Articles filed under Theater
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'Bridges of Madison County' musical makes regional premiere at Marriott TheatreJun 18, 2017 7:00 am - Seven-time Jeff Award-winner Nick Bowling lobbied hard to direct Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire's regional premiere of “The Bridges of Madison County.” Bowling loves ...
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Des Plaines mulls spending millions on downtown theaterJun 17, 2017 8:00 pm - Restoring the shuttered Des Plaines Theatre, a project that could cost taxpayers millions, might be the key to starting a string of suburban theaters showing live perfor...
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'King & I' tour resplendent with strong cast, sumptuous designsJun 16, 2017 1:00 am - Can too much of "The King and I" in Chicago be a bad thing? A little over a year after the Lyric Opera of Chicago imported an acclaimed 2014 production from Paris, Rodg...
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Perkins Players to present 'Banking on Clams' about 1920s get-rich-quick schemeJun 15, 2017 11:00 pm - "This case has attracted more attention throughout northern Illinois than any other case of record. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are involved in the operations of Fr...
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Metropolis announces upcoming Artists Lounge seriesJun 15, 2017 1:00 am - Donica Lynn, Heidi Kettenring and Michael Mahler are among the Broadway veterans and Joseph Jefferson Award-winning performers scheduled for Metropolis Performing Arts C...
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Steppenwolf delivers a bracing premiere of emotional, sobering 'Pass Over'Jun 14, 2017 6:00 am - Two-thirds of the way through Antoinette Nwandu's unflinchingly authentic “Pass Over,” after a harrowing encounter with a racist police officer, two young African-Americ...
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Travel 'Through the Looking Glass' in ElginJun 13, 2017 11:00 pm - "Through the Looking Glass," a musical fantasy from London's International Theatre and Music, will be brought to the stage by Children's Theatre of Elgin/Fox Valley Thea...
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Tony-nominated 'Waitress' to play Chicago in 2018Jun 13, 2017 1:00 am - "Waitress," the 2016 Broadway musical that starred Evanston native and Marriott Theatre veteran Jessie Mueller, will play Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre next summer a...
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Cabaret at Stevenson High to benefit suicide prevention programJun 13, 2017 1:00 am - Stevenson High School's Reflections club is holding a musical cabaret June 23 to benefit suicide prevention efforts. Performances will begin at 7 p.m. in the Lincolnshir...
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Naperville troupe stages 'Spelling Bee'Jun 12, 2017 11:00 pm - This is one funny spelling bee. "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee," the Tony Award-winning Broadway show that features comedy, music and spelling, comes to the...