Articles filed under Theater
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Returning actor enjoys Shakespeare in the Park collaborationAug 28, 2018 11:00 pm - Each year Felicia Bertch has to miss the first day of classes at the Texas university where she leads a theater program to perform at Shakespeare in the Park in Wheaton....
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Lincolnshire's Marriott leads suburban theaters with 11 equity Jeff Award nomsAug 28, 2018 12:00 am - Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire led all suburban theaters with 11 equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, including six for its revival of "Ragtime," the soaring, sp...
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Fox Valley Theatre Company presents 'High School Musical'Aug 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Based on the popular movie of the same name, this full-scale production of Disney's "High School Musical" breathes fresh air into the decade-old story about athletes, in...
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'You're gonna cough during the entire performance?' What dancers hear, see and sense from the stageAug 26, 2018 7:29 am - WASHINGTON - Standing downstage during a performance of Mark Morris' dance-opera "Layla and Majnun" in the spring, Noah Vinson gazed out beyond the stage. Like the other...
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Theater review: Playwright lampoons stereotypes in poignant, playful 'Vietgone'Aug 24, 2018 2:00 pm - “Vietgone” - ★ ★ ★ “Vietgone” - Qui Nguyen's sly, self-aware tale of Vietnamese refugees in 1970s America - wears its political incorrectness proudly and well. Affecti...
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Theater events: Chicago Fringe Fest returns to Jefferson ParkAug 24, 2018 6:00 am - • Drury Lane Theatre's summer cabaret series concludes with Joan Curto's salute to "Broadway Women," from Angela Lansbury and Mary Martin to Carole King and Sara Bareill...
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Theater review: Black Button Eyes stages fantastical 'Nightmares & Nightcaps'Aug 24, 2018 6:00 am - “Nightmares and Nightcaps: The Stories of John Collier” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The course of true love never did run smooth,” observes Lysander in William Shakespeare's “A Midsummer...
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Constable: Glenbard South 'band geek' ends up on big Chicago, New York stagesAug 23, 2018 5:22 am - Voted "Best Marcher" for three straight years as a trumpet player with the Glenbard South High School marching band, college-bound James Monroe Števko had a pretty good ...
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New version of Strindberg's 'Miss Julie' opens 2018-19 National Theatre Live Series at the MACAug 22, 2018 11:00 pm - National Theatre Live broadcasts return to the McAninch Arts Center in Glen Ellyn as part of the MAC's 2018-2019 season. Kicking off the series on Thursday, Oct. 4 will...
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'THE Ed Asner' to perform with local actors in NapervilleAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - Appearing in a play in Naperville portraying the voice of God will be Ed Asner. “THE Ed Asner?” friends have asked Naperville kindergarten teacher and hobbyist actor St...