Articles filed under Theater
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With 'Hair,' Big Noise Theatre takes us back to rock's musical rootsApr 23, 2015 6:00 am - The original "American Tribal Love-Rock Musical" is back on stage, as the Big Noise Theatre prepares to revisit the 1960s in loud, colorful style. "Hair" opens Friday, A...
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Former Daily Herald theater critic Tom Valeo succumbs to cancerApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Tom Valeo was a man who wore many hats, both literally and metaphorically. A versatile writer and editor at the Daily Herald who arguably was best known for his work as ...
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"Shrek the Musical" comes to Mundelein High SchoolApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein High School students will perform "Shrek the Musical" April 30 through May 3 at the high school auditorium, 1350 Hawley Street, in Mundelein. Performances on T...
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Aliens visiting Gurnee, but just for the school playApr 23, 2015 1:00 am - Aliens are making an appearance in Gurnee this weekend. The Woodland Middle School Drama Club is presenting their spring play, "The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Com...
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Theater events: Rex Havens comically looks at love, marriage at the MetropolisApr 22, 2015 6:00 am - At the Metropolis Rex Havens, author of “Everything I Need to Know, I Learned From My Wife,” brings his solo show, “Bidding You a Fond ‘I Do,'” a comic look at love...
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Westminster Christian students bring 'Annie Jr.' to stageApr 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The middle school students at Westminster Christian School have come together to present "Annie Jr." onstage. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday, April 24, and 1 and 7 p....
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Woodland Middle School spring playApr 20, 2015 1:00 am - Woodland Middle School's drama club will present its spring play during two days this week. This year's selection is "The Aliens are Coming! The Aliens are Coming!" at 7...
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Special needs cast to stage own Fairytale Mix-Up' in Arlington Hts.Apr 19, 2015 11:00 pm - You won't see it on the Metropolis calendar, but the Arlington Heights performing arts center presents its first fairy tale mash-up this weekend. The young adult actors ...
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From law to laughter: Naperville native finds niche in improvApr 19, 2015 7:30 am - She calls it her “Monsters, Inc.” moment. Naperville native Emily Herrell had been working as a trial lawyer for two years when she decided to take an improv comedy clas...
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Evanston native Jessie Mueller to star in Sara Bareilles' 'Waitress'Apr 18, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK - The Sara Bareilles' musical "Waitress" has found its server - Evanston native Jessie Mueller. Mueller, who won the Tony Award for best leading actress in a mu...