Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: Live improv returns to Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud TheaterSep 18, 2020 6:00 am - Laugh live Schaumburg's Laugh Out Loud Theater resumes live performances of its improv show "20,000 Laughs Under the Sea." Temperature checks are required for all patron...
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Step into the spotlight at Northbrook Theatre this fallSep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - From "Pod Plays" and a virtual show to physically distanced live performances, Northbrook Theatre is offering a creative lineup of performing arts programming this autum...
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Babes With Blades celebrates female actor/combatantsSep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Acting, storytelling and physical expression have always intrigued Kathrynne Wolf. As a child, the Mount Prospect native and a friend staged a fight in a library parking...
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Northbrook Theatre takes the show online!Sep 17, 2020 11:00 pm - Northbrook Park District Performing Arts staff got creative when theater venues closed due to the pandemic, delivering a new kind of experience for youth actors. The Nor...
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Drury Lane's 'An American in Paris' dances away with a leading 12 Jeff Award nominationsSep 15, 2020 9:00 am - In the wake of a 2019-2020 theater season cut short by nearly five months as a result of COVID-19 shutdowns, Drury Lane Theatre in Oakbrook Terrace emerged with a leadin...
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Spotlight: Live reading of 'The Glass Menagerie' at redtwist, Hershey Felder channels George GershwinSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Redtwist live Former Goodman Theatre producer/director and redtwist theatre ensemble member Steve Scott helms the company's live reading of "The Glass Menagerie," Tennes...
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Psychic by day, stand-up by night - comedian conjures laughs at Chicago's ZaniesSep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - After comedians finish their sets, you might find them swapping stories with colleagues or maybe getting a bite to eat. But not Karen Rontowski. Not when she's in Chicag...
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COD alumnus Lamorne Morris stars in new Hulu comedy series addressing racial inequalitySep 09, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage Theatre alumnus and actor Lamorne Morris is starring as the protagonist of "Woke," a new semi-animated comedy series on Hulu that sheds light on a vari...
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Oak Park magician deftly adapts 'The Magic Parlour at Home' for online audiencesSep 03, 2020 9:00 am - Dennis Watkins had been performing five shows a week at the Palmer House Hilton for about 10 years when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the hotel shut down in March. Look...
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Spotlight: Jeff Award winner Donica Lynn headlines Skokie concert seriesSep 01, 2020 6:00 am - Blue bash American Blues Theater celebrates its 35th anniversary online with its Blue Bash benefit. The interactive event includes performances by ensemble members ...