Articles filed under Theater
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Paramount, Marriott veterans trade song and dance for slapstick and pratfalls in 'The Play That Goes Wrong'Mar 03, 2022 5:00 am - Actor Michael Kurowski never imagined he'd perform a straight-up comedy. Then he signed on for “The Play That Goes Wrong,” the hit farce whose recently announced second ...
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Glenbard North High School stages 'The Women of Troy'Mar 03, 2022 12:00 am - Glenbard North High School's theater program is set to present the ancient Greek drama "The Women of Troy." David Grote's adaptation of Euripides' play depicts the defe...
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Broadway theater will be renamed after James Earl JonesMar 02, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Shubert Organization's Cort Theatre on Broadway will be renamed after James Earl Jones, fulfilling a promise by the theater giant to honor a Black ar...
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McHenry County College to host 24-Hour Play CompetitionMar 01, 2022 10:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College is bringing back its popular 24-Hour Play Competition this spring. The Competition challenges groups of two to seven peop...
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'Wicked' welcomes a pioneering good witch, Brittney JohnsonMar 01, 2022 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - While many people spent Valentine's Day with the traditional flowers and chocolates, Brittney Johnson was making theater history. The young Broadway vete...
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Glenbard North to put on classic Greek tragedy 'The Women of Troy' March 10-12Feb 28, 2022 10:00 pm - Glenbard North High School's theater program will present their winter studio, "The Women of Troy" by Euripides and adapted by David Grote. The powerless but still defia...
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Elgin, Larkin, South Elgin finalists advance to U-46 TalentFest at HemmensFeb 28, 2022 5:00 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's annual TalentFest is a talent competition featuring two finalists from each of the five District U-46 high schools. The two acts are ch...
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'Wishes and Dreams': Teatro ZinZanni serves up another gastro-theatrical delightFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - Teatro ZinZanni's “Wishes and Dreams” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Teatro ZinZanni's signature cabaret/Cirque du Soleil/dinner-theater hybrid made quite an impression when it debuted ...
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Spotlight: Ibsen's 'Lady From the Sea' returns to Court Theatre stageFeb 25, 2022 5:00 am - 'Lady From the Sea' Court Theatre remounts its 2020 production of Henrik Ibsen's "The Lady From the Sea," which was canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chaon ...
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Some suburban theaters prepare to lift mask, vaccination mandatesFeb 25, 2022 12:00 am - Aurora's Paramount Theatre, among the first locally to require theatergoers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination (or a negative COVID test) and wear masks indoors, w...