Articles filed under Theater
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Tony-winning 'Band's Visit' stops in Chicago next yearJul 17, 2018 1:00 am - "The Band's Visit," the acclaimed musical directed by Skokie native David Cromer that earned 10 Tony Awards last month, comes to Chicago for a brief run next year. B...
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High school actors bring comedic one-acts to stageJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - High School Comedy Playhouse presents "A Night of Laughter With HSCP," featuring a night full of three one-act plays at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. Wood ...
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'Willy Wonka Jr.' at Lake Park High SchoolJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Students participating in a two-week summer theater camp will show what they learned Thursday during a performance of "Willy Wonka, Jr." The family musical, which comb...
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Hello Broadway Theatre to stage 'Beauty and the Beast Jr.' in BataviaJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Hello Broadway Theatre Company will perform its summer play, Disney's "Beauty and the Beast Jr.," at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 20, and 2 p.m. Saturday, July 21 at the B...
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre celebrates 30 yearsJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre presents Cabaret Night, an evening of songs celebrating a 30-year legacy of bringing musical theater to area audiences. Cabaret Night will be a...
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Wheaton Drama to hold 'Willy Wonka' auditions July 22-23Jul 15, 2018 11:00 pm - Wheaton Drama will hold auditions for Roald Dahl's "Willy Wonka" on Sunday and Monday, July 22-23, with callbacks scheduled for Thursday, July 26. No appointments will ...
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Live Art Series presents 'Miss Major Cushman' Aug. 24Jul 15, 2018 11:00 pm - The Live Art Series presents "Miss Major Cushman" from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, at Water Street Studios, 160 S. Water St. in Batavia. It will be performed by Sarah R...
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Drury Lane's excellent 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” leaves lasting impressionJul 13, 2018 5:00 pm - “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Nearly two years after her revelatory revival of “Smokey Joe's Cafe” at Drury Lane Theatre, director Marcia Milgrom Dodge returns to Oa...
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Talented stars up to challenges of Marriott's 'Murder for Two'Jul 13, 2018 11:00 am - “Murder for Two” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “Murder for Two” only calls for two actors, yet this challenging 2011 musical doesn't receive as many productions as other similarly sized sh...
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Lighting director magically mixes shadow play with tech in 'End of TV' at ChopinJul 13, 2018 6:00 am - Commercials from the 1990s that once rocked pop culture and encapsulated the decade's eccentric energy have since retired to online archives and YouTube or have been for...