Articles filed under Theater
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Cary-Grove actress nominated for BroadwayWorld Chicago awardJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify that Rob Boncosky is Cary-Grove High School's music teacher and theater director. At 18, Haley Gustafson is "...
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Spotlight Youth Theater to stage 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.'Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - Lovers of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" will want to check out Spotlight Youth Theater Kane County's version of the magical musical. Based on the Academy Award-winning...
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BrightSide Youth to present 'Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr.'Jan 22, 2017 10:00 pm - When the curtain goes up on most BrightSide Theatre productions, audiences are treated to performances by professional actors. But those who attend an upcoming show just...
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Algonquin skater follows his dreams with Disney on IceJan 22, 2017 6:00 am - Algonquin's Kyle Shropshire took to the ice not long after he learned to walk. “My mom was in the Ice Capades back in the day, and she became a skating coach. So my si...
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Mundelein Theater gives 'Midsummer Night' a twistJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein Theatre is putting a modern twist on one of William Shakespeare's most enduring and endearing comedies, "A Midsummer Night's Dream." The play is set in the da...
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Oak Brook's First Folio premieres 'Captain Blood' swashbucklerJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - When First Folio Theatre executive producer David Rice proposed adapting Rafael Sabatini's 1922 swashbuckler “Captain Blood” five years ago, he had only one condition: t...
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'Footloose' at Prairie Center in SchaumburgJan 19, 2017 10:00 pm - Everybody cuts loose in Schaumburg On Stage's musical stage presentation of "Footloose," which continues through Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Schaumburg Prairie Center for th...
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'Theatre Week' bonanza features 120 Chicago-area productionsJan 19, 2017 6:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago Theatre Week 2017 is just weeks away and tickets are on sale. The fifth annual celebration of live theater in the Second City will be held Feb. 9 to 19...
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Shakespeare coming to Mundelein HighJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein High School students will stage a different take on William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" next month. Although the story and language are the same ...
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Theater events: Williams Street Rep starts 2017 with 'First Date'Jan 17, 2017 10:00 pm - 'First date' William Street Repertory begins 2017 with "First Date," a musical comedy about finding love in the 21st century. Directed by Robin Hughes, the show unf...