Articles filed under Theater
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Grant High's production of "The Good Doctor" starts FridayNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Grant Community High School's productoin of Neil Simon's "The Good Doctor" will open Friday night for a three-show run at the high school in Fox Lake. Eighteen student a...
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Arlington Heights officials praise Metropolis' financesNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - The Metropolis Performing Arts Centre earned rave reviews of its finances this week from Arlington Heights officials, who now can sing a different tune about the downtow...
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Lake Zurich Middle School South to present 'Beauty and the Beast' musicalNov 16, 2016 12:00 am - Lake Zurich Middle School South will present the musical "Beauty and the Beast" in the gym on Thursday, Nov. 17 and Friday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m., and Saturday, Nov. 19 at ...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin presents 'Willy Wonka Jr.'Nov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - Come along on a sweet and magical musical tour of the mysterious Wonka Chocolate Factory as Children's Theatre of Elgin presents "Willy Wonka Jr." this weekend. Shows ar...
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Drury Lane's 'Crazy for You' an escapist, tap-happy delightNov 15, 2016 10:00 pm - How did brothers George and Ira Gershwin buck up the spirits of a despondent nation during the Great Depression? By penning a pantheon of catchy and soul-stirring song s...
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Theater events: Paramount enchants with 'Disney's The Little Mermaid'Nov 15, 2016 5:00 am - 'Little Mermaid' Paramount Aurora revives "Disney's The Little Mermaid," the stage adaptation of the 1989 animated musical about a mermaid who falls in love with a huma...
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Review: Josh Groban can't save indulgent 'Natasha, Pierre'Nov 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You may not just passively consume "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812." You must participate. As soon as you enter the Imperial Theatre on Broadw...
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New show 'Circus 1903' brings back live elephants, sort ofNov 14, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus may have retired their iconic elephants but there's still a way to see the huge beasts onstage. The new touring...
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'Rudolph' musical ready to re-create animated show's 'magic' in ChicagoNov 14, 2016 5:00 am - Naperville native Melissa Glasgow prepped for her latest theater tour by watching the animated “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” - “and it makes me nostalgic in the best ...
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Tony-award winning actress gives tips to Wheeling studentsNov 13, 2016 10:00 pm - While rehearsing for their fall musical "In the Heights," Wheeling High School students received a visit from a member of the Broadway show's original cast, Karen Olivo....