Articles filed under Theater
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Letts' electrifying 'The Minutes' gets stellar premiere at SteppenwolfNov 20, 2017 10:00 pm - “The Minutes” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Imagine you're an upright, upstanding, stand-up standard-bearer living in a small town in flyover country. Maybe you've got a family you want to...
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Pangelic, a harp and steelpan duo, opens Norris' 40th anniversary seasonNov 19, 2017 10:00 pm - On Sunday, Dec. 17, the Norris Cultural Arts Center in St. Charles will launch its 40th anniversary season of events with Pangelic, featuring harpist Faye Seeman and ste...
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Adult 'Barney the Elf' a cheery show with a sweet back storyNov 19, 2017 6:00 am - Since the Christmas film “Elf” came out in 2003, Bryan Renaud has watched it again and again. But the Sugar Grove native never imagined it would inspire him to create h...
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Writers Theatre stresses 'The Importance of Being Earnest' in a delightful productionNov 17, 2017 1:00 pm - “The Importance of Being Earnest” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Oscar Wilde's 1895 comedy “The Importance of Being Earnest” is a towering text of the English language. Wilde's wry wordplay...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Improvised Christmas carols in Schaumburg, a high-tech light display in Lisle and a twist on a holiday classic in Lake Forest help usher in the season this weekend in th...
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Jimmy Buffett's Broadway-bound 'Margaritaville' offers a perfect escapeNov 16, 2017 1:00 pm - “Escape to Margaritaville” - ★ ★ ★ If Jimmy Buffett fans have anything to say about it, his buoyant, Broadway-bound “Escape to Margaritaville” will run for years. The e...
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Imelda Staunton dazzles as 'Follies' hits cinema screensNov 16, 2017 6:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Imelda Staunton plays a woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown in "Follies," Stephen Sondheim's dizzying musical about a traumatic reunion of former Bro...
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"A Christmas Story"Nov 15, 2017 12:00 am - "A Christmas Story" opens Friday, Dec. 1, and will run Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays for three weekends at PM L Theatre, 877 Main St., Antioch. A memoir of growing up ...
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Last weekend for Elgin Theatre Company's holiday radio showNov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - This weekend, the Elgin Theatre Company will wrap up production of "An Elgin Old Tyme Holiday Radio Show," featuring three radio shows perfect for the entire family. The...
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Theater events: Paramount brightens holidays with 'Elf, The Music'Nov 13, 2017 10:00 pm - Elfin comedy Paramount Theatre celebrates the holidays with a production of "Elf, The Musical," adapted from the 2003 film. It's about an earnest young man named Buddy, ...