Articles filed under Professional Theater
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Theater events: Join in Family Fringe Day in ElginMay 30, 2014 6:15 am - Family fringe The Elgin Fringe Festival hosts a Family Fringe Day this weekend in advance of its first festival taking place Sept. 11-14. Sunday's family-friendly ...
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'White Snake' role brings Downers Grove native 'full circle'May 29, 2014 5:45 am - Vin Kridakorn took a leap of faith - and landed on two feet. With little experience and a lot of passion, the Downers Grove native moved to New York after college to se...
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Imperfect relationships play out in Writers' delightful 'Days'May 28, 2014 11:00 pm - For anyone passionate about musicals, who has observed with dismay stage adaptations of Hollywood hits (and misses), frothy relationship revues and jukebox shows cobbled...
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Arlington Heights' Metropolis theater looking for new executive directorMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - After 2½ years, Charlie Beck is out as executive director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. The Metropolis board has named former special ev...
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Simon comedy, 'Drowsy Chaperone' among new Metropolis showsMay 27, 2014 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights has announced its 2014-15 theater season, which features two classic comedies, a thriller, a one-man show and ...
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Theater events: Seth Bockley's 'Aunt Susan' premieres at GoodmanMay 22, 2014 6:00 am - Goodman premiere Initially, things go well for the twenty-something young man moonlighting as online advice guru Aunt Susan. But as the website becomes more popular...
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Gloria Estefan musical to premiere in Chicago next yearMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - "On Your Feet!" - the new musical chronicling the life and career of Grammy Award-winner Gloria Estefan and her musician/producer husband Emilio Estefan - will premi...
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Estefan musical 'On Your Feet!' to premiere in ChicagoMay 19, 2014 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Gloria Estefan and her husband, Emilio, hope to have the musical based on their life dancing on Broadway next year. Producers said Tuesday "On Your Feet!" wil...
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John Lithgow and Glenn Close to star on BroadwayMay 18, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK - John Lithgow is returning to the New York stage with gusto in 2014 - first with Shakespeare's "King Lear" in Central Park this summer and then in a Broadway r...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse hosts family, adult comedy showsMay 16, 2014 5:45 am - Nice, then naughty Improv Playhouse welcomes comedy fans of all ages this weekend. The early improv show is suitable for the family. The later show, however, is gea...