Articles filed under Theater
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Hone your acting skillsApr 06, 2016 1:00 am - PM&L Theatre will hold a free auditioning workshop at 1 p.m. Saturdays, April 23 and 30, at the theater, 877 Main St., in downtown Antioch. "An Actor's Toolbox" led by R...
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Gaslight Players to stage musical 'Joseph'Apr 05, 2016 11:00 pm - The Gaslight Players of St. Stephen Church in Des Plaines will perform "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" for two weekends in April. Performance dates are F...
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Musical about Lady Liberty finds new home on 42nd StreetApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A story about how the Statue of Liberty ended up raising her torch in New York Harbor is the subject of a musical that will open off-Broadway this summer...
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Tap dancing icon Savion Glover keeps 'tradition' aliveApr 05, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - At a recent rehearsal of a musical with a constellation of big stars, a wiry man in sweatpants with one leg rolled up stood up, stopped the action and ma...
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Theater events: Family-friendly 'Snow White' comes to the MetropolisApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Snow White on stage The Chicago Kids Company brings its production of the well-loved fairy tale "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" to the Metropolis Performing Arts ...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin goes wild with 'The Jungle Book'Apr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Back for its 115th production on April 8-10, Children's Theatre of Elgin (CTE) will present an exciting musical adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's classic, "The Jungle Book...
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Tracy Letts' latest play premieres at SteppenwolfApr 04, 2016 4:30 pm - The day before the first performance of his latest play, Tracy Letts is cool as a cucumber. “My temperature doesn't rise. I sleep well. I don't chew my nails,” he says ...
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Review: Reunion takes unexpected turn in 'Antlia Pneumatica'Apr 04, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ghosts from our past are often in our minds, but thinking they walk among us is another story. Ann Washburn provides a realistic, disarming ghost tale, i...
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Albright Theatre's 'Over the Tavern' to open April 22Apr 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Albright Theatre Company in Batavia is proud to present "Over the Tavern" by Tom Dudzick, a show that is sure to put a smile on your face. It is a warm and hilarious...
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Life beyond the suburbs? How some world-premiere musicals faredApr 03, 2016 6:00 am - Chicago has a sterling reputation as a tryout town for Broadway-bound musicals. And in recent years, suburban theaters have joined downtown stages in producing world-pre...