am - Glen Ellyn-based Buffalo Theatre Ensemble announced its 2013-14 season of three plays Thursday and its intended return in January to College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Ce...
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Curtain comes down on COD arts center directorJul 26, 2013 7:17 am - Leader leaving McAninch Center
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Wheaton native stars as stressed secretary in 'The Casuals'Jul 19, 2013 7:35 am - @X BTO Byline attribution italic:rsimpson@dailyherald.com Actress Emily Casey's latest role is packed with pressure. The Wheaton native plays Marnie, the secretary of f...
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