Articles filed under Theater
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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...
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Theater events: Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' 'Everybody' premieres at Brown Paper Box Co.Jul 13, 2018 6:00 am - • Brown Paper Box Co. presents the regional premiere of the Pulitzer Prize finalist "Everybody," Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' contemporary riff on the 15th-century morality p...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 13, 2018 1:00 am - This weekend brings fests to Itasca and Lake in the Hills, while rodeo fans can enjoy an exciting display of riding in Wauconda. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahea...
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Oakton Community College's 'Play On' festival returns July 23-25Jul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Play On, a Midwest-based playwriting festival, will be held July 23-25, at Oakton Community College's Studio One Theater, 1600 E. Golf Road, Des Plaines. Now in its 10th...
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ECC Musical Theatre to put on 'Spring Awakening' musical July 27 to Aug. 5Jul 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its production of the Tony Award-winning, R-rated, coming-of-age musical "Spring Awakening" July 27 to Aug. 5. Base...
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U-46 students to put on 'Les Miserables' July 19-21Jul 11, 2018 11:00 pm - High school students from across Elgin Area School District U-46 came together this summer to participate in the Summer Theatre production of "Les Miserables: School Edi...
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Estefans: Immigration debate has fueled reaction to musicalJul 11, 2018 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gloria and Emilio Estefan credit President Donald Trump with boosting audience enthusiasm for their stage musical "On Your Feet!" As the immigration d...
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Theater spotlight: 'Pinkalicious' brings sparkle and fun to Marriott stageJul 11, 2018 6:00 am - Tickled pink Marriott Theatre presents its musical adaptation of "Pinkalicious," based on the children's book by Victoria Kann and Elizabeth Kann about a girl who d...