Articles filed under Theater
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Vanessa Carlton channels Carole King on BroadwayAug 08, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Over the years, the Broadway show about singer-songwriter Carole King has starred powerful singers in the title role. But until now it hasn't had one thi...
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'Freaky Friday' musical a fun romp in Williams Street Rep premiereAug 08, 2019 6:00 am - “Freaky Friday” - ★ ★ ★ Disney has gotten loads of mileage out of Mary Rodgers' 1972 novel “Freaky Friday,” including a 2016 stage musical adaptation now making i...
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Judson to host first Midwest Opera productionAug 07, 2019 1:00 am - Judson University in Elgin will host the Midwest Opera Theatre's first opera production Aug. 31. Judson's Demoss Center for Worship in the Performing Arts will host the ...
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Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to life with 'Nevermore'Aug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Goodly Creatures Theatre brings Poe's poetry to the stage with original adaptation 'Nevermore'
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St. Charles-based group presents 'Newsies' in ElginAug 05, 2019 11:00 pm - In 2011, youth theater director and educator Connie Flores founded the 501c3 performing arts studio, Marquee Youth Stage, in St. Charles with the mission of "empowering ...
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'Shakespeare Shorts': All the world's a stage, even Mundelein village hallAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - As the sun set over Mundelein village hall one evening last week, a cast of actors gathered amid picnic tables strewed with wigs, duct tape swords, a kilt, bags of costu...
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Glenbard North seeks volunteers for state theater fest rehearsalsAug 02, 2019 11:00 pm - Glenbard North Theatre has been selected to host the All State rehearsals for the January 2020 Theatre Fest performance. This is an exciting time for theater students an...
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Tragedy inspires compassion from a Canadian town in the poignant Sept. 11-inspired 'Come From Away'Aug 02, 2019 12:00 pm - “Come From Away” - ★ ★ ★ ★ At a time when compassion and decency often seem in short supply, the heartening musical “Come From Away” serves as a poignant reminder that t...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 02, 2019 9:00 am - It's a big music weekend in the suburbs with Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band and The Beach Boys headlining a double-bill at Ravinia and REO Speedwagon playing Rosemont ...
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Theater events: Den Theatre premieres 'Matrix' musical parody; Porchlight honors director Gary GriffinAug 02, 2019 6:00 am - • The Den Theatre, 1331 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, premieres "The One: The Matrix Parody Musical," Laura Marsh's sendup (created by fans, for fans) of the 1990s sci-fi ...