Articles filed under Theater
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Weekend picks: Broadway star graces NCC stageSep 21, 2013 6:00 am - Finding 'Home' Grammy Award-winner and former Broadway star Stephanie Mills (“The Wiz”) sings in concert Saturday at North Central College's Pfeiffer Hall, 310 E. B...
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From magic to classics, Paramount unveils kids’ showsSep 20, 2013 12:28 pm - Showcasing everything from magic shows to a Christmas classic, Paramount Theatre in Aurora unveiled its 2013-14 lineup of kid-friendly programming Friday. Shows for the ...
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Inventive storytelling propels whimsical 'Old Man'Sep 20, 2013 6:00 am - PigPen Theatre Company's "The Old Man and The Old Moon" begins subtly. About five minutes before the curtain officially rises at Writers Theatre, where the New York-base...
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Joan Allen back at Chicago's Steppenwolf TheatreSep 19, 2013 11:30 am - CHICAGO — More than two decades after she last acted on the Steppenwolf stage, Joan Allen has returned to the theater where she started her career as the lead in the com...
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Sting's musical will sail to Chicago, then BroadwaySep 19, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Singer-songwriter Sting's new musical “The Last Ship” will sail onto a Broadway stage after a stop in Chicago. Producers said Thursday that the show — inspire...
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Paramount does right by Tony-winning 'In the Heights'Sep 19, 2013 6:00 am - The energetic regional theater debut of “In the Heights” at the Paramount Theatre shows that this ambitious Aurora venue's Broadway Subscription Series is growing from s...
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Local theater: 'Route 66' in the driver's seatSep 19, 2013 6:00 am - Road trip Four service station attendants in 1950s Chicago hit the open road in “Route 66,” a jukebox revue featuring tunes like “King of the Road,” “Beep Beep” and...
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Weekend picks: Ben Vereen dances into Raue CenterSep 18, 2013 6:00 am - Ben Vereen in concert See legendary singer and dancer Ben Vereen grace the stage at the Raue Center for the Arts, 26 N. Williams St., Crystal Lake. Tickets start at...
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Kirk Players to perform Agatha Christie whodunit ‘The Hollow’Sep 17, 2013 1:46 pm - Kirk Players will open its 48th season with the classic but seldom seen Agatha Christie whodunit “The Hollow” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Mundelein High Scho...
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Mount Prospect comedian finds humor in cancerSep 17, 2013 5:00 am - Judy Fabjance is funny. Cancer is not. But the cancer that recently moved into the Mount Prospect native's brain still must share that head space with the always active ...