Articles filed under Theater
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Award-winning 'Dear Evan Hansen' musical spreads its wingsSep 28, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The stage musical "Dear Evan Hansen" is about a lonely young man desperate to be liked. Mission accomplished, we'd say. In addition to selling out each n...
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Picnic Players brings fresh theater for kids to NapervilleSep 28, 2018 1:00 am - Making theater for kids interactive and fun is the aim of a new program launching to provide shows for little ones at the School of Performing Arts in Naperville. This ...
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Northlight's 'Curve of Departure' shows a family facing difficult changesSep 27, 2018 8:15 am - “Curve of Departure” - ★ ★ ½ Mike Nussbaum once again shows off his amazing stage chops in Northlight Theatre's regional premiere of “Curve of Departure.” The chance to...
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Utah told to pay $475,000 in legal fees in 'Deadpool' caseSep 27, 2018 7:00 am - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - A judge has ordered the state of Utah to pay more than $475,000 in legal fees after it lost a court fight over a law that banned serving alcohol du...
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Suburban agencies receive grants to expand arts accessSep 27, 2018 1:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights, the Trickster Gallery in Schaumburg and Wheaton's Alma Dance Theater are among 17 northern Illinois arts orga...
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David Cale's shocking family history underscores affecting 'We're Only Alive' at GoodmanSep 26, 2018 8:30 am - “We're Only Alive for a Short Amount of Time” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Journalists once chased David Cale through the streets of the English town of Luton. But it took decades before t...
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New block of 'Hamilton' tickets go on sale MondaySep 25, 2018 11:00 pm - A new block of "Hamilton" tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Monday, Oct. 1, that will presumably keep the hit Chicago production of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Pulitzer Prize-...
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Larkin High academy students staging first original musicalSep 25, 2018 1:00 am - A production a year and a half in the making and involving 150 students is ready to take the stage at Larkin High School in Elgin. Larkin's Visual and Performing Arts A...
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Theater events: Interrobang Theatre Projects presents "White Rabbit Red Rabbit"Sep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - #x2022; Griffin Theatre Company premieres "The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation Live!" at the McAninch Arts Center at the College of DuPage, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. ...
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Theater spotlight: 'Madness of Edgar Allan Poe' haunts First Folio once againSep 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Poe's 'Madness' First Folio Theatre remounts "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," an audience favorite adapted by executive director David Rice from Poe's poe...