Articles filed under Theater
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MCC's 'Juliet and Romeo' offers a fresh take on Shakespeare's famous tragedyFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will present a new spring production, "Juliet and Romeo." This adaptation of William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy fl...
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Happy homecoming: Actress and Lake Zurich native Laura Coover is right where she belongs - on stageFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - One of Laura Coover's fondest, most enduring childhood memories was attending a production of “A Christmas Carol” with her parents when she was 4 years old. After the p...
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Group tickets on sale now for return of 'Hamilton' to Chicago in SeptemberFeb 22, 2023 12:00 am - Three years after Chicago's production of "Hamilton" closed in the wake of a wildly successful run, Lin-Manuel Miranda's blockbuster musical is set to return this fall. ...
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Friendships and Fun: See 'Aladdin' with A Special Place on March 3Feb 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Cheryl Butler created A Special Place in 2012 to help young adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities showcase their talents while making frie...
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Things to do Feb. 24-March 2: Chicago Golf Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest & moreFeb 21, 2023 12:00 pm - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday "Frindle": 10 a.m. daily through Friday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St.,...
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions delivers comedy in 'The 39 Steps'Feb 20, 2023 10:00 pm - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions presents Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" this March. The production adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on the movie of the same titl...
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GreenMan Theatre puts on its first murder mystery 'Shooby Doo in That's the Way the Cookie Murders!'Feb 19, 2023 10:00 pm - All grown up and ready to solve their first-ever murder mystery - set in Elmhurst, no less! Familiar characters from a classic cartoon will take the stage in performance...
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Song-and-dance man Matt Crowle takes on crooked innkeeper Thénardier in 'Les Miserables'Feb 18, 2023 5:00 am - As a child, Chicago-area theater artist Matt Crowle wanted to be Mikhail Baryshnikov. One of his instructors had something else in mind. She thought he might enjoy tap....
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre brings sweet love story 'Once' back to the stageFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Tuneful tale Writers Theatre revives "Once," the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the Oscar-winning film. It's about an Irish musician who gives up his career becau...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...