Articles filed under Theater
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McHenry County College theater to present 'Moon Over Buffalo'May 30, 2017 1:01 am - The Black Box Summer Theatre, McHenry County College's new professional theater, will present as part of MCC's 50th Anniversary celebration, Ken Ludwig's hilarious comed...
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Actor's illness forces Goodman to suspend 'Pamplona' premiere in mid-performanceMay 30, 2017 1:00 am - Goodman Theatre halted its world premiere of the one-character play "Pamplona" Tuesday and cancelled its Wednesday night show after star Stacy Keach became ill during Tu...
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Theater events: Victory Gardens stages neighborly 'Native Gardens'May 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Good fences Robert Frost wrote "good fences make good neighbors." Playwright Karen Zacarias tests that adage in "Native Gardens," about neighbors whose disagreement over...
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Theatre Nebula to stage office farce 'Cubicle'May 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Award-winning local professional company Theatre Nebula is performing the world premiere of Kevin Wiczer's office farce "Cubicle." The limited engagement opened last we...
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Batavia native adjusting to starring role in Griffin Theatre's 'Ragtime'May 27, 2017 7:00 am - Even though he's an actor, Denzel Tsopnang has never quite gotten used to being - or feeling comfortable - in the spotlight. The Batavia native is playing a lead charact...
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'Token' recounts black actress' upbringing in 'white' NapervilleMay 26, 2017 6:00 am - Born and raised in Naperville, Kaye Winks says she's had plenty of experience being the “token black person.” “It was very white,” she says of the demographics. “As a l...
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Northlight's Albert Einstein drama examines 'Relativity' in all its formsMay 24, 2017 9:00 am - The Northlight Theatre audience at the press opening of “Relativity” greeted Mike Nussbaum at his curtain call as Chicago-area audiences typically do, with a standing ov...
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Theater events: Lifeline re-imagines Shakespeare's lost year in 'Her Majesty's Will'May 24, 2017 6:00 am - Excellent adventure A plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I unites young Will Shakespeare, who's running from the law, and Christopher Marlowe, one of the queen's s...
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Kirk Players closes 51st season with 'I Remember Mama'May 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Kirk Players has announced the final show of its 51st season: "I Remember Mama," by John Van Druten, based on Kathryn Forbes' novel, "Mama's Bank Account." The show can ...
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Sunday picks: CSO's John Bruce Yeh plays with Lake Forest SymphonyMay 21, 2017 7:23 am - 'Melancholy' clarinet Clarinetist John Bruce Yeh of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is the guest soloist with the Lake Forest Symphony. The concert features James Stephen...