Articles filed under Theater
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Students, residents want theater group to return to CODAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Nearly two years after the Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's last performance on the College of DuPage campus, residents and current and former students are urging the school's...
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Paramount, other suburban theaters top Jeff Award nominationsAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Friday accomplished what no other Chicago-area theater has in the 47 years since the establishment of the Joseph Jefferson Awards - to...
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Complete list of equity Jeff Award nomineesAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - The complete list of 2014-2015 equity Jeff Award nominees: PRODUCTION - PLAY - LARGE "Airline Highway" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company "The Diary of Anne ...
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May the force be with you this weekendAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - Grab your cape: Wizard World Comic Con Chicago is back in Rosemont this weekend. The massive pop-culture event is just one of five ideas for the weekend ahead. For othe...
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Impressive dancing, vocalists help liven somewhat flat 'Dirty Dancing'Aug 20, 2015 8:45 am - If ever a show was conceived with an audience in mind, “Dirty Dancing — The Classic Story on Stage” is it. The play-with-music (to call this a musical is a misnomer), is...
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Fox Valley Rep offers hilarious quest for true love in "Maybe Baby, It's You"Aug 18, 2015 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Repertory continues its 2015 season with a comical quest for compatibility in the romantic comedy, "Maybe Baby, It's You." Written by Charlie Shanian and Shar...
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Theater events: 'Peter and the Starcatcher' makes regional premiere at Drury LaneAug 17, 2015 11:00 pm - ComedySportz in the 'burbs ComedySportz, the long-running interactive improv ensemble, begins a summer residency this weekend at the Leela Arts Center in Des Plain...
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'Book of Mormon' returning to Chicago in 2016Aug 17, 2015 1:00 am - There's good news and bad news for fans of "The Book of Mormon," the gleefully satirical, zestfully subversive Tony Award-winning musical by "South Park" creators Trey P...
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Libertyville lawyer in one-man showAug 14, 2015 1:00 am - Libertyville attorney John Haderlein portrays "Clarence Darrow" in a one-man show Saturday and Sunday about the famous turn-of-the century lawyer who defended some very ...
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Ex-Metropolis director trying to revitalize Des Plaines venueAug 12, 2015 5:30 am - After nearly three years at the helm of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, Charlie Beck is trying to revitalize an old theater space in downtown...