Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: Otherworld previews superhero comedy 'All I Want is One More Meanwhile'Sep 20, 2018 8:25 am - • Eclectic Full Contact Theatre opens its seventh season with J.M. Barrie's play "Dear Brutus," about the guests at a country house - including an artist, a philanderer,...
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DeVos' dramatic confirmation hearing inspires drama on stageSep 18, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Guns in schools to protect students from grizzly bears? Betsy DeVos endured yet another rocky Senate confirmation hearing to become education secretary...
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Steppenwolf's new drama 'Downstate' explores the lives of sex offendersSep 18, 2018 2:00 am - Elmhurst resident and longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member Francis Guinan is both excited and apprehensive to be starring in Bruce Norris' new drama “Downstate,”...
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See 'The Skin of our Teeth' performed at Oakton Community CollegeSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Thornton Wilder's classic play, "The Skin of Our Teeth," will be presented Oct. 4-7 and Oct. 11-14, at Oakton Community College's Footlik Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des...
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Harvest Christian Academy to present 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' Oct. 4-5Sep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Be whisked away into the fantasy world of Narnia by Harvest Christian Academy's theater arts department's production of "The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" by Joseph ...
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Letting the art happen: Elgin Fringe festival celebrates 5 yearsSep 15, 2018 1:00 am - Whatever happens, happens. That was the motto Elgin Fringe Festival co-founders Sean Hargadon and Erin Rehberg embraced when they established the performance and visual ...
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Theater review: Drury Lane's well-cast 'Little Shop of Horrors' is plant food for thoughtSep 14, 2018 4:00 pm - "Little Shop of Horrors" - ★ ★ ★ ½ When it comes to musical comedy camp, "Little Shop of Horrors" is a masterpiece. Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace allows the br...
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Theater events: Pat McGann headlines comedy show at the MetropolisSep 14, 2018 6:00 am - Monologist Roberta Miles brings her adults-only solo shows “I Want a Banana and Other Desperate Love Stories” and “Cracked: Surviving My Life” to the Prop Thtr, 3502 N....
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Theater review: Marriott Theatre's super 'Sweet Charity' has perfect rhythmSep 14, 2018 3:00 am - “Sweet Charity” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “The rhythm of life is a powerful beat, puts a tingle in your fingers and a tingle in your feet.” Behold the words of Daddy Johann Sebastian B...
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Independent Players opens 41st season with 'The Guardsman'Sep 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Independent Players will open its 41st season with a very popular play entitled "The Guardsman" by Ferenc Molnar at the Elgin Art Showcase in the Professional Building, ...