Articles filed under Theater
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Theater events: 'Frindle' returns again to the Metropolis for a short runFeb 12, 2018 10:00 pm - 'Frindle' returns From the number of times Griffin Theatre's "Frindle" has played the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, it's apparent this children's tale has lots of f...
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CYT Northwest Cook to stage 'Shrek the Musical'Feb 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Let your freak flag fly! CYT Chicago's Northwest Cook County presents "Shrek the Musical," and brings the story of everyone's favorite ogre to life Feb. 16-25 at Prairi...
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ECC Musical Theatre presents 'Working' musical starting Feb. 23Feb 11, 2018 10:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its production of "Working: A Musical" on Friday, Feb. 23 through Sunday, March 4. Based on Studs Terkel's best...
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Suburban stars help continue 'Phantom' saga with 'Love Never Dies'Feb 11, 2018 6:00 am - The global blockbuster musical “The Phantom of the Opera” has spawned legions of fanatical fans since its 1986 debut. But the biggest “Phanatic” is arguably the show's c...
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Steppenwolf's 'You Got Older' adroitly mixes humor, despairFeb 09, 2018 11:00 am - “You Got Older” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's an uncanny coincidence that the recent death of longtime Steppenwolf Theatre ensemble member John Mahoney would come at the same tim...
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Auditions for 'Bad Seed'Feb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Auditions for the play "Bad Seed" will be at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 4 and Monday, March 5 at PM & L Theatre's Tribute Hall, 877 Main St., Antioch. One girl, four women and...
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Beauty and the Beast greet Culver's dinersFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Belle, Mrs. Potts and Lumiere mingled with guests Thursday night at Culver's restaurant in Lake Zurich to give them a sneak peek of the production of "Disney's Beauty an...
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Snow threat cancels some theater productions; show goes on for mostFeb 08, 2018 12:00 am - Despite warnings of an approaching storm that could dump as much as a foot of snow on the suburbs, the curtain will rise on most suburban theater productions. A couple,...
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Buffalo Theatre Ensemble delivers powerful drama 'Time Stands Still'Feb 07, 2018 5:00 am - “Time Stands Still” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Watching Buffalo Theatre Ensemble's bracing revival of “Time Stands Still,” a couple of things struck me. The first was that I wouldn't min...
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'America's Got Talent' winner Darci Lynne brings 'Friends' to RosemontFeb 07, 2018 5:00 am - Never mind that she is the youngest performer ever to win NBC's "America's Got Talent," received more final performance votes than any other contestant in the show's his...