Articles filed under Theater
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJun 15, 2018 1:00 am - Blues on the Fox returns to Aurora, while Itasca once again celebrates the annual Highland Games and Scottish Festival. And those are just two of many things to do in th...
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Schaumburg On Stage to hold summer campJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - The youth theater group Schaumburg On Stage will hold a musical theater summer camp for ages 8 to 19 to prepare for six performances of "The Little Mermaid" from Aug. 1 ...
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Metropolis announces new shows for 2018-19 seasonJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights has announced a series of concerts, comedy sets and other performances as part of its upcoming 2018-19 lineup. Met...
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Steppenwolf's 'Guards at the Taj' testifies to power of art, friendshipJun 13, 2018 12:00 pm - “Guards at the Taj” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At the end of the lengthy opening scene in Steppenwolf Theatre's “Guards at the Taj,” about a pair of low-level imperial flunkies standing ...
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'Supergirl' Melissa Benoist is 'coming home' to BroadwayJun 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - To get ready to play legendary songwriter Carole King on Broadway, Melissa Benoist had to learn her lines and complicated stage directions. Lyrics, not s...
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Theater spotlight: Phylicia Rashad makes Steppenwolf debut with 'The Roommate'Jun 12, 2018 6:00 am - Cohabitation comedy Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad makes her Steppenwolf Theatre directing debut with "The Roommate," Jen Silverman's comedy about cohabitation. Stepp...
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The beat goes on: 'The Cher Show' premieres in ChicagoJun 11, 2018 5:20 pm - Rest assured Cher fans, one of the star's signature mannerisms - the hair flip - appears in all its incarnations in the new Broadway-bound musical "The Cher Show" beginn...
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Tony winner's success 'not a shock' back home in BarringtonJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Katrina Lenk — who Sunday night won the Tony Award for leading actress in a musical — showed potential greatness even as a teenager at Barrington High School, according ...
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Josh Groban, Sara Bareilles rely on each other for Tony gigJun 10, 2018 7:26 am - NEW YORK - Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles say they're glad they're hosting Sunday's Tony Awards together, in part because of their banter. The Broadway veterans say they...
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Theater events: Underscore reveals revised Chicago-set 'Haymarket'Jun 08, 2018 6:00 am - • Workers at a yoga store find their lives upended after violence takes place nearby in "Clearing," a dark, coming-of-age comedy by Beth Hyland. Commission Theatre's pro...