Articles filed under Theater
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Weekend picks: Local boy Pat McGann returns to RosemontNov 28, 2014 4:00 am - Standup Project Local comedian Pat McGann, host of WTTW's Emmy Award-nominated TV series “The Chicago Stand Up Project,” performs a series of standup shows starting...
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5 weekend ideas to usher in the holidaysNov 28, 2014 12:00 am - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas around the suburbs. This weekend offers the chance to kick off the season with local parades, a lights festival and a couple ...
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Meet the 10-year-old actress who has her sights set on BroadwayNov 28, 2014 12:00 am - Even though she's only 10 years old, fifth-grade actress Jayd Steinke of St. Charles has already decided she is Broadway-bound. She wants to be a professional actress an...
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Kirk Players to present 'The Velveteen Rabbit'Nov 27, 2014 10:00 pm - Kirk Players will present "The Velveteen Rabbit," written by Scott Davidson, a charming and magical story of the real love that happens between a young boy and his stuff...
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Puppets spread holiday cheer at Bartlett libraryNov 27, 2014 12:01 am - A unique version of that famous jolly happy soul with a corncob pipe and a button nose came to life Saturday for more than 50 families at the Bartlett Public Library as ...
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Weekend picks: Cosley Zoo opens Festival of LightsNov 24, 2014 5:00 pm - Festival of Lights See more than 20,000 twinkling holiday lights and light displays as the Cosley Zoo, at 1356 N Gary Ave., Wheaton, hosts its annual Festival of L...
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Mellencamp puts Southern spin on supernatural musical 'Ghost Brothers'Nov 24, 2014 4:45 am - When “Mamma Mia!,” the ABBA-inspired stage musical, became a big hit in London and New York more than a decade ago, producers started contacting other artists with a cat...
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ABC to celebrate Disney on Broadway in TV specialNov 23, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Disney will celebrate 20 years of making Broadway magic with a prime-time, hourlong special next month on ABC that highlights many of its musicals, including ...
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Northlight delivers polished revival of Christie's 'Mousetrap'Nov 21, 2014 4:45 am - Mystery aficionados may not rank Agatha Christie's “The Mousetrap” among her greatest works. As theatrical whodunits go, it's not especially challenging, especially to a...
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Toss the tie - give memorable experiences insteadNov 20, 2014 5:01 am - You want to give your loved ones something memorable for the holidays, but what you don't want is to saddle them with things they can't use, don't want or will simply ad...