Articles filed under Theater
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Sketch comedy fest welcomes groups from near and farJan 05, 2015 4:30 am - When the Chicago Sketch Comedy Festival launched in 2002, only half of the 33 groups that performed had ever done more than one show. “When we first started sketch wasn'...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJan 02, 2015 11:00 am - YouTube If you have any energy left after the busy holiday season, you might want to set aside time this weekend to see a departing suburban musical or to get inspired a...
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Theater news: Lifeline hosts Fillet of SoloJan 02, 2015 5:00 am - Fillet of Solo Performers Stephen Bastion of Gurnee and Tekki Lomnicki of Elmhurst are among those featured during Lifeline Theatre's 18th annual Fillet of Solo Fes...
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World premiere musicals highlight suburban theater scene in 2015Jan 01, 2015 6:30 am - Editor's note: Rhett Guter will choreograph Drury Lane Theatre's production of "West Side Story." The 2015 Chicago-area theater forecast calls for world-premiere mu...
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At 89, enigmatic Angela Lansbury is back in the 'Spirit'Dec 30, 2014 5:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Angela Lansbury has moved yet again. This time, home is the Ahmanson Theatre, where the 89-year-old Tony winner and honorary Oscar recipient has settled in...
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The top 10 theater shows of 2014Dec 27, 2014 6:22 am - NEW YORK - This year's best-in-theater list includes a musical with multiple murders, another with a cross-dressing German, one that's set in a decadent Berlin nightclub...
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Guitarist doesn't miss day of Vegas Cirque workDec 27, 2014 12:01 am - LAS VEGAS - It's easy to miss Bruce Rickerd during the "Mystere" show at Treasure Island especially when there's a man balancing upside-down on the foot of another, or a...
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Theater events: Sasheer Zamata plays Zanies RosemontDec 26, 2014 8:00 am - Exit 2014 laughing “Saturday Night Live” featured player Sasheer Zamata headlines Zanies Rosemont on New Year's Eve. Known for her impressions of Michelle Obama and...
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Some suburban theaters soar, but others take a final bowDec 26, 2014 4:30 am - During a year in which Paramount Theatre in Aurora's profile continued to soar in its first Jeff Award eligible season and Writers Theatre in Glencoe broke ground on wha...
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Elgin Theatre Company to present "Leading Ladies"Dec 25, 2014 10:00 pm - The Elgin Theatre Company will present "Leading Ladies," a comedy by Ken Ludwig, on Jan. 9-25, at Kimball Street Theater, at Kimball Street and Dundee Avenue in Elgin. T...