Articles filed under Theater
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Steel Beam's 'Later Life' lacks powerMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - More than anything, “Later Life,” A.R. Gurney's bittersweet rumination on second chances, reflects the playwright's good instincts. His inspiration for the play, in a r...
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On stage: Music, comedy double-billMay 18, 2011 11:00 pm - On stage in Aurora Paramount Theatre presents a double-bill of music and comedy beginning with “Rave On! A Tribute to the Music of Buddy Holly” starring Billy McGui...
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Fox Valley Repertory reveals ‘Secret Life of Girls’May 18, 2011 1:00 am - Cliques. Secrets. Bullying. Rumors. They can be found in many settings, but especially in junior high and high school. Fox Valley Repertory Academy’s “The Secret Life o...
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Fremd’s ‘Alice’ closes SaturdayMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Fremd High School presents an adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” for one final performance, tonight at 7 p.m. in the school’s Kolze Auditorium, 1000 S. ...
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Farce succeeds, romance fizzles in 'Kiss'May 11, 2011 11:00 pm - “Stage Kiss,” Sarah Ruhl's Goodman Theatre commission celebrating and skewering life in the theater, has an identity crisis. On the one hand, Ruhl's comedy has farcical...
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Theater events: 'Later Life' opens at Steel BeamMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Romance rekindled Henry James' novella “The Beast in the Jungle” inspired “Later Life,” a bittersweet comedy by A.R. Gurney (“Love Letters”) about a couple who reki...
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Quirky roles no mystery to Lake Zurich nativeMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich native Mario Mazzetti admits he rarely plays the romantic leads in shows. “I am 22,” Mazzetti says. “And because of the way I look — some people say I look l...
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CYT offers modern take on 'Godspell'May 11, 2011 12:00 am - “Godspell,” the hit pop rock musical usually invoking the hippie era, is 40 years old next week, and the story it's based on — the biblical gospel of Matthew — is quite ...
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Buffalo Theatre's 'Private Lives' voyeuristic funMay 10, 2011 11:00 pm - When it comes to producing the British comedies of Noel Coward, sophistication and wit should rule the day. But achieving that level of affected breeziness can be diffic...
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Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards againMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Neil Patrick Harris will return as host for the upcoming Tony Awards. Producers of the show announced Tuesday that the star of the sitcom "How I Met Your Moth...