Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: A show for Gershwin fansOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - Crazy for Gershwin “Summertime,” “I Got Rhythm” and “S'Wonderful” are among the George Gershwin tunes featured as part of Light Opera Works' “Gershwin's Greatest Hi...
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Suburban actors play key roles on Chicago stagesOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A Clarendon Hills middle school student treks across war zones alongside an Academy Award nominee. A Glendale Heights native helps re-create one of the Civil War's pivot...
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'Old Jews' sends up marriage, aging and, of course, Jewish mothersOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - A man comes home with devastating news: He has only 10 hours to live. His Jewish wife offers to cook him a good meal — a roast chicken, some mashed potatoes. Instead, he...
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College performing arts centers earn high marks for varietyOct 04, 2013 6:00 am - In planning acts for College of Lake County's Lumber Center for the Performing Arts, executive director Gwethalyn Bronner is open to suggestions. Some, however, make her...
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Groener triumphs in Chicago Shakespeare's 'Cyrano'Oct 03, 2013 11:00 am - If you require another reason to see Chicago Shakespeare Theater's production of Edmond Rostand's 1897 romance “Cyrano de Bergerac” besides its grand scale, lovely writi...
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Zachary Quinto ‘grateful’ for Broadway debutSep 30, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — On a wall in Zachary Quinto’s dressing room is one of his most prized possessions right now: a picture that looks like a child’s ink drawing. It’s of a wolf, ...
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Auditions for “La Pastorela”:Sep 27, 2013 3:50 pm - Auditions for Spanish speaking, bilingual actors of all ages for “La Pastorela”, the classic pastoral drama of the Nativity, will be held by appointment at the Round Lak...
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Hoffman Estates hosts dinner murder mysterySep 27, 2013 11:55 am - The Hoffman Estates Arts Commission is hosting a “Derby Murder Mystery” performance by the TesserAct Theatre Ensemble on Friday, Oct. 11, at village hall, 1900 Hassell R...
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'Route 66' a pleasant exercise in 1950s nostalgiaSep 27, 2013 6:00 am - Like many of the bubblegum-pop tunes it features, “Route 66” at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre is quick, breezy and entertaining. It's also likely to be forgotten...
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Theater events: Superheroes get radio drama treatmentSep 27, 2013 6:00 am - Superheros onstage Improv Playhouse ensemble members perform classic radio scripts “The Adventures of Superman!” and “The Green Hornet” as staged radio dramas at th...