Articles filed under Theater
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Friendships and Fun: See 'Aladdin' with A Special Place on March 3Feb 21, 2023 10:00 pm - Cheryl Butler created A Special Place in 2012 to help young adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities showcase their talents while making frie...
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Things to do Feb. 24-March 2: Chicago Golf Show, Lake County Craft Beer Fest & moreFeb 21, 2023 12:00 pm - By Luke Zurawski lzurawski@dailyherald.com Before Friday "Frindle": 10 a.m. daily through Friday, Feb. 24, at the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre, 111 W. Campbell St.,...
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Overshadowed Theatrical Productions delivers comedy in 'The 39 Steps'Feb 20, 2023 10:00 pm - Overshadowed Theatrical Productions presents Alfred Hitchcock's "The 39 Steps" this March. The production adapted by Patrick Barlow, based on the movie of the same titl...
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GreenMan Theatre puts on its first murder mystery 'Shooby Doo in That's the Way the Cookie Murders!'Feb 19, 2023 10:00 pm - All grown up and ready to solve their first-ever murder mystery - set in Elmhurst, no less! Familiar characters from a classic cartoon will take the stage in performance...
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Song-and-dance man Matt Crowle takes on crooked innkeeper Thénardier in 'Les Miserables'Feb 18, 2023 5:00 am - As a child, Chicago-area theater artist Matt Crowle wanted to be Mikhail Baryshnikov. One of his instructors had something else in mind. She thought he might enjoy tap....
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Spotlight: Writers Theatre brings sweet love story 'Once' back to the stageFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - Tuneful tale Writers Theatre revives "Once," the Tony Award-winning tuner adapted from the Oscar-winning film. It's about an Irish musician who gives up his career becau...
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'Lasting friendship' brings cheer to Marklund in the form of kids' visits, valentinesFeb 17, 2023 5:00 am - With about 65 first graders chanting “Clarey! Clarey! Clarey!” residents and staff at Marklund Hyde Center campus in Geneva could say without hesitation it was the most ...
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Things to do Feb. 17-23: Chicago Auto Show, comedy, concerts, fests and moreFeb 15, 2023 5:00 am - Before Friday Chicago Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through Sunday, Feb. 19, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, at McCormick Place, 2301 S. King Drive, Chicago...
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Curtain goes up on 'Young Frankenstein' at Maine West, while Maine East stages 'The Little Mermaid'Feb 14, 2023 10:00 pm - Stories of fantasy and the supernatural will take center stage in musical productions at Maine Township District 207 high schools. Maine West in Des Plaines will presen...
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Boop-oop-a-doop: New Betty Boop musical premieres this fall in ChicagoFeb 13, 2023 10:00 pm - Grammy Award-winning composer/producer David Foster ("After the Love Has Gone," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," "I Have Nothing") and Tony Award-winning choreographer Jerry Mit...