Articles filed under Theater
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Glenbard West Theatre to put on 'Midsummer Jersey' Oct. 21-24Oct 17, 2021 11:00 pm - Glenbard West Theatre will present its fall comedy, "Midsummer Jersey," by Ken Ludwig. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Oct. 21 and 22, as well as...
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Metropolis' 'Legally Blonde' a slight confectionOct 17, 2021 11:00 pm - “Legally Blonde” - ★ ★ For pure fluff, there's no show quite like “Legally Blonde.” Adapted from the hit 2001 film, this musical about a privileged Malibu princess, who ...
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Maine West set to go live with production of new playOct 17, 2021 11:00 pm - The Maine West High School Fine Arts Department will present a live stage performance of "Winter Break" by Joe Calarco. The play is about 19 teenagers as they wrestle w...
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Spotlight: Goodman stages 'Fannie,' and The Second City returnsOct 15, 2021 6:00 am - E. Faye as Fannie Lou Joseph Jefferson Award-winner E. Faye Butler channels civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in Goodman Theatre's production of ...
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Actors of Indian descent proud to lead Broadway's 'Aladdin'Oct 14, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - As kids growing up in different states, Shoba Narayan and Michael Maliakel shared a love of one favorite film - 'œAladdin.'ť Both are of Indian descent, ...
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Magical Starlight Theatre to hold auditions for 'A Shopper's Christmas Carol' Nov. 5-6Oct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Magical Starlight Theatre is planning a special outdoor holiday performance of "A Shopper's Christmas Carol" at the Naperville Riverwalk Amphitheatre on Saturday and Sun...
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R-rated Paranormal Cirque isn't for families, or the faint of heartOct 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Paranormal Cirque is neither for families nor for the faint of heart. In fact, the Halloween-themed, European-style circus running Oct. 14-24 under a sprawling tent in ...
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First Folio Theatre presents premiere of 'The Jigsaw Bride' Oct. 13-15Oct 10, 2021 11:00 pm - First Folio Theatre will present the world premiere of Joseph Zettelmaier's "The Jigsaw Bride," previewing Oct. 13-15, at Mayslake Peabody Estate in Oak Brook. A mesmer...
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Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell, Darren Criss eye BroadwayOct 08, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A revival of David Mamet's 'œAmerican Buffalo'ť with Laurence Fishburne, Sam Rockwell and Darren Criss was in rehearsal when the pandemic closed Broadway...
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Spotlight: First Folio premieres 'Frankenstein'-inspired dramaOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - The Creature's bride Young Justine (Heather Chrisler) awakens in a ruined castle in the Swiss Alps without a clue as to how she got there except for the scars on her bod...