Articles filed under Theater
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UAC Theatre brings 'Spelling Bee' to nightclubJan 24, 2017 10:00 pm - The Up and Coming Theatre Company brings the musical comedy "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" to Phoenix Bar & Nightclub 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-1...
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Batavia students write, perform new version of 'Robin Hood'Jan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - What happens when a magic spell changes a classic story into a zany, crazy comedy? That magic spell gives the legend of Robin Hood and his merry band of men a new twist...
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Wayne Brady hurts leg during 'Hamilton' in Chicago, returns to stageJan 23, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Wayne Brady says he had to abandon a performance of "Hamilton" in Chicago because he hurt his leg during the show. The improv comedian and game show host, who ...
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Cary-Grove actress nominated for BroadwayWorld Chicago awardJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that Rob Boncosky is Cary-Grove High School's music teacher and theater director. At 18, Haley Gustafson is "...
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Spotlight Youth Theater to stage 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.'Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Lovers of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" will want to check out Spotlight Youth Theater Kane County's version of the magical musical. Based on the Academy Award-winning...
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BrightSide Youth to present 'Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.'Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - When the curtain goes up on most BrightSide Theatre productions, audiences are treated to performances by professional actors. But those who attend an upcoming show just...
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Algonquin skater follows his dreams with Disney on IceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - Algonquin's Kyle Shropshire took to the ice not long after he learned to walk. “My mom was in the Ice Capades back in the day, and she became a skating coach. So my si...
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Mundelein Theater gives 'Midsummer Night' a twistJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein Theatre is putting a modern twist on one of William Shakespeare's most enduring and endearing comedies, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The play is set in the da...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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'Footloose' at Prairie Center in SchaumburgJan 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Everybody cuts loose in Schaumburg On Stage's musical stage presentation of "Footloose," which continues through Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for th...