Articles filed under Theater
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'Jekyll & Hyde' helps bring back extensive pre-Broadway toursMar 08, 2013 5:00 am - In the next few weeks, Chicago's downtown theater district will be home to a bonanza of Broadway musicals. Constantine Maroulis and Grammy Award-nominated R&B diva Deb...
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Stage beckons young Glen Ellyn actressMar 08, 2013 5:00 am - Theater stereotypes cast child actors as whiny little divas, pushed into the spotlight by crazed Mama Rose-like stage mothers. Glen Ellyn's plucky Jaclyn Dougherty - 1...
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Akoo Theatre now just plain old Rosemont Theatre againMar 07, 2013 5:33 pm - After just a year of being renamed the Akoo Theatre, the Rosemont Theatre has reverted back to its original name. Patrick Nagel, general manager of the theater and the A...
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Harper theater director talks about spring playMar 07, 2013 12:16 pm - One hundred years after the tragedy on which it’s based, Harper College will stage its production of the Tony Award-winning musical “Parade.” The true story of an innoc...
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Paramount announces four new musical productions for 2013-14Mar 07, 2013 10:00 am - The Paramount Theatre in Aurora's 2013-14 Broadway Series season includes four self-produced musicals, each set for an expanded four-week run. The lineup features the f...
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Steppenwolf's 'How Long' a powerful look at youth violenceMar 07, 2013 4:00 am - The documentary play “How Long Will I Cry?: Voices of Youth Violence” is unsettling from the outset. The Steppenwolf for Young Adults world premiere launches with a rea...
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What's new in theatersMar 07, 2013 4:00 am - Ÿ Comedian Rex Havens invites audiences to look at the funny side of relationships when he brings his show “Everything I Need to Know I Learned from My Wife” to the Metr...
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Steppenwolf planning a season of premieresMar 06, 2013 11:28 am - Steppenwolf Theatre Company on Wednesday announced its 2013-14 season consisting of premiere productions, including two world premieres and a U.S. premiere that also...
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Bawdy troupe at Vero Voce this weekendMar 05, 2013 1:33 pm - Submitted by Vero Voce School of Performing Arts Vero Voce Black Box Theatre will feature Troupe Strozzi as it presents two more performances of the popular “Commedia de...
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Nonprofit Geneva theater to closeMar 01, 2013 12:57 pm - The Geneva Underground Playhouse has closed because it could not raise enough money to continue, operators of the nonprofit theater announced. It was housed in the Stant...