Articles filed under Theater
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Spotlight: 'Kinky Boots' steps up at Aurora's Paramount TheatreAug 11, 2021 10:15 am - Steppin' up Paramount Theatre resumes live, in-person performances with a revival of the musical "Kinky Boots," about the owner of a failing shoe factory and the d...
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Beanie Feldstein to lead revival of 'Funny Girl' on BroadwayAug 11, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Broadway revival of 'œFunny Girl" is aiming to open next year with Beanie Feldstein in the starring role originated by Barbra Streisand. Producers ann...
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COD College Theater holds auditions for fall productions 'The Living' and 'She Kills Monsters' Aug. 26-27Aug 10, 2021 11:00 pm - General auditions for College of DuPage College Theater's fall productions of "The Living" and "She Kills Monsters" will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 26, and 3 p.m. ...
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Wego Drama returns to in-person shows with 'Harvey' Aug. 20-21Aug 09, 2021 11:00 pm - Wego Drama at West Chicago Community High School celebrates the return of live theater with the American classic "Harvey." Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday...
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David Sedaris returning to Paramount Theatre in AuroraAug 09, 2021 1:00 am - David Sedaris is returning to the Paramount Theatre in Aurora. The best-selling author and raconteur, famed for books like "Calypso," "Me Talk Pretty One Day" and "Naked...
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020Aug 08, 2021 7:20 am - NEW YORK - Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical - actually 10, to be precise. Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loeb was...
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Meet 'The Mighty Ted' in Summer Place's musical comedy Aug. 20-22Aug 06, 2021 11:00 pm - When a pianist, comedian, and musical theater buff suffers a stroke, he isn't the least surprised when wise-cracking doctors and singing physical therapists dance onto t...
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Prefer theater by starlight? Check out 'Shipwrecked' in Glenview and Shakespeare in St. CharlesAug 06, 2021 5:00 pm - Theater under the stars Oil Lamp Theater's 2022 outdoor season continues with “Shipwrecked! An Entertainment.” Donald Margulies' adventure dramedy is inspired by a ...
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Lisa Loeb and fellow Brown University alumni musicalize 2020Aug 06, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Group reunions on Zoom have rarely become the fuel for good art. But one has created a musical - actually 10, to be precise. Grammy Award-winner Lisa Loe...
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Queen bees compete for pageant crown in Goodman's 'School Girls; Or The African Mean Girls Play'Aug 05, 2021 6:00 am - “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” - ★ ★ ★ An almost perfect play. That's how director Lili-Anne Brown described “School Girls; Or The African Mean G...