Articles filed under Theater
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'Dixie's Tupperware Party' sets up shop at Elgin's Grand Victoria CasinoMar 05, 2018 5:00 am - Whenever a new Tupperware catalog or product line is released, you can bet that the drag star of “Dixie's Tupperware Party” will be dreaming up new gags. Kris Andersson...
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Northlight Theatre to showcase female writers, welcome back Mike NussbaumMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Chicago theater elder statesman Mike Nussbaum returns to Skokie's Northlight Theatre - which he co-founded with director Frank Galati and producing director Greg Kandel ...
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McHenry County College to present "Trudy and Max in Love"Mar 04, 2018 10:00 pm - The Black Box Theatre at McHenry County College will present "Trudy and Max in Love" by Zoe Kazan. The multitalented Zoe Kazan provides a humorous take on an unconventio...
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Harvest Christian Academy to put on 'Hello Dolly!' musicalMar 03, 2018 10:00 pm - The Harvest Christian Academy theater arts department welcomes audiences to their captivating spring musical "Hello Dolly!" Performances will be 7 p.m. Thursday and Frid...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsMar 02, 2018 9:00 am - It's Monster Jam time! And it's time to laugh with comedian Mike Lebovitz. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahead. For others, go to dailyherald.com/calendar. Tru...
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'Three the Hard Way' a mixed bag in Steel Beam premiereMar 02, 2018 5:00 am - “Three the Hard Way” — ★ ★ ½ St. Charles' Steel Beam Theatre took a gamble in presenting the nearly forgotten “Three the Hard Way,” but director Ann Keen pushed for...
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Writers Theatre's new season includes 'Next to Normal,' world premiereMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical and the 1920s chapter from August Wilson's Pittsburgh Cycle are on tap for Writers Theatre's 2018-2019 season, which m...
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Keith Huff's gripping crime drama 'Six Corners' poses difficult questionsFeb 28, 2018 10:00 am - “Six Corners” - ★ ★ ★ In the opening moments of “Six Corners,” by Arlington Heights native Keith Huff, a gruff Chicago detective working the late shift talks by phone wi...
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Theater events: Gift Theatre starts 17th season with 'Hang Man'Feb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Gift Theatre premiere Residents of a small Southern town are forced to confront their complicity in an African-American man's lynching in The Gift Theatre's world premie...
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Steppenwolf's 43rd season to include world premieres, Sam Shepard revivalFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A world premiere by Pulitzer Prize-winning ensemble member Bruce Norris and a classic by the late Sam Shepard will bookend Steppenwolf Theatre's 43rd season announced We...