Articles filed under Theater
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Independent Players present 'The Octette Bridge Club'Feb 21, 2016 10:00 pm - Independent Players present "The Octette Bridge Club" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, March 4-19, at the Elgin Arts Showcase, 164 Division St., eighth floor, Elgin. ...
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Actor Stephen Baldwin returns to Arlington Heights to play thief on the crossFeb 21, 2016 10:00 pm - The correct name of Stephen Baldwin's a one-man show is , “Heaven, How I Got Here: A Night with the Thief on the Cross.” The Rev. Colin Smith is senior pastor of Or...
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Alfie Boe to be next hero in Broadway's 'Finding Neverland'Feb 21, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Opera and theater star Alfie Boe will go from prisoner to playwright when he trades in "Les Miserables" for "Finding Neverland" late next month on Broadw...
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Sunday picks: Bobby Lee, Lego train show, Los LobosFeb 21, 2016 5:43 am - 'MADtv' man Catch up with comedian Bobby Lee ("MADtv," "Pineapple Express") when he performs a standup gig this weekend at the Improv Comedy Showcase at Woodfield M...
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Saoirse Ronan makes her stage debut on Broadway's 'deep end'Feb 20, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Not too long ago, Saoirse Ronan found herself face-to-face on a red carpet with mega star Jennifer Lopez. "She didn't have a clue who I was," said the yo...
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Weekend picks: Pound of Flesh, Creedence Clearwater RevivalFeb 20, 2016 5:33 am - Pound of Flesh at Penny Road Former Ministry member Darrell James and his electronic hard rock band Pound of Flesh is coming back to town as part of Penny Road Pub'...
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Marriott Theatre's 'Sister Act' is flashy funFeb 20, 2016 5:00 am - There's something about singing and dancing nuns in musical theater. Whether fretting about Maria in “The Sound of Music” or deploying showbiz schtick in “Nunsense,” nun...
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Goodman brings Bolano to the stage in gloriously ambitious '2666'Feb 19, 2016 10:00 am - Page-to-stage translations are tricky. What to leave in, what to exclude and how faithful to remain to the source all pose challenges. I measure an adaptation's success...
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'Scalia/Ginsburg' composer to discuss opera at TEDxBroadwayFeb 19, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Most speakers at large conferences hope they have something topical to add when it's their turn to talk. Derrick Wang has nothing to worry about. The com...
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Weekend picks: Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies, Herman's HermitsFeb 19, 2016 4:13 am - Mojo Mardi Gras bash Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies channel the fun and fiesty southern Louisiana traditions of Cajun and Zydeco music in a powerful stage show, pac...