Articles filed under Theater
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Jacobs students to perform 24-hour musicalMar 07, 2017 10:00 pm - The performance by vocalist John Vincent at Judson University has been cancelled. A group of Jacobs High School students will be performing a "24 Hour Musical" Satu...
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'Hamilton' US tour led by actor who vows a 'gritty' takeMar 07, 2017 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - You may not particularly recall Nov. 16, but Broadway actor Michael Luwoye will never forget it. It was a Wednesday and he certainly earned his salary th...
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Theater events: 2nd Act Players premieres one-act play winnersMar 07, 2017 5:00 am - Backstage comedy BrightSide Theatre's sixth season continues with a revival of Ken Ludwig's comedy "Moon Over Buffalo" about fading Broadway veterans George and Cha...
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Paramount's 'Superstar' to feature black castMar 06, 2017 2:00 pm - Paramount Theatre in Aurora announced Monday its revival of "Jesus Christ Superstar" will feature an all-black cast. Broadway veteran Destan Owens ("Chicago," "Rent"...
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Harry Potter play gets 11 Olivier Awards nominationsMar 06, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Magical adventure "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" leads the race for British theater's Olivier Awards , with nominations in 11 categories including bes...
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From waitress to 'Hedwig': Chicago actress makes quite a move up the acting ladderMar 06, 2017 5:00 am - Former Chicago actress Hannah Corneau can't wait to return to the Windy City in the hit 1998 adults-only rock musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” It's Corneau's first m...
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14th annual P-ARTS Variety Show March 10 to benefit performing, visual artsMar 03, 2017 10:00 pm - The 14th annual P‐ARTS Variety Show will highlight the talents of St. Charles East High School students at 7 p.m. Friday, March 10, at the Norris Cultural Arts Center, 1...
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Writers Theatre's diverse cast puts an intriguing spin on 'The Scene'Mar 03, 2017 11:30 am - “You're a real piece of work.” That observation - so often uttered as a backhanded compliment - occurs twice in “The Scene,” Theresa Rebeck's caustic dramedy about one m...
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Robert Falls celebrates 30 years as Goodman's driving artistic forceMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Robert Falls has no succession plan. Not that anyone at Goodman Theatre has asked. And not that he's ready to hand over the artistic reigns. After three decades at the ...
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Rolling Meadows puppet opera gets national TV exposureMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - A national cable television show will profile Rolling Meadows' puppet opera production Opera in Focus in an episode that airs Monday, March 6. "Strange Inheritance," at ...