Articles filed under Theater
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Theater spotlight: 'La Havana Madrid' gets third remount at GoodmanJul 18, 2017 11:00 pm - 'La Havana Madrid' "La Havana Madrid," a Teatro Vista premiere and one of the season's biggest hits, gets a third remount at the Goodman Theatre, coming on the heels of...
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Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened after floodingJul 18, 2017 1:00 am - The Marriott Lincolnshire Resort reopened Tuesday, nearly a week after floodwaters from the Des Plaines River and Indian Creek forced the evacuation of about 250 hotel g...
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'25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee' continues this weekendJul 16, 2017 11:00 pm - The Elgin Summer Theatre continues "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 21-22, and 3 p.m. Sunday, July 23, at the Hemmens, 45...
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Action, imagination key to Metropolis' revival of 'Peter,' Dave Barry saysJul 15, 2017 7:00 am - For Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist Dave Barry, the secret to good storytelling is action. “I don't like books with long descriptive passages,” said the former Miami Her...
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Derivative 'Something Rotten!' pokes fun at Shakespeare and other musicalsJul 14, 2017 7:00 pm - Set ostensibly in 1590s London, “Something Rotten!” is more of a modern ribbing exercise to spoof Shakespearean conventions, classic musicals of the past 75 years and to...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Festivals in a number of suburbs, a Peter Pan prequel in Arlington Heights and Shakespeare under the stars in Oak Brook provide plenty of reasons to venture out this wee...
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Marriott Theatre audience patiently evacuates while surrounded by floodJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - Marriott Theatre audiences aren't just loyal patrons. They're loyal patrons whose priorities are in order. As a deluge flooded parking lots at the Lincolnshire resort a...
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Comic-drama 'Hir' tackles abuse, transgender issues in Steppenwolf productionJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Dysfunctional families are a mainstay of American theater. But playwright Taylor Mac catapults dysfunction to extremes with the cutting comic-drama “Hir.” Now enjoying ...
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Lake Zurich students selected for All-State theater festivalJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Three students from Lake Zurich High School have been selected for the 2018 Illinois High School Theatre Festival All-State production of "Big Fish." Junior Teah Mirabe...
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Shakespeare in the Park event relocated to RiverPark due to floodingJul 12, 2017 11:00 pm - Due to flooding at Island Park from this week's storms, the Shakespeare in the Park performance will have a new location this year along the Fox River. The free event w...