Articles filed under Theater
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Be earnest at Stevenson HighFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Tickets are on sale for "The Importance of Being Earnest" at Stevenson High School, 1 Stevenson Drive, in Lincolnshire. The Oscar Wilde play will be performed March 5-7...
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Schaumburg Black History Month play pays tribute to tradition's founderFeb 14, 2020 12:00 am - Schaumburg's annual original Black History Month play will be dedicated this time to longtime resident Valerie Profit, who started the tradition 21 years ago and died in...
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The big stage: Arlington Heights fifth-grader goes from local roles to national tour of 'Les Miserables'Feb 13, 2020 7:00 am - If circumstances were different, Patrick McDermott would be in his fifth-grade classroom at Windsor Elementary School in Arlington Heights. Instead, he finds himself in ...
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Goodly Creatures to present 'An Ideal Husband' at Elgin Arts ShowcaseFeb 13, 2020 6:10 am - A dinner party goes off the rails as rich and powerful people deal with political corruption, personal scandal and romance in "An Ideal Husband," a classic comedy presen...
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Actress channels 'Queen of Disco' for 'The Donna Summer Musical' tourFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - Why have just one actress playing a musical's leading lady when you can cast three? That's the line of thinking behind a few Broadway shows of the past decade, including...
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Jacobs High School's 'Little Women' adds modern music to classic taleFeb 11, 2020 10:00 pm - The 2019 movie version of “Little Women” was up for six Academy Awards this past Sunday, just ahead of a musical stage version of the show coming to Jacobs High School i...
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Farcical 'Noises Off' gets frenzied, funny revival at MetropolisFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - “Noises Off” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Farce is fiendishly difficult to master. It has to be crisp. It has to be animated. It has to be impeccably timed. The actors must have command o...
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Spotlight: Multitalented Klea Blackhurst headlines Drury Lane's cabaret roomFeb 11, 2020 5:00 am - Drury Lane cabaret Actress/singer/comedienne Klea Blackhurst, who's known for her acclaimed tribute to Ethel Merman and who starred as the titular housekeeper in Drury L...
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ECC Musical Theatre opens 'Kiss Me, Kate' Feb. 21Feb 09, 2020 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its production of the classic 1940s Broadway musical "Kiss Me, Kate," starting Friday, Feb. 21 through Sunday, March...
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Youth theater group hits all the right notes with 'The Music Man, Jr.'Feb 09, 2020 6:20 am - Youth theater group hits all the right notes with 'The Music Man, Jr.'