Articles filed under Theater
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Paramount Theatre resumes live performances with exuberant 'Kinky Boots' revivalSep 02, 2021 8:00 am - “Kinky Boots” - ★ ★ ★ Paramount Theatre's “Kinky Boots” cast could have sung the phone book on a bare stage and the audience response to their performance likely would h...
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Batavia High School to put on 'Animal Farm' Sept. 16-18Sep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Batavia High School will present George Orwell's "Animal Farm" at 5:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, Sept. 16-18, at Batavia Fine Arts Centre, 1200 Main St. The drama, dire...
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Mosaic Players set to kick off Fall Tour with comedyAug 30, 2021 11:00 pm - "On the Verge or The Geography of Yearning," a comedy by playwright and television producer/writer Eric Overmyer, will kick off Mosaic Players' Fall Tour Saturday and Su...
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Good News Sunday: Artist who started out with memorable snow sculptures tries new medium - strawAug 29, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: As a scrawny Wisconsin kid from the Nort...
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Ravinia, Writers Theatre among suburban arts centers receiving COVID relief fundsAug 27, 2021 1:00 am - Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Writers Theatre in Glencoe and The Improv Playhouse in Libertyville are among North suburban arts and cultural businesses set to recei...
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Elgin Shakespeare Project delivers 'Henry V' the Elizabethan way - without directions and rehearsalsAug 26, 2021 6:00 am - The Elgin Shakespeare Project is not your grandfather's Shakespeare. And that's OK, says Sean Hargadon, the project's founder and producer. Audiences can see for themsel...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre's summer concert series concludes with a tribute to ElvisAug 25, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre's summer concert series, produced in cooperation with Artists Lounge Live, concludes this weekend with "Elvis My Way." The tribut...
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Writers Theatre celebrates its 30th anniversary season with two world premieresAug 25, 2021 1:00 am - Writers Theatre announced it will resume live, in-person performances in December, which marks the start of the company's four-show, 30th anniversary season. The se...
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Live shows return to Paramount Theatre in AuroraAug 19, 2021 1:00 am - St. Charles resident Julie Saviano has been waiting for the return of live shows. On Wednesday, Saviano and her son, Alex, were among 600 people taking in "Kinky Boots,"...
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Spotlight: Marriott Theatre and Artists Lounge Live celebrate 1960s pop iconAug 18, 2021 6:00 am - In concert at Marriott Marriott Theatre and Artists Lounge Live present Joseph Jefferson Award winner Michelle Lauto ("Spamilton") in concert. Lauto premieres "My H...