Articles filed under Theater
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First Folio's 'Salvage' examines what we hold dearApr 03, 2014 11:00 pm - During intermission on opening night of First Folio Theatre's world premiere of “Salvage,” not everyone raced for refreshments and the restrooms. Instead, some audience ...
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Plimpton making West End debutApr 02, 2014 5:00 am - Martha Plimpton is an American in London, grappling with all that ails the United States. The Emmy Award-winning star of TV sitcom “Raising Hope” — whose theater credits...
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'Tiny Thumbelina' takes the stage at Steel Beam TheatreApr 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Children's Theatre, 111 W. Main St., St. Charles, will present "Tiny Thumbelina," a musical, beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 5, and running for four weeke...
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Streamwood High School stages "Fiddler on the Roof"Apr 01, 2014 11:00 pm - Streamwood High School is presenting its spring musical, "Fiddler on the Roof," the next two weekends in the high school auditorium. Performances began Thursday and con...
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Weekend picks: Elmo's in trouble in 'Sesame Street Live'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Elmo's song: See what happens when furry Elmo gets his hands on Abby Cadabby's magic wand in “Sesame Street Live: Can't Stop Singing” at the Sears Centre Arena, 5333...
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Improv Playhouse to perform 'The Gathering'Mar 30, 2014 11:00 pm - The Improv Playhouse will produce "The Gathering," the late-Josephine Raciti Forsberg's contemporary adaptation of the last hour of the Last Supper, directed by David Br...
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Theater events: Broadway star reprises role in Drury Lane's 'Les Mis'Mar 28, 2014 6:00 am - ‘Les Mis' returns Ivan Rutherford, who played Jean Valjean in more than 2,000 performances of “Les Miserables” on Broadway and during the 20th anniversary revival a...
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Improv festival brings acts far and wide to Chicago, SchaumburgMar 28, 2014 5:30 am - Local residents have earned the right to be a bit smug when it comes to boasting about Chicago's impact on comedy. After all, famous comedians like Tina Fey, Steve Carel...
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Lincolnshire library hosts 'Fractured Fairy Tales'Mar 28, 2014 1:00 am - Karey Burton of Naperville performs the roles of a chicken, a cow, a rabbit and a clothing designer — all in an hour. Burton is one of eight members of GreatWorks Touri...
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Broadway star anything but blue about Genie role in 'Aladdin'Mar 26, 2014 5:45 am - The guy who plays the Genie in Broadway's “Aladdin” isn't hard to find. He's the one in the dressing room with Thor comic books and toys piled high. He's the one with a ...