Articles filed under Theater
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Playhouse 38 puts on 'The Secret Garden' Feb. 23-25Feb 18, 2018 10:00 pm - Playhouse 38's Youth Theater Production will present "The Secret Garden" at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25, at the th...
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How Abdul-Jabbar became Kareem and decided to talk about itFeb 18, 2018 6:29 am - NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever l...
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Sunday picks: Meet & Greet Weekend at LegolandFeb 18, 2018 6:23 am - Blocky characters The Legoland Discovery Center Chicago unveils a new Character Meet & Greet area for photo opportunities starting this weekend at Streets of Woodfie...
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Weekend picks: New Jersey comedian Bret Ernst plays Pheasant RunFeb 17, 2018 6:23 am - Jersey native Ernst Comedian Bret Ernst ("This is Not Happening," "Beer League") returns to perform a series of standup gigs at Zanies at Pheasant Run Resort, 4051 E. Ma...
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'Love Never Dies' a beautifully sung yet unnecessary 'Phantom' sequelFeb 16, 2018 2:30 pm - “Love Never Dies” - ★ ★ ½ There's no denying that “Love Never Dies” boasts lush melodies, beautiful designs and impassioned performances. Yet composer Andrew Lloyd Webbe...
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Poignant performances propel Writers' 'Moon for the Misbegotten'Feb 16, 2018 12:00 pm - “A Moon for the Misbegotten” - ★ ★ ★ ★ For the first time since its 1992 debut at a Glencoe bookstore, Writers Theatre has staged a Eugene O'Neill play. It took 26 yea...
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Metropolis' revival of so-so 'Boeing-Boeing' benefits from able castFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - “Boeing Boeing” - ★ ★ ½ Within moments of “Boeing-Boeing” taking off, it's all too apparent where this French farce will touch down. Marc Camoletti's innocuous 1962 pla...
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Weekend picks: Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town tour to AllstateFeb 16, 2018 5:00 am - Country power The Grammy Award-winning country band Little Big Town ("Pontoon," "Girl Crush") headlines "The Breakers Tour" with Kacey Musgraves and Midland tonight at t...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsFeb 16, 2018 12:00 am - Get inspired by a home show in Arlington Heights, marvel at circus feats in Grayslake or rock out with the Gin Blossoms in St. Charles. Here are five ideas for the weeke...
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Hello Broadway Theatre Co. to hold auditions March 2-3Feb 15, 2018 10:00 pm - Hello Broadway Theatre Company has set auditions for "James and The Giant Peach Jr" by Tony and Academy Award-winning songwriters Justin Paul and Benj Pasek. Auditions ...