Articles filed under Theater
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Clever circus staging reframes 'Pippin' as true spectacleJul 30, 2015 1:00 am - If ever there was a musical that desperately needed a visionary director to shape it into a triumph of style over substance, that would be "Pippin." And by all accounts,...
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Richard Pryor drama plays Chicago this fallJul 28, 2015 5:00 am - "Unspeakable," a play chronicling the rise of seminal comedian Richard Pryor, will play here in October, Broadway in Chicago announced Monday. James Murray Jackson Jr....
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Schaumburg on Stage flying high with 'Mary Poppins'Jul 27, 2015 1:00 am - The youth theater company Schaumburg On Stage will present its 30th production, the Tony-award winning musical "Mary Poppins," July 31 through Aug. 2 at Barrington High ...
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Theater events: Citadel take Shakespeare on the roadJul 24, 2015 6:00 am - Shakespeare on tour Citadel Theatre Company takes its production of William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" on the road this summer, performing under the stars at various...
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'Mary Poppins' performances at Barrington H.S.Jul 24, 2015 1:00 am - The youth theater company Schaumburg On Stage will present its 30th production, Disney's Tony-award winning musical "Mary Poppins," from Friday, July 31, through Sunday,...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 24, 2015 1:00 am - Browse art vendors in Geneva, revisit an important period in U.S. history in Lombard and watch Olympic gymnasts compete in Hoffman Estates. These are just a few of the w...
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Former Arlington Heights trustee Daday to lead Metropolis boardJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Arlington Heights Village President Tom Hayes has appointed former village trustee Steve Daday as president of the Metropolis Centre for Performing Arts board. Daday wil...
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Suburban actor on board for Lookingglass' 'Moby Dick'Jul 22, 2015 6:00 am - When viewers enter the theater to see Lookinglass Theatre's production of "Moby Dick," they appear to be venturing into the belly of a whale. "On the perimeter of the s...
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'Wizard of Oz' in Buffalo Grove park theaterJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Park District theater company, Big Deal Productions, is presenting its summer musical, "The Wizard of Oz," from July 24 through Aug. 2 in the new Commu...
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Osmonds postpone Paramount shows for Donny's surgeryJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - A medical situation has forced Donny and Marie Osmond to postpone their August concerts at the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. Donny Osmond is set to have surgery to have ...