Articles filed under Theater
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Kirk Players community theater founder John Lynn diesAug 28, 2013 9:26 am - Longtime Mundelein resident and local theater founder John Lynn was remembered as a kind, family man who believed in giving back to the community. He died Tuesday at Adv...
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Glendale Heights native designs alternative careerAug 23, 2013 8:45 am - Costume design is part of Raquel Adorno's DNA. The Glendale Heights native hails from a family of seamstresses, including her mother and both grandmothers. Adorno has s...
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Theater events: Second City brings laughs to MetropolisAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Comic relief The Second City serves up the last laughs of summer courtesy of “Happily Ever Laughter,” a sketch comedy revue that skewers reality TV stars and Washin...
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Marriott's hard-working ensemble makes '9 to 5' palatableAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Watching "9 to 5: The Musical" at Lincolnshire's Marriott Theatre is like eating chicken-fried steak from a fine china plate. The presentation is fine, propelled by Da...
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10 things to do before summer slips awayAug 23, 2013 6:00 am - Summer may not officially end until Sept. 22, but kids going back to school and the approach of Labor Day make it seem like fall is closing in. So before summer fully s...
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Prairie Center announces season scheduleAug 22, 2013 5:00 pm - The Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg has announced its 2013-14 season of family-friendly performances in music, dance, theater and more. Among the highlights: ...
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Harper College presenting ‘Driving Miss Daisy’Aug 21, 2013 2:46 pm - Harper College is presenting “Driving Miss Daisy” weekends Aug. 30 through Sept. 8. The timeless Pulitzer Prize-winning play tells the warmhearted, humorous and poignant...
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Batavia actress does double duty at Fringe FestivalAug 21, 2013 6:00 am - Batavia-based singer/actress Julie Bayer embraces two very different sides of performing. A classically trained singer, she has sung opera at Ravinia, among other place...
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‘50 Shades! The Musical’ returnsAug 20, 2013 1:44 pm - “50 Shades! The Musical,” a comedy that spoofs the whole “Fifty Shades of Grey” literary phenomenon, is set to return to Chicago. “50 Shades! The Musical” previously pl...
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Metropolis leader says finances are looking upAug 20, 2013 5:30 am - Although the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre ended its last fiscal year with a deficit and a need for increased village funding, Executive Director Charlie Beck said t...