Articles filed under Theater
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Shakespeare, outdoor theater a good fit for summerJun 13, 2014 5:00 am - The centuries-old works of William Shakespeare still have actors and audiences thinking outside the box - and outside the theater. Shakespeare's plays have lent themsel...
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Church to perform 'Jericho: The Musical'Jun 13, 2014 1:01 am - The biblical story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho will be retold in a compelling format, "Jericho: The Musical," to be performed Sunday, June 15, by the Chancel Cho...
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'Driving Miss Daisy' playwright to speak at HarperJun 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Submitted by Harper College Playwright Alfred Uhry clutched the iconic gold statuette during his acceptance speech at the 1990 Academy Awards and quipped, "I guess I'm l...
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Lifeline's comic fantasy a 'Monstrous' delightJun 12, 2014 5:30 am - I have never read a novel from fantasy writer Terry Pratchett's Discworld series. But after seeing Lifeline Theatre's zealous, laugh-out-loud world premiere adaptation o...
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Wheelchair no obstacle for suburban theater womanJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - Linda Collins really wants - and needs - a new wheelchair-accessible van with hand controls so she can regain the independence lost to multiple sclerosis. "Right now, no...
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Marriott's 'Godspell' goes contemporary, losing hippie-era edgeJun 12, 2014 1:01 am - The hippies of the 1971 musical revue "Godspell" have been replaced with pretty, peppy contemporary Christians at the Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire. It's for the Chic...
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Andrews Sisters tributes boogie onto local stagesJun 11, 2014 5:30 am - Break out the bugles: World War II may be long over, but the sisters who brought Boogie Woogie to the troops are back. More than 45 years after the Andrews Sisters last...
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Neil Simon's 'Brighton Beach Memoirs' comes to ElginJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - Eric Faler is a 17-year-old high school graduate. He shaves his face. He is old enough to drive. He will be heading off to college in the fall. But starting Friday, June...
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Soured on theater after parking ticketsJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - After reading your view on the Metropolis Theater I have to comment. We were members and major donors to the arts and had season tickets until the police started giving ...
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Predictions for who will and should win at the TonysJun 08, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - It's been a year on Broadway so unpredictable that the only thing for certain at the Tony Awards on Sunday is that Hugh Jackman will be the host. There have b...