Articles filed under Theater
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble postpones run of 'Naperville' to spring, cancels 'One Man, Two Guvnors'Jan 14, 2022 12:00 am - Due to the COVID-19 surge, Buffalo Theatre Ensemble has postponed its winter run of "Naperville" to April 28 through May 29. Playwright Mat Smart's 2014 off-Broadway dr...
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions brings 'A Year with Frog and Toad' to MedinahJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions is thrilled to bring Caldecott and Newberry Award winner Arnold Lobel's classic children's book series "Frog and Toad" to the stage i...
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Broadway in Chicago's bold, discerning 'Oklahoma!' reflects troubled timesJan 12, 2022 10:00 pm - “Oklahoma!” - ★ ★ ★ ½ For theatergoers who welcome alternative interpretations of classic tuners, who don't mind being confronted by troubling truths that reflect these ...
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Auditions for College of DuPage College Theater spring shows changed to video submissionsJan 10, 2022 10:00 pm - Update: Auditions will not be in person. To audition for spring productions, you must submit a video monologue by 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20. The cast list will be announc...
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Christian Youth Theater-Aurora to put on 'Disney's High School Musical' Jan. 14-16Jan 09, 2022 10:00 pm - Christian Youth Theater-Aurora is putting on "Disney's High School Musical" at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 14; 2 and 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, at the...
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Brightside Theatre to put on 'Promises, Promises in Concert' Jan. 14-22Jan 09, 2022 10:00 pm - BrightSide Theatre, Naperville's only professional theater performing in the historic downtown district, continues with their 10th anniversary season - "BrightSide is BA...
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Four-legged footwork: Former Chicago dancers rotate as reindeer Sven in 'Frozen'Jan 09, 2022 6:15 am - Most actors don't anticipate adding the role of a reindeer to their resume. But that's what happened to two performers in the national tour of Disney's "Frozen," now at...
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Spotlight: Trade unwanted gifts for tickets to 'Bible Bingo,' 'Late Nite Catechism'Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - A cowboy tale City Lit Theater opens its 41st season with the premiere of "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains," adapted by Chicago playwrights L.C. Bernadine and Sp...
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Broadway veterans set for arts school fundraising gala in NapervilleJan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Broadway veterans have been recruited for a February gala concert and fundraiser in Naperville to support a new independent school for the performing arts that has grand...
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World premieres, national theater tours set for winter and early springJan 06, 2022 5:00 am - Nearly two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to close, Chicago-area theaters continue the rebound that began last spring. Despite breakthrough cases among fu...