Articles filed under Theater
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New opera lets veterans tell their stories through musicNov 05, 2019 10:00 pm - “Just don't grow up too fast, OK?” a female soldier begs in the video she sends home to her daughter. Given the distance, it is as happy a mother-daughter moment as they...
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Books come to life as students present 'The Enchanted Bookshop' in GurneeNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - Fourth- and fifth-graders in Woodland Elementary District 50 in Gurnee are putting on a fantastical stage play set in an all-too-real location, a struggling bookstore. B...
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Start a holiday tradition with Elgin Theatre Company's 'Old Tyme Radio Show' Nov. 15-24Nov 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Imagine that it is somewhere in the 1950s and you are at home in the evening listening to your radio positioned carefully on a table in the living room. You are there wi...
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Glenbard East Theatre presents 'Eurydice'Nov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - "Eurydice," a modern take on the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, will be presented by Glenbard East Theatre. The show is about the perfect couple until Eurydice dies on...
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Metea Valley opens theater season with 'Figments' Nov. 7-9Nov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - "Figments" will take center stage at Metea Valley High when the Aurora school opens its 2019-2020 theater season. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Nov. 7...
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Geneva High School to put on its first fall musical Nov. 7-9Nov 03, 2019 10:00 pm - Geneva High School will present "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. " You can support our very own Geneva High School's actors and actresses as they take to the...
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Theater owners: 'The Irishman' 'deserved better' releaseNov 01, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Martin Scorsese's crime epic "The Irishman" landed in theaters Friday, but not nearly enough of them for theater owners. John Fithian, president and chie...
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On stage: Lookingglass remounts 'Steadfast Tin Soldier' & New American Folk premieres a country tunerNov 01, 2019 6:00 am - Previews continue for Marriott Theatre's revival of “Oliver!” starring Kai Edgar and Kayden Koshelev, who share the titular role of the orphan boy who's befriended by a...
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Ronnie Marmo solo show delivers convincing portrait of 'Lenny Bruce'Oct 31, 2019 6:00 am - “I'm Not a Comedian ... I'm Lenny Bruce” - ★ ★ ★ Several years ago, Comedy Central and Rolling Stone published lists of the all-time best stand-up comedians. Lenny Bruce...
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John Leguizamo delivers engaging 'Latin History for Morons' despite tech glitchesOct 30, 2019 4:30 pm - “Latin History for Morons” - ★ ★ ★ “That's live theater for you, folks,” said a slightly exasperated John Leguizamo at the Tuesday opening of “Latin History for Morons....