Articles filed under Theater
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A crowd-pleaser: Chicago Shakespeare modernizes its merry 'Midsummer Night's Dream'Dec 20, 2018 6:00 am - “A Midsummer Night's Dream” - ★ ★ ★ Try not to think too seriously about the logic behind Chicago Shakespeare Theater's modernized take on “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” ...
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West Aurora High School celebrates the season with madrigal dinnerDec 18, 2018 10:00 pm - West Aurora High School's music department staged its 32nd annual madrigal dinner Dec. 15. Sponsored by the school's music department, the event opened with seating of g...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsDec 18, 2018 5:00 am - One-man band Musician Jaik Willis can beatbox, play "flying V guitar," sing his own material and more. Catch his holiday show at the Ravinia Brewing Company, 582 Roger...
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Spotlight: Second City's 'Nut-Cracking' revue skewers the holidays at MetropolisDec 18, 2018 5:00 am - Second City sendup The Second City returns to the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre with its "Nut-Cracking Holiday Revue" featuring new sketches skewering holiday tradit...
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'It's a Wonderful Life' comes to Cutting HallDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - Palatine Park District will stage a live radio play of the 1946 classic holiday film “It's A Wonderful Life” Friday, Dec. 21, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150...
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Magical Starlight Theatre to put on 'Tarzan the Stage Musical'Dec 17, 2018 10:00 pm - Tickets are now on sale for Magical Starlight Theatre's January 2019 production of "Tarzan: The Stage Musical." Performances will be held on Jan. 11-13 and 18-20 at Nap...
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Theater events: Adult holiday fare opens this week on Chicago-area stagesDec 14, 2018 9:30 am - • Previews begin Friday, Dec. 14, for Pride Films and Plays' fourth production of "Barney the Elf," an adults-only tweaking of a holiday tale. Morale at the North Pole c...
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Glenbard North to prep for state theater festival with 'Feathers and Teeth' encoreDec 13, 2018 10:00 pm - Glenbard North High School's fall play "Feathers and Teeth" was selected to be performed at the Illinois High School Theatre Festival in January. To practice traveling ...
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Theater spotlight: 'Unforgettable' Evan Tyrone Martin channels Nat King Cole at MarriottDec 12, 2018 6:14 am - 'Unforgettable' night Singer/actor Evan Tyrone Martin ("Jesus Christ Superstar," "Dreamgirls," "The Little Mermaid," "Rent") channels beloved crooner Nat King Cole as pa...
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Aaron Sorkin hits Broadway with an iconic courtroom dramaDec 11, 2018 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Aaron Sorkin is a huge fan of courtroom dramas, both as a reader and as a watcher. His first Broadway play was the swashbuckling military justice story, ...