Articles filed under School Theater
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Fox Valley Park District troupe to stage 'Hairspray'Jul 15, 2014 11:00 pm - Everything about "Hairspray" is big. The powerful, soul-stirring music. The spectacular sets. The dazzlingly colorful costumes. The bouffant hairdos piled high and haugh...
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District 214 performs all-district musical next weekJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 will present its first all-district musical at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, and Thursday, July 10, at Wheeling High School's Rob...
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Reading comes alive at Woodland Elementary East's Readers TheaterMay 27, 2014 1:01 am - Reading came alive for teacher Krystyna Jakielski and her Woodland Elementary East second grade students Tuesday. Jakielski's 21 students presented a Readers Theater and...
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'Godspell' shares powerful message through musicMay 18, 2014 11:00 pm - The musical "Godspell," with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, who later composed "Wicked," made its debut in 1971. Forty-three years later, it's being brought to th...
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'Grimm Fairy Tales' has fun with the classicsMay 14, 2014 12:00 pm - What happens when Rumpelstiltskin steals the Grimm Brothers' pen, scroll and inkwell? The fairy godmother loses her magic, Snow White doesn't want to take care of the s...
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Young playwright honored:May 08, 2014 1:01 am - For the second straight year, a play written by Stevenson High School student Aidan Murphy has been chosen as one of the high school finalists for the 2014 LaBute New Th...
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Libertyville preschoolers bring 'Peter Pan' to lifeApr 30, 2014 1:01 am - Libertyville Cooperative Preschool students danced around the stage and "flew" through the audience during Wednesday's presentation of "Peter Pan" at Trinity Community C...
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Buffalo Grove teen wins award:Apr 30, 2014 1:01 am - A Stevenson High School student has received an Illinois High School Musical Theater Award. Jonah Rawitz of Buffalo Grove was tapped for the honor. He is one of two Illi...
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Maine West teen adds to impressive acting resumeApr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - When Maine West senior Elizabeth Stenholt recently was honored at a school board meeting as "District 207's Best" for excellence in the performing arts, Principal Audrey...
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Maine West to stage Elton John-Tim Rice musical 'Aida'Apr 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Maine West High School will be one of the first high schools in Illinois to stage the Elton John and Tim Rice musical "Aida," when the show runs May 2-4 at the school, 1...