Articles filed under Theater
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Strong, Southern women shine in ECC's 'Steel Magnolias'Oct 31, 2016 11:00 pm - When it was time to choose the fall play at Elgin Community College, director Susan A. Robinson decided on a comical yet moving production audiences would recognize by i...
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Jennifer Holliday enjoys 'a new lease on life' on BroadwayOct 31, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At the Broadway musical "The Color Purple," you can see a powerful tale of redemption and empowerment. That's not just the show - it's also the story of ...
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Review: NYC revival of 'Les Liaisons Dangereuses' cracklesOct 30, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Late in the new Broadway revival of "Les Liaisons Dangereuses," Janet McTeer encounters a real, flickering candle. She's playing a devious aristocrat who...
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Libertyville High to present 'In the Heights'Oct 30, 2016 1:00 am - Libertyville High School will present the musical "In the Heights," Nov. 5-7 in the school auditorium, 708 W. Park Ave. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. each day. The play was wr...
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Janet McTeer taps into her dangerous side in Broadway returnOct 28, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Many of the world's top movie, TV and theater stars live in cities like New York, Los Angeles or London. Janet McTeer, the Tony winner and Oscar nominee,...
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Vernon Hills High musicalOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Vernon Hills High School, 145 Lakeview Parkway, will present "The Addams Family Musical" Oct. 28-29 and Nov. 4-5. Showtimes are at 7:30 p.m. each day. Tickets are $5 for...
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Review: Complex family emerges in lively 'Falsettos'Oct 27, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Once upon a time, AIDS hadn't happened yet, there were no legal LGBT rights, and openly gay partners were just beginning to seem possible. Composer-lyric...
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See 'Arsenic and Old Lace'in AntiochOct 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Submitted by PM&L Theatre PM&L Theatre's second production of their 56th season, "Arsenic and Old Lace" by Joseph Kesselring, has opened, and will run for three weekends...
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Theater events: Improv Playhouse turns 'Maltese Falcon' into a radio playOct 25, 2016 11:00 pm - 'Maltese Falcon' The Improv Playhouse stages the film noir classic "The Maltese Falcon" as a radio drama to commemorate the 75th anniversary of its release in October 1...
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Saint Viator students tackle 1930s comedyOct 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The outcome of a presidential election, an economy coming out of recession and the burden of family expectations to work on Wall Street. Sound familiar? In fact, these ...