Articles filed under Theater
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Constable: Retired exec rekindles theater spark through 'Saint Joan'Oct 03, 2017 5:30 am - Earlier this year, Libertyville mom Laura Thumel was director of global operations for risk and financial services at Willis Towers Watson, an $8 billion company with mo...
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'Almost, Maine' opens Oct. 20 in AntiochOct 03, 2017 1:00 am - "Almost, Maine" opens Friday, Oct. 20 and will run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, for three weekends at PM&L Theatre, 877 Main St., in downtown Antioch. "Almost, Main...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep revives 'Little Shop of Horrors'Oct 02, 2017 11:00 pm - Don't feed the plants Williams Street Repertory stages "Little Shop of Horrors," the musical by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken based on the darkly comic 1960 film about a...
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'The Color Purple,' 'Cinderella' join Broadway in Chicago's 2018 seasonOct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Time-honored tuners "The Sound of Music" and "Cinderella" will be included along with previously announced Broadway tryouts of "Pretty Woman: The Musical" and "The Cher ...
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Albright Theatre Co. to hold auditions Oct. 15-16Oct 01, 2017 11:00 pm - The Albright Theatre Company will hold auditions for "A Christmas Story," based on the 1983 movie of the same name and adapted for the stage by Philip Grecian. The show ...
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Chicago Shakespeare Theater delivers inspired all-female 'Shrew'Sep 29, 2017 2:00 pm - The one constant in life is change. Our social, political, cultural and economic landscape shifts, and we adapt. But rarely does change happen all at once. More often t...
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Enjoy 'Making God Laugh' at Steel Beam TheatreSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, 111 W. Main St. in St. Charles, will present "Making God Laugh" on Oct. 13 to Nov. 5. Performances will be 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 3 p.m. Su...
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'Naked Lunch: The Musical' Oct. 6-7 in BarringtonSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - In 1965, the last big obscenity trial of the 20th century targeted William S. Burroughs' controversial novel, "Naked Lunch." But Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Norman ...
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Maine East to present modern twist on 'Peter Pan'Sep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - While virtually everyone knows and loves the classic story of "Peter Pan," Maine East High School's Fine Arts Department will present the show with a spirited, playful a...
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Cher musical debuting in Chicago in JuneSep 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Cher - the pop star, Oscar winner and TV veteran whose career spans more than 50 years - will be the subject of a Broadway-bound bio-musical premiering next year in Chic...