Articles filed under Theater
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See a play at LHS:Feb 05, 2014 2:26 pm - Libertyville High School will present “Ah, Wilderness!,” a play by American playwright Eugene O’Neill, on Friday, Feb. 7, and Saturday, Feb. 8. Performances are at 7:30 ...
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“The Laramie Project” brings lessons for students, audience at Rolling Meadows HSFeb 05, 2014 4:00 am - Some plays try to make audiences laugh, others try to make them cry, but the students and director behind the upcoming performances of “The Laramie Project” at Rolling M...
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Spotlight Youth Theater to perform ‘Shrek the Musical’ at CLCFeb 04, 2014 11:49 am - Students ages 8-18 of Spotlight Youth Theater will present “Shrek the Musical” at the College of Lake County’s James Lumber Center. Based on the Oscar-winning DreamWork...
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'Aladdin' role on Broadway opens whole new world for Elgin nativeFeb 04, 2014 4:30 am - Elgin native Courtney Reed had never seen a Broadway musical. Or even been to New York. Yet, six months after graduating from Roosevelt University's theater program, t...
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School closed, teens turn to Arlington Park for play rehearsalFeb 03, 2014 1:51 pm - The show must go on! That was the spirit displayed last week when St. Viator students found themselves faced with school closed for two days due to subzero weather, taki...
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Newlyweds tackle playing Yankee icons on BroadwayFeb 03, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — After marrying this summer, Peter Scolari and Tracy Shayne skipped the honeymoon to somewhere exotic like Fiji or the Seychelles. They’ve gone nowhere. The tw...
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Broadway show really hopes to rock Super BowlFeb 01, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — On Super Bowl Sunday, there will be a group of people sweating out in the cold in front of millions, doing what they do best. And that group is, of course, th...
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On stage: Chicago native Pat McGann headlines ZaniesJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Local talent Fresh from his appearance last week on “Late Night with David Letterman,” comedian Pat McGann headline Zanies in Rosemont. Since 2007, McGann has been...
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Northlight's rollicking 'Tom Jones' offers many delightsJan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Watching Northlight Theatre's fabulous Chicago-area premiere of "Tom Jones" opening weekend, I had a hard time deciding who was having a better time: the audience or the...
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More at stake than custody in engrossing 'Luna Gale'Jan 31, 2014 5:00 am - Between a rock and a hard place. That's where veteran social worker Caroline finds herself in Rebecca Gilman's exceptional "Luna Gale," in its superbly acted, astutely...