Articles filed under Theater
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Theater spotlight: An American classic, an Irish drama and an epistolary love storyJun 29, 2022 6:00 am - ABT revives classic Oak Park writer/director Monty Cole helms American Blues Theater's revival of "Fences," August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about a former N...
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Spotlight: Felicia P. Fields celebrates the blues in Writers Theatre's premiereJun 24, 2022 6:00 am - Writers premiere Felicia P. Fields and director Ron OJ Parson, who last collaborated on Writers Theatre's revival of "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom," reunite for the world pr...
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Brightside Theatre summer performance canceledJun 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Brightside Theatre and Naperville Park District have canceled a June 30 performance at the Millennium Carillon Amphitheatre due to a conflict with the setup for the ...
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Goodman's 'Life After' a beautifully composed, brilliantly sung examination of love, lossJun 23, 2022 11:45 am - “Life After” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Early in “Life After,” the eloquent chamber musical about a teenage girl confronting the sudden death of her father, 16-year-old Alice, her older ...
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COD College Theater to put on 'Ocean 9-1-1' at local libraries and on campusJun 22, 2022 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater presents "Ocean 9-1-1" on the college's Glen Ellyn campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., and at area locations this summer. An original screenplay ...
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COD College Theater to stage 'The SpongeBob Musical' July 7-17Jun 22, 2022 11:00 pm - College of DuPage College Theater will present "The SpongeBob Musical" from July 7 to 17 in the Playhouse Theater. Performances will be 7 p.m. on Thursdays through Sunda...
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Broadway's 'MJ' gets a box office bump after the Tony AwardsJun 22, 2022 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - 'œMJ,'ť the hit-filled Broadway musical about the King of Pop, got a huge bump at the box office after nabbing four Tony Awards and getting valuable expo...
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James Rado, who co-created groundbreaking 'Hair,' dies at 90Jun 22, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - James Rado, co-creator of the groundbreaking hippie musical "Hair," which celebrated protest, pot and free love and paved the way for the sound of rock on Bro...
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Broadway theaters to drop their mask mandate starting in JulyJun 21, 2022 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in ...
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Primo cast makes Drury Lane's 'Steel Magnolias' worth seeingJun 17, 2022 3:00 pm - “Steel Magnolias” - ★ ★ ★/h3> When it came to casting Drury Lane Theatre's “Steel Magnolias,” director Johanna McKenzie Miller and casting director Matthew D. Carney hit...