Articles filed under Theater
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Flashy illusions provide magic in 'Ghost The Musical'Jan 08, 2014 10:00 pm - "Ghost The Musical" is the kind of show where you leave the theater humming the scenery and special effects more than you do the new score. This turns out to be both a m...
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ETC’s ‘Men Are Dogs’ blends comedy, romanceJan 07, 2014 12:34 pm - All Linda Collins had to hear was the title of the play, and she was sold. “As soon as I heard ‘Men Are Dogs,’ I knew I wanted to direct it,” she said. Collins, who has ...
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‘Shrek’ takes the stage at Fox Valley Park DistrictJan 07, 2014 12:01 pm - Life doesn’t always go as planned — even in fairy tales. But a few detours and reroutes can make for an adventurous trip — as in the case of a hulking, green ogre named ...
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Mundelein High School to stage “Our Town”Jan 07, 2014 10:23 am - Mundelein High School will present a production of Thornton Wilder’s play “Our Town” Jan. 30 to Feb. 1 in the auditorium of the school, 1350 W. Hawley St., Mundelein. Pe...
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After cancer diagnosis, Broadway star fights backJan 07, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Valisia LeKae has a New Year's resolution that has nothing to do with weight loss, money or watching less TV. “I will be cancer-free in 2014,” she's vowed. T...
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'Phantom' tour brings actor back to ChicagoJan 05, 2014 4:30 am - Former Chicago actor Ben Jacoby, now appearing in the newly re-imagined national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbuster musical "The Phantom of the Opera," is quick t...
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Though ‘Spider-Man’ leaving Broadway, a part staysJan 04, 2014 5:00 am - NEW YORK — Before Spider-Man takes his final bow on Broadway this weekend, the show is swinging into history in another way. Producers of “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark”...
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Chicago native getting into the spirit of musical 'Ghost'Jan 03, 2014 4:30 am - Chicago native Carla R. Stewart has an ambition to appear onstage in three recent Broadway musicals that have been adapted from films that starred Whoopi Goldberg. Ste...
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Albright Theatre to hold auditions for Albee classicJan 02, 2014 9:21 am - Submitted by Albright Theatre Company The Albright Theatre Company will hold auditions for “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 5, and Monday, Jan...
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Theater events: Start 2014 laughing with Steve CochranJan 02, 2014 5:00 am - ‘Funny: 2014' Full-time WGN radio personality and part-time standup comedian Steve Cochran headlines the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's first comedy show of 20...