Articles filed under Theater
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Young adult fiction booming on Broadway but cute it ain'tApr 19, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When actress and playwright Claudia Shear was first approached to turn a novel for young adults into a Broadway musical, she was slightly stunned. "You w...
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Theater events: Janus stages streamlined 'Hamlet'Apr 19, 2016 5:54 am - Re-imagined 'Hamlet' Janus Theatre Company concludes its 18th season with a streamlined, promenade-style production of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," about a devot...
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Grant students rehearse for 'Mary Poppins'Apr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Dress rehearsals are in full swing at Grant Community High School as students gear up for Friday's opening performance of Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's "Mary Poppins."...
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CLC wants summer musical performersApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - College of Lake County will hold auditions at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 23 and 24, for the summer musical "South Pacific." Singers, dancers and actors of all ages may auditi...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda's 'Hamilton' wins Pulitzer for dramaApr 18, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hamilton," the hip-hop stage biography of Alexander Hamilton, has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for drama, honoring creator Lin-Manuel Miranda for a dazzling m...
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See 'Last Train to Nibroc' this weekend in ElginApr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - "Last Train to Nibroc," written by Arlene Hutton and directed by Matt Fox, will be performed at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, to Saturday, April 23, at Next Door Theater, 1...
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Jacobs High School puts on 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'Apr 17, 2016 11:00 pm - Jacobs High School presents "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" at 7 p.m. Friday, April 22, and Saturday, April 23, and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at the school, 2601 Bunk...
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'Catch Me If You Can' onstage at LZHSApr 17, 2016 1:00 am - Lake Zurich High School will perform its spring musical, "Catch Me If You Can," at the school's Performing Arts Center, 300 Church St., April 27-30. All shows are at 7:3...
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Williams Street Rep announces new season, equity agreementApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Williams Street Repertory announced Friday it will kick off its 2016-17 season in Crystal Lake with a July theater festival. Williams Street Rep also announced it has en...
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5 entertaining options for the weekendApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - A soprano from St. Charles belts out a challenging opera on theater screens across the suburbs. A dad mines kids for comedy in Aurora. And a beloved musical gets a reviv...