Articles filed under Theater
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Palatine youth theater camp performs 'The Little Mermaid Jr.'Jul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine Park District's youth theater camp will present Disney's "The Little Mermaid Jr. " today and Saturday, July 28, at Cutting Hall Performing Arts Center, 150 E. W...
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Stripped-down revival of 'The Color Purple' retains powerful messageJul 25, 2018 11:45 am - “The Color Purple” - ★ ★ ★ ½ It's too bad that Broadway in Chicago couldn't have booked the national tour of “The Color Purple” into a smaller venue than the 3,875-seat ...
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Metropolis' tuneful 'Beehive' sweet as cotton candy and just as fillingJul 25, 2018 8:00 am - “Beehive” - ★ ★ ½ If there is an ideal time for a revival of “Beehive: The 60's Musical,” that time is summer. A frothy homage to 1960s girl groups and female solo artis...
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A play about straight white men on Broadway makes historyJul 24, 2018 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The play that just opened at the Helen Hayes Theatre on Broadway may have a cast dominated by white men but history has been made behind the scenes. Youn...
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Spotlight: 'The African Company Presents Richard III' comes to the stageJul 24, 2018 6:00 am - Drama under the stars The African Company of New York, the nation's first black theater ensemble, creates a bit of a stir in Carlyle Brown's period drama "The Afric...
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Schaumburg Summer Theatre to present 'Ragtime'Jul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - Schaumburg Summer Theatre presents the epic musical "Ragtime" for five performances beginning Friday, July 27, at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts, 201 Schaumbu...
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Vero Voce puts on 'Cry Baby the Musical' July 27 to Aug. 12Jul 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Vero Voce Theatre presents "Cry Baby the Musical" at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, July 27-Aug. 12, at the theater, 951 State Ave., Suite F in St....
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'Much Ado About Nothin' the Musical' to open July 19Jul 22, 2018 11:00 pm - Burkhalter Productions, in cooperation with Huntley Unit District 158, will present “Much Ado About Nothin' the Musical” on July 19-21. Writer Holly Beardsley uses the o...
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Stacy Keach marks Chicago return in Goodman Theatre's 'Pamplona'Jul 21, 2018 1:00 am - Any student who has stared at a blank computer screen the night before the essay is due, any employee who's struggled with the quarterly report, any critic who has toile...
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Theater events: Skokie Theatre puts up “Torch, Sass and Swing!”Jul 20, 2018 6:00 am - • Actress, cabaret singer and American Blues Theater ensemble member Suzanne Petri shares tales about great Chicago nightclubs such as Mr. Kelly's and The London House i...