Articles filed under Theater
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Schaumburg On Stage to hold summer campJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - The youth theater group Schaumburg On Stage will hold a musical theater summer camp for ages 8 to 19 to prepare for six performances of "The Little Mermaid" from Aug. 1 ...
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Metropolis announces new shows for 2018-19 seasonJun 14, 2018 1:00 am - Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights has announced a series of concerts, comedy sets and other performances as part of its upcoming 2018-19 lineup. Met...
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Steppenwolf's 'Guards at the Taj' testifies to power of art, friendshipJun 13, 2018 12:00 pm - “Guards at the Taj” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At the end of the lengthy opening scene in Steppenwolf Theatre's “Guards at the Taj,” about a pair of low-level imperial flunkies standing ...
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'Supergirl' Melissa Benoist is 'coming home' to BroadwayJun 12, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - To get ready to play legendary songwriter Carole King on Broadway, Melissa Benoist had to learn her lines and complicated stage directions. Lyrics, not s...
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Theater spotlight: Phylicia Rashad makes Steppenwolf debut with 'The Roommate'Jun 12, 2018 6:00 am - Cohabitation comedy Tony Award-winner Phylicia Rashad makes her Steppenwolf Theatre directing debut with "The Roommate," Jen Silverman's comedy about cohabitation. Stepp...
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The beat goes on: 'The Cher Show' premieres in ChicagoJun 11, 2018 5:20 pm - Rest assured Cher fans, one of the star's signature mannerisms - the hair flip - appears in all its incarnations in the new Broadway-bound musical "The Cher Show" beginn...
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Tony winner's success 'not a shock' back home in BarringtonJun 11, 2018 1:00 am - Katrina Lenk — who Sunday night won the Tony Award for leading actress in a musical — showed potential greatness even as a teenager at Barrington High School, according ...
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Josh Groban, Sara Bareilles rely on each other for Tony gigJun 10, 2018 7:26 am - NEW YORK - Josh Groban and Sara Bareilles say they're glad they're hosting Sunday's Tony Awards together, in part because of their banter. The Broadway veterans say they...
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Theater events: Underscore reveals revised Chicago-set 'Haymarket'Jun 08, 2018 6:00 am - • Workers at a yoga store find their lives upended after violence takes place nearby in "Clearing," a dark, coming-of-age comedy by Beth Hyland. Commission Theatre's pro...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJun 08, 2018 1:00 am - Get a taste of Civil War history in Elgin, join other muggles at a celebration of magic in Aurora or catch a concert of Mexican music in Rosemont this weekend in the sub...