Articles filed under Theater
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Competition heats up among top 10 in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to proveJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - Now is the time for the top 10 finalists in Suburban Chicago's Got Talent to prove that they are more than one-trick ponies. At 7 p.m. Sunday, finalists will vie for a ...
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Janus' breezy 'Two Gents' solid summer entertainmentJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - Janus Theater's breezy, la dolce vita-inspired take on “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” almost makes one forget the plot inconsistencies and unsettling, penultimate sce...
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On stage: SNL member Jay Pharoah hits ZaniesJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - SNL's Jay Pharoah hits Zanies Rosemont “Saturday Night Live” cast member and standup comedian Jay Pharoah, known for his impressions of Kanye West, Denzel Washingto...
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Don't forget to keep voting!Jul 20, 2012 6:00 am - In the Fan Favorite competition, round one goes to ... Woody James. The singer received the highest number of online votes among the top 20 finalists in Suburban Chicago...
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Outdoor Shakespeare show changes Geneva venueJul 19, 2012 8:00 am - Shakespeare is taking it to the streets. Geneva's popular Shakespeare in the Park event has a new venue this year due to this summer's construction closing of Island Pa...
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Past, present collide in Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's 'Drawer Boy'Jul 19, 2012 6:00 am - The “Drawer” in the title of Canadian playwright Michael Healey's “The Drawer Boy” is meant to represent someone who does illustrations or draws; it has nothing to do wi...
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Paramount adds Newton-John, Poi Dog to lineupJul 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Australian pop star Olivia Newton-John and the Hawaiian fusion band Poi Dog Pondering are just two of the half-dozen acts recently added to the Paramount Theatre's 2012-...
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Catch sneak preview of ‘Guys and Dolls’ Thursday at Cappanari’sJul 18, 2012 2:43 pm - The King’s Players cast of “Guys and Dolls” will be outside Cappanari Ice Cream in Mount Prospect on Thursday, July 19, singing numbers from their show that opens July 2...
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Troupe to stage ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’Jul 17, 2012 11:15 am - The Peanuts gang of friends popularized by Charles M. Schultz’s comic series comes to life in song during Elgin Community College Musical Theatre’s summer production of ...
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Lisle comic to vie with 150 others in Chicago laugh-offJul 17, 2012 9:55 am - Call him a laugh-lete. Lisle’s Zach Thompson has been battling it out on ComedySportz improv stages for more than a decade, and now he and his three Chicago teammates ar...