Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: Next up at First Folio - an online reading of 'The Little Match Girl'Dec 30, 2020 10:00 pm - More stories online First Folio Theatre's online winter reading series continues with artistic associate Cassy Schillo reading Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little...
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TikTok, other platforms bring musical theater fan fiction to lifeDec 30, 2020 5:00 am - Emily Jacobsen insists that she was just warbling a bit of nonsense while cleaning her apartment this summer. She didn't intend to create a fake musical about a rat who ...
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Editorial: What our resilient arts community taught us during the pandemicDec 30, 2020 12:00 am - Fourth in an Opinion series The Daily Herald Editorial Board In mid-March, Illinois' theaters and music venues went dark. What we all hoped would be a brief hiatus stret...
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Tituss Burgess, Adam Lambert star in 'Ratatouille' musicalDec 28, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK - TikTok's crowdsourced "Ratatouille" musical has cooked up some serious talent for its one-night-only benefit concert, including roles for Tituss Burgess, Adam...
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Local theater proves resilient, resourceful in year defined by pandemic, civil unrestDec 25, 2020 5:00 am - During a year defined by a global pandemic and civil unrest, Chicago-area theater was marked by anxiety, resilience and the recognition that when it comes to equity and ...
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Spotlight: First Folio reading series showcases works by Alfred Tennyson, O. HenryDec 23, 2020 5:00 am - Winter delights First Folio Theatre's family-friendly winter reading series continues with artistic associate Nick Sandys reading Alfred Tennyson's "Ring Out, Wild Bells...
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Hershey Felder brings history and music together for online benefit concertsDec 20, 2020 6:32 am - Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th-century Russian composer Tchaikovsky. It must have be...
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'A Christmas Carol': A staple of Christmas Past remains presentDec 19, 2020 6:29 am - This year, you can have "A Christmas Carol" any way you want it. Almost. You'd like to see it in real time on your laptop? You can do that. Want to gather around the rad...
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Batavia High School to put on 'The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon' Dec. 23Dec 18, 2020 10:00 pm - The Batavia High School Drama Program will put on “The Holiday Channel Christmas Movie Wonderthon.” The play was written by Don Zolidis and is directed by Joshua Casburn...
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Live from Italy, Hershey Felder tells stories, helps othersDec 17, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Just the other day, pianist and actor Hershey Felder found himself in the apartment in Italy once owned by the 19th century Russian composer Tchaikovsky....