Articles filed under Theater
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Hello Broadway Theatre to stage 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.' in BataviaJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Hello Broadway Theatre Company will perform its summer play, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr.," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 21 at the B...
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre celebrates 30 yearsJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre presents Cabaret Night, an evening of songs celebrating a 30-year legacy of bringing musical theater to area audiences. Cabaret Night will be a...
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Wheaton Drama to hold 'Willy Wonka' auditions July 22-23Jul 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Wheaton Drama will hold auditions for Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" on Sunday and Monday, July 22-23, with callbacks scheduled for Thursday, July 26. No appointments will ...
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Live Art Series presents 'Miss Major Cushman' Aug. 24Jul 15, 2018 11:00 pm - The Live Art Series presents "Miss Major Cushman" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St. in Batavia. It will be performed by Sarah R...
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Drury Lane's excellent 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” leaves lasting impressionJul 13, 2018 5:00 pm - “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Nearly two years after her revelatory revival of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” at Drury Lane Theatre, director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to Oa...
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Talented stars up to challenges of Marriott's 'Murder for Two'Jul 13, 2018 11:00 am - “Murder for Two” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Murder for Two” only calls for two actors, yet this challenging 2011 musical doesn't receive as many productions as other similarly sized sh...
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Lighting director magically mixes shadow play with tech in 'End of TV' at ChopinJul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Commercials from the 1990s that once rocked pop culture and encapsulated the decade's eccentric energy have since retired to online archives and YouTube or have been for...
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Theater events: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Everybody' premieres at Brown Paper Box Co.Jul 13, 2018 6:00 am - • Brown Paper Box Co. presents the regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist "Everybody," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' contemporary riff on the 15th-century morality p...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - This weekend brings fests to Itasca and Lake in the Hills, while rodeo fans can enjoy an exciting display of riding in Wauconda. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahea...
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Oakton Community College's 'Play On' festival returns July 23-25Jul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Play On, a Midwest-based playwriting festival, will be held July 23-25, at Oakton Community College's Studio One Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Now in its 10th...