Articles filed under Theater
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On stage: 'Little Shop of Horrors' takes over Paramount stage while Drury Lane celebrates Johnny CashAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - BET salutes soul music Black Ensemble Theater pays tribute to soul music and such seminal artists as Al Green, Gladys Knight, Barry White, and Ashford and Simpson, among...
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Wheaton's Shakespeare in the Park Aug. 24 show canceled due to heatAug 22, 2023 11:00 pm - Due to the excessive heat warning, Wheaton College's Arena Theater is canceling the Thursday, Aug. 24, performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The Shakespeare in t...
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Arena Theater's annual Shakespeare in the Park to feature 'Twelfth Night' Aug. 24-26Aug 21, 2023 11:00 pm - Due to the excessive heat warning, Wheaton College's Arena Theater is canceling the Thursday, Aug. 24, performance of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night." The Shakespeare ...
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Ron Cephas Jones, 'This Is Us' actor who won 2 Emmys, dies at 66Aug 20, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Ron Cephas Jones, a veteran stage actor who won two Emmy Awards for his role as a long-lost father who finds redemption on the NBC television drama series ...
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Respect for the material animates Jeff Award-winner Nathaniel Stampley's approach to Marriott's 'Gypsy'Aug 19, 2023 6:00 am - Early on, Nathaniel Stampley knew music would be part of his life. The son of a pastor father and a musician mother, who sang and played the organ at the couple's churc...
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Theater for Charity to put on 'Into the Woods' musical Sept. 22-24Aug 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Theater for Charity will present the musical "Into the Woods" on Sept. 22-24 at Center Stage Theater in Naperville. Profits, raffle proceeds and donations will be give...
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GreenMan Theatre to hold auditions for Noel Coward classic comedy 'Blithe Spirit' Aug. 27-28Aug 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Actors who admire Noel Coward's comedic ghost story, "Blithe Spirit," are invited to audition for GreenMan Theatre Troupe's November production of the celebrated British...
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Welcome home: Broadway vet returns to the 'burbs to star in Marriott's 'Gypsy'Aug 16, 2023 11:00 pm - As a youngster, Lucia Spina recalled her father advising her and her brother to choose careers carefully. The Broadway veteran's dad told them to choose something they ...
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Spotlight: Broadway vets take Marriott stage for 'Gypsy' revivalAug 15, 2023 6:00 am - Broadway vets return Broadway veterans Lucia Spina, a North Central College graduate, and Nathaniel Stampley, a Joseph Jefferson Award winner, return for Marriott Theatr...
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Wego Drama kicks off season with laughs, opening with 'The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon'Aug 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School kicks off the 2023-24 theatrical season with their "New Directors Showcase: The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" by Don Zo...