Articles filed under Theater
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Improv Playhouse Theater presents 'Improvised Jane Austen'May 02, 2019 11:00 pm - The community is invited to come celebrate Mother's Day weekend at Improv Playhouse for the special local performance of the Chicago hit all female, touring company, "Im...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble explores relationships in its new seasonMay 02, 2019 8:00 pm - Buffalo Theatre Ensemble examines strained relationships between family members and people who are as close as family during its 2019-2020 season, which the DuPage Count...
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Theater spotlight: Revivals take center stage this week in the suburbs, ChicagoMay 01, 2019 6:00 am - Lyric revival More than 100 artists, including 43 instrumentalists, will participate in Lyric Opera of Chicago's revival of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim'...
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St. Edna's Snack Theatre serves up an evening of song and danceApr 30, 2019 6:00 am - Parishioners at St. Edna Church in Arlington Heights gathered in their new parish center last week, but not for religious education. Instead, Director Jenni Falk called ...
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'Hadestown' leads Tony Award nomination race with 14 nodsApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - NEW YORK - "Hadestown," singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell Broadway debut, leads the Tony Award nominations with 14 nods, followed by the jukebox musical built around song...
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'The Big Meal:' Independent Players presents an 'extraordinary story of an ordinary family'Apr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - Somewhere in America, in a typical suburban restaurant, on a typical night, Sam and Nicole first meet - and sparks fly. So begins a tale that traverses five generations...
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'Mary Poppins' flies into West Aurora High SchoolApr 29, 2019 11:00 pm - West Aurora High School Drama Troupe 2013 will be performing its spring musical, Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's "Mary Poppins," based on the stories of P.L. Travers and...
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Hamilton exhibition promises 'deeper dive' into Founding Father's lifeApr 28, 2019 7:00 am - A week before the public opening of “Hamilton: The Exhibition” — the brainchild of “Hamilton” composer/lyricist/writer Lin-Manuel Miranda and his team — exhibition creat...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsApr 26, 2019 9:15 am - Catch Drury Lane's regional premiere of "Matilda," enjoy some suds at the Long Grove Craft Beer Festival and much more this weekend. For other ideas, see dailyherald.com...
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'American Girl Live' musical sets up camp for Chicago runApr 26, 2019 6:00 am - "American Girl Live" writer/lyricist Sandy Rustin understands if local fans of the popular doll line might have expectations about the show. After all, the previous Chic...