Articles filed under Theater
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Mount Prospect director sends up everyday drudgery at Chicago Sketch Comedy FestJan 04, 2017 9:45 am - Mount Prospect resident Mike Capra has always been an entertainer. He caught the stage bug in elementary school. Since then, he's primarily been acting and writing. Now...
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Theater events: 'Men on Boats' gets regional premiere at American Theater CompanyJan 03, 2017 10:00 pm - Regional premiere American Theater Company presents the regional premiere of "Men on Boats," Jaclyn Backhaus' tale about explorers mapping the Green and Colorado rivers ...
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Steel Beam to hold audition for 'Looking Glass Land'Jan 02, 2017 10:00 pm - Calling all actors, singers and dancers, age 8-17. Auditions for the youth production of "Looking Glass Land," directed by Cordaro Johnson, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturd...
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Nomad Theatre Co. to hold 'Wizard of Oz' auditionsDec 31, 2016 10:00 pm - The Nomad Theatre Company will hold auditions for the Young Performers Edition of "The Wizard of Oz" for second to eighth grade. The auditions will be 6 to 9 p.m. Sunda...
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5 ways to ring in the New Year in the suburbsDec 30, 2016 2:15 pm - Happy New Year's Eve! Here are five ways to spend the last day of 2016. For more ideas, check dailyherald.com/calendar. Pop culture Head "Under the Sea" to ring in the n...
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From 'Hamilton' to notable farewells, Chicago-area theater scene had a busy yearDec 30, 2016 5:00 am - "Hamilton" may have dominated Chicago-area theater news this year, but the Broadway blockbuster's arrival wasn't the only story. In the suburbs, 2016 marked the year Buf...
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Welcome 2017 with suburban comedy, concerts or kid-friendly funDec 27, 2016 1:20 am - If you haven't already made plans for New Year's Eve, the suburbs and Chicago are full of ways to celebrate. Some need tickets, so a little advance planning now might s...
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Menace stalks world-premiere ghost story at Glencoe's Writers TheatreDec 21, 2016 10:15 am - PigPen Theatre Company knows not to show its cards. At least not all of them, and definitely not all at once. Their gamble pays off in “The Hunter and the Bear,” an emo...
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Dennis Miller, 'Slapstick Sonata' coming to GeneseeDec 19, 2016 12:00 am - Comedian Dennis Miller and a poetic theater piece that mixes classical music with humor will play at Waukegan's Genesee Theatre in March. Cirk La Putyka's "Slapstick Son...
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Re-imagined 'Phantom' remains a glorious excessDec 18, 2016 10:00 pm - “Moderation is a fatal thing ... nothing succeeds like excess.” Oscar Wilde wrote those lines for his 1893 play “A Woman of No Importance.” But they pertain unquestiona...