Articles filed under Theater
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Planned Elgin performance pivots to Shakespeare-on-your-screenAug 26, 2020 1:00 am - What was initially planned to be a Shakespeare-in-the-Park performance is now a streamable Shakespeare-on-your-screen experience. The Elgin Cultural Arts Commission and ...
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Tony Awards for shortened Broadway season will go digitalAug 23, 2020 7:26 am - NEW YORK - Despite being interrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the shortened Broadway season will nonetheless have a Tony Awards. Tony Award Productions said Friday t...
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Group hopes to rebuild Shakespeare theater that burned downAug 23, 2020 7:00 am - STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) - A group of theater and business professionals is hoping to rebuild a renown Shakespearean theater in Connecticut that burned to the ground last y...
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Life story: West Dundee actor thrived in local theater communityAug 22, 2020 1:00 am - When Tessa Dettman performed as Dorothy in a grade-school production of "The Wizard of Oz," her love of acting shined through. That shine never faded. Dettman, 25, died ...
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Virtual Venue Theatricals to host digital world premiere of 'Heathers: The Musical' Sept. 18-20Aug 20, 2020 11:00 pm - Virtual Venue Theatricals, a fully virtual production company, announced the digital world premiere of the hit off-Broadway musical, "Heathers." The show features a cas...
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After 5 months, AMC Theaters reopens its doors, cautiouslyAug 20, 2020 7:00 am - WEST HOMESTEAD, Pa (AP) - The doors to the AMC Waterfront 22 were locked. They had been for five months, along with most indoor theaters in the U.S. because of COVID-19....
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Audition for CLC young audience production of 'The Emperor's New Clothes' Aug. 25-26Aug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - Actors, age 17 or older, are invited to audition for the College of Lake County's fall production for young audiences, "The Emperor's New Clothes." Auditions start at 6...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin offers virtual Slam Poetry class, starting Aug. 24Aug 19, 2020 11:00 pm - As we continue to navigate the global pandemic, parents and students are clamoring for new experiences and ways to connect with friends, old and new. Children's Theatre...
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Spotlight: Hell in a Handbag presents popular parodies, drive-in styleAug 19, 2020 6:00 am - Drive-in series Hell in a Handbag Productions presents Under the Stars With Handbag: A Drive-in Festival beginning this weekend. Handbag will showcase a different camp-e...
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Chicago's Porchlight Palooza fundraiser goes online to honor Joel GreyAug 18, 2020 6:00 am - For Porchlight Music Theatre's 25th anniversary Icons Gala scheduled for this past March, event co-chair Donna LaPietra planned to wear a custom-made evening dress sport...