Articles filed under Theater
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In a triumph of set design, a theater builds a swimming poolMar 03, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Audiences going to New York Theatre Workshop will see something unusual when they enter - a swimming pool. Not a little wading pool or artful images of w...
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Free tickets to 'So You Think You Can Dance' Chicago auditionsMar 03, 2016 12:00 am - Fox TV's "So You Think You Can Dance" will audition contestants for the upcoming season on March 13 at Chicago's Oriental Theatre - and fans can get free tickets to watc...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater announces expansion plansMar 02, 2016 10:00 pm - Chicago Shakespeare Theater will expand in a grand way. Artistic director Barbara Gaines and executive director Criss Henderson announced Wednesday the creation of a thi...
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Auditions for 'School of Rock' attracts pint-sized musiciansMar 02, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You may never get too old to rock, but the sad truth is that the kids who play it on Broadway do. That's why the creators of "The School of Rock" constan...
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Messy relationships mark Steel Beam's poignant 'Clean House'Mar 02, 2016 4:00 am - Never underestimate the value of a little chaos. While most of us prefer our lives and relationships tidy, there's something to be said for a bit of disorder now and a...
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Elgin school to stage 'Our Town'Mar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - What was small-town life like 100 years ago? Theatergoers can visit fictional Grover's Corners without leaving Elgin this weekend, when Westminster Christian School stag...
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Gossip, cards, drama shine in Elgin's 'The Octette Bridge Club'Mar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - Like the family of sisters in "The Octette Bridge Club," the upcoming production by Elgin's Independent Players, every family has a variety of characters - the good, the...
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Theater events: Modern 'Matchmaker' opens at GoodmanMar 01, 2016 10:00 pm - 'The Matchmaker' Goodman Theatre presents a modern take on Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," about the dynamic Dolly Levi, who's contracted to find a wife for pri...
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All joking aside, comedian Neal Brennan reveals his hurtMar 01, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Comedian Neal Brennan is a very funny guy but he's only really funny two-thirds of the time in his new stand-up act. The writer and co-creator of "Chappe...
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'Mary Poppins' lands at Maine East High SchoolMar 01, 2016 12:00 am - The beloved story of everyone's favorite nanny will be presented over two weekends in March, as the Maine East Fine Arts Department presents "Mary Poppins, the Broadway ...