Articles filed under Theater
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With 'Diner,' Sheryl Crow segues to the stageDec 19, 2014 5:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - When Gene Kelly gazed into the camera, 9-year-old Sheryl Crow of Kennett, Missouri, imagined he was getting ready to sing just for her. "I loved him s...
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Bold, engaging 'Airline Highway' a show worth seeingDec 19, 2014 5:00 am - If there is an heir apparent to the late Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who chronicled society's fringe dwellers in such plays as “Balm in Gilead”...
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Make-A-Wish puts Washington teen on Chicago stageDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Associated Press CHICAGO - An 18-year-old girl from Washington state is getting the chance to live one of her dreams by acting in a production of "A Christmas Carol." T...
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Metropolis director was a Second City producer, also Glencoe trusteeDec 19, 2014 12:00 am - New Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Executive Director Joe Keefe said Friday he wants the Arlington Heights theater to become a “greenhouse” for the development of ori...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendDec 19, 2014 12:00 am - Unless you've gone all Grinch on the holidays, you can still enjoy a number of seasonal shows this weekend designed to get you in the Christmas spirit. Options include a...
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Revised 'Cinderella' still makes musical magicDec 18, 2014 10:00 pm - The show must go on. And at Wednesday's opening of "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," a delicious confection with a scrumptious score, it went on with understudy Audr...
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The Grinch makes the children laugh during Gavin Central School drama club performanceDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - The Grinch ran from Who child to Who child to steal their presents during the Gavin Central School drama club's performance of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas." The club...
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Brilliant choreography part of 'Newsies' undeniable appealDec 16, 2014 4:30 am - Everything you need to know about the allure of the exuberant "Newsies" was obvious from the excited expressions of the children who arrived by the busload to Chicago's ...
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Des Plaines school's 'Mulan' production a learning experienceDec 14, 2014 10:00 pm - This December, students from Friendship Junior High School in Des Plaines brought the 1998 Disney classic "Mulan" to their performance stage. "Mulan" is the story of a y...
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Broadway star heads to Chicago as touring 'Cinderella'Dec 14, 2014 5:45 am - The actress playing Cinderella on tour has something much more precious than a pair of sparkly slippers waiting backstage. She's got a bouncing baby boy. Paige Faure, a ...