Articles filed under Theater
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Step back in time as Elgin Theatre Company presents 'An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3'Nov 15, 2019 5:00 am - The Elgin Theatre's Company's production of "An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show 3" is designed to transport the audience to the time when the most prominent stars perf...
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'Pirates' at Wauconda HighNov 15, 2019 12:00 am - Wauconda High School will stage "The Pirates of Penzance" on Saturday and again Nov. 21-23. Performances are at 7 p.m. each night at the school, 555 N. Main St. Tickets ...
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Writers Theatre's 'The Niceties' wages an intellectual war over historyNov 14, 2019 3:00 pm - “The Niceties” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Playwright Eleanor Burgess certainly knows how to raise the dramatic stakes in “The Niceties.” And it's impossible not to be caught up in her ch...
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Weekend at play: Laugh with Jimmy Pardo in Rosemont and Rita Rudner in Crystal LakeNov 14, 2019 9:30 am - Comedian Rita Rudner returns to the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake, while The Midtown Men (featuring original cast members from Broadway's "Jersey Boys") perfo...
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Grove Players kick off 83rd season with David Mamet's 'November'Nov 13, 2019 10:00 pm - Grove Players kicks off its 83rd season with "November," a side-splitting political satire from acclaimed playwright David Mamet. The production is directed by Jason Lin...
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Historical society preserves 210-year-old theater curtainNov 13, 2019 6:00 am - PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The Rhode Island Historical Society has preserved a rare, 210-year-old theater curtain depicting a sweeping view of Providence. The organization ...
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Mundelein High students to perform 'Elephant Man' Nov. 21-23Nov 13, 2019 12:00 am - Mundelein High School will stage the play "The Elephant Man" from Nov. 21 to Nov. 23. Performances are set for 7:30 p.m. each day, with an additional 3:45 p.m. show on N...
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Herrick Middle School to open 'Freaky Friday: The Musical' Nov. 14Nov 12, 2019 10:00 pm - Herrick Middle School will present three performances of "Freaky Friday: The Musical." The shows will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Nov. 14-15, and 2 p.m...
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Spotlight: 'Christmas Carol' returns to the GoodmanNov 12, 2019 5:00 am - Jolly holiday Marcia Milgrom Dodge, who expertly re-imagined "Smokey Joe's Cafe" for Drury Lane, returns to the Oakbrook Terrace theater to stage "Mary Poppins," the mu...
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Aurora Central puts on 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead'Nov 11, 2019 10:00 pm - Aurora Central Catholic High School's drama department is continuing its production of two Shakespeare-based plays two weeks apart. On Nov. 1-2, they presented Shakespea...