Articles filed under Theater
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Batavia thespians have 'Great Expectations'Jan 17, 2012 11:00 pm - When Batavia High School sophomore Kelsey Skomer took on the role of Belle in last fall's successful production of “Beauty and the Beast,” she knew it would be challengi...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: American history, opera, Eric Burdon, Asian cuisineJan 17, 2012 10:00 pm - Weekend watchers Sean Stangland and Richard Battin recommend a variety of events from veteran British invader Eric Burdon, of the Animals, a medley of opera performance...
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Theater events: Clockwise premieres 'Courting Vampires'Jan 17, 2012 10:00 pm - In the blood A woman puts on trial the vampire she believes infected her younger sister with a fatal blood disease in Laura Schellhardt's drama “Courting Vampires,”...
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Arlington grad a big player on L.A. music sceneJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Thor Steingraber still remembers the excitement every summer when marching band practice started at Arlington High School. He and his mother would walk over to the footb...
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Theater events: Steel Beam stages 'Murderer'-mysteryJan 13, 2012 5:00 am - Fun and games? The folks at Steel Beam Theatre promise to keep audience members on the edge of their seats with a production of the darkly comic “Murderer” by Anthony Sh...
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'Come Fly Away' a coupling of sensual dance and songJan 12, 2012 8:00 am - When singer Frank Sinatra passed away in 1998, author Gore Vidal made a wry quip during an interview with the BBC about “Ol' Blue Eyes” and his lasting impact on America...
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“Twelve Dancing Princesses” take St. Charles stageJan 11, 2012 11:00 pm - You may not have heard of the fairy tale “Twelve Dancing Princesses.” But according to Daina Giesler, this story has all of the bases covered, when it comes to fairy tal...
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The Suburbs This Weekend: From 'Gone with the Wind' to Pine Valley and WicketsJan 10, 2012 10:00 pm - Our stalwart weekend examiners herald a showing of "Gone with the Wind," tied a a local play about how the movie came to be, a reunion of Pine Valley citizens rememberin...
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Big Noise Theatre presents ‘Butterflies Are Free’ in Des PlainesJan 08, 2012 11:00 pm - Big Noise Theatre Company, celebrating its 10th anniversary of presenting live entertainment at the Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Plaines, presents “Butterflies Are Free”...
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'Come Fly With Away' puts Sinatra in the spotlightJan 05, 2012 10:00 pm - American choreographer Twyla Tharp has mixed high art with pop culture throughout her groundbreaking dance career, often finding great success by combining genres and fo...