Articles filed under Theater
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Suburban actor balances clowning, actingMar 18, 2018 7:23 am - One thing Philip Earl Johnson has learned over nearly three decades performing is to give audiences what they want. Several years ago, while performing as his clown alt...
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Winnetka-set 'Taste of Things to Come' cooks up musical about suburban womenMar 16, 2018 6:00 am - Not too many musicals focus on suburban women, particularly those living in Winnetka. Yet these are the characters and setting for "A Taste of Things to Come," a 2016 of...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - St. Patrick's Day parades and parties will keep celebrants busy Saturday, but there are other options as well. Here are five things to do this weekend in the suburbs. Fo...
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Buffalo Grove High students to perform 'Les Misérables School Edition'Mar 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Students from Buffalo Grove High School are studying the history of France in a unique way, through a production of "Les Mis#xe9;rables School Edition," an adaptation of...
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'Miss Firecracker' takes stage in Glen EllynMar 14, 2018 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Village Theatre Guild's production of "The Miss Firecracker Contest," Beth Henley's rich, southern-gothic, absurdist comedy about a small-town girl trying...
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Auditions for COD Summer College Theatre April 21-22Mar 13, 2018 11:00 pm - General auditions for College of DuPage's summer repertory theater will be held from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 21, and 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Studio T...
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Theater events: 2014 dramedy 'Smart People' opens at WritersMar 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Drama of its time Four young professionals struggle with romance, identity and careers while navigating racial and sexual politics in "Smart People," Lydia R. Diamond's ...
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'Spinning Into Butter' at Elgin Art ShowcaseMar 12, 2018 11:00 pm - The Janus Theatre Company continues its 19th season "Inspired By … " with "Spinning Into Butter" by Rebecca Gilman Friday through March 25 at the Elgin Art Showcase, 164...
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Harper Ensemble Theater to present 'Anna in the Tropics'Mar 12, 2018 11:00 pm - The Northwest suburbs will heat up, at least on the stage, this weekend and next with the Harper Ensemble Theater Company's production of "Anna in the Tropics." Set in 1...
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Bryan Adams talks Broadway-bound 'Pretty Woman' before Chicago openingMar 11, 2018 7:00 am - An offhand comment years ago by a West End actress he was dating led rock singer/songwriter Bryan Adams to where he is today: on the eve of the pre-Broadway premiere of ...