Articles filed under Theater
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More than 100 performances set for 'innovative, uncurated' Elgin Fringe FestivalSep 03, 2019 8:00 am - Whether you like your art on the avant-garde side or prefer more traditional expressions of passion, beauty and drama, the Elgin Fringe Festival has you covered. Over th...
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Full list: 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award nomineesSep 03, 2019 12:01 am - The 2019 Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards will be given out Oct. 21. Production - Play - Large "Downstate" - Steppenwolf Theatre Company "Indecent" - Victory Gardens ...
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Paramount's 'The Producers' leads 2019 equity Jeff nominationsSep 03, 2019 12:00 am - The Paramount Theatre in Aurora on Tuesday received 16 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations, more than any other suburban theater. That includes nine, more than any other ...
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Geneva High School announces 2019-20 theater seasonSep 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Geneva Community High School, 416 McKinley Ave., announces its 2019-2020 theater season. Geneva's first-ever freshmen play, "James and the Giant Peach," will be perform...
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Where to see Sebastian Maniscalco, other comics this fall in the city and suburbsSep 01, 2019 7:29 am - Chicago and the suburbs have long been home to great venues for comedy - and great comic talents. And this fall gives you the chance to sample both. Here's a look at fi...
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Chicago musicians making their mark in touring cast of 'The Band's Visit'Sep 01, 2019 7:00 am - Scheduling conflicts prevented Oak Lawn native Ronnie Malley from starring in the initial New York runs of “The Band's Visit” in 2016 and 2017. But Malley is making up f...
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Israeli actor takes 'The Band's Visit' role from film to Broadway to ChicagoAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Isn't it rich: Sasson Gabay, star of the 2007 Israeli movie "The Band's Visit," had such a heady, surreal experience playing the same role in the Broadway musical last y...
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Theater events: Premieres dominate Greenhouse, Steppenwolf, 16th Street fall theater schedulesAug 29, 2019 11:00 pm - • Previews begin Friday, Aug. 30, for Mercury Theater Chicago's revival of "Monty Python's Spamalot," a musical sendup of the King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table ...
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Kirk Players kick off season with Oscar Wilde comedyAug 29, 2019 1:01 am - Kirk Players will open their 54th season with "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime," a comedy murder mystery based on a story by Oscar Wilde and adapted for the stage by Constanc...
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Spotlight: Paramount Theatre launches season with musical 'Newsies'Aug 28, 2019 6:00 am - Read all about it Paramount Theatre opens its Broadway season with "Newsies," the stage adaptation of the 1992 Disney film about the New York City newsboy strike of 1899...