Articles filed under Theater
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'The Color Purple,' 'Cinderella' join Broadway in Chicago's 2018 seasonOct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Time-honored tuners "The Sound of Music" and "Cinderella" will be included along with previously announced Broadway tryouts of "Pretty Woman: The Musical" and "The Cher ...
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Albright Theatre Co. to hold auditions Oct. 15-16Oct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Albright Theatre Company will hold auditions for "A Christmas Story," based on the 1983 movie of the same name and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian. The show ...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater delivers inspired all-female 'Shrew'Sep 29, 2017 2:00 pm - The one constant in life is change. Our social, political, cultural and economic landscape shifts, and we adapt. But rarely does change happen all at once. More often t...
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Enjoy 'Making God Laugh' at Steel Beam TheatreSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St. in St. Charles, will present "Making God Laugh" on Oct. 13 to Nov. 5. Performances will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Su...
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'Naked Lunch: The Musical' Oct. 6-7 in BarringtonSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1965, the last big obscenity trial of the 20th century targeted William S. Burroughs' controversial novel, "Naked Lunch." But Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Norman ...
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Maine East to present modern twist on 'Peter Pan'Sep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - While virtually everyone knows and loves the classic story of "Peter Pan," Maine East High School's Fine Arts Department will present the show with a spirited, playful a...
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Cher musical debuting in Chicago in JuneSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Cher - the pop star, Oscar winner and TV veteran whose career spans more than 50 years - will be the subject of a Broadway-bound bio-musical premiering next year in Chic...
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Northlight's 'Georgia McBride' chronicles the making of a drag queenSep 27, 2017 6:00 am - “Drag ain't a hobby, baby ... Drag is a protest. Drag is a raised fist in a sequined glove.” Tart-tongued Rexy delivers that declaration to neophyte Casey late in “The L...
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Theater events: Werewolf tale 'Man-Beast' opens at First FolioSep 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Flap over flop? Citadel Theatre opens its season with a revival of Moss Hart's backstage comedy "Light Up the Sky." Set in 1948, the action takes place on the opening ni...
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Word Players issues casting call for 'Chatting With the Tea Party'Sep 25, 2017 11:00 pm - The Social Justice Team of Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregation in McHenry is launching a new Arts in Resistance project - Word Players, a readers' theater c...