Articles filed under Theater
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Audition for 'Plaza Suite' July 31 and Aug. 1 in AntiochJul 18, 2016 11:00 pm - PM&L Theatre will be holding auditions for "Plaza Suite," a comedy by Neil Simon, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 31, and Monday, Aug. 1, at PM&L Theatre. "Plaza Suite" will ...
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ECC Musical Theatre brings musical 'Big Fish,' celebrates longtime artistic director July 29-Aug. 3Jul 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College Musical Theatre will present its summer production of the musical "Big Fish" from Friday, July 29 through Sunday, Aug. 7, in the SecondSpace Thea...
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First Folio Theatre offers up family-friendly 'Midsummer' mirthJul 15, 2016 1:00 pm - The magic of “A Midsummer Night's Dream” is undeniable. William Shakespeare's perennially delightful comedy is a masterpiece of construction, tying together wildly dispa...
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'The Wiz' comes to Des Plaines stageJul 15, 2016 8:00 am - ArtReach Educational Theatre in partnership with Spotlite Theatrix Production Company is staging "The Wiz," music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls; book by William F. Brown....
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West Chicago drama students raise $80K for Scotland tripJul 15, 2016 5:00 am - Raising $80,000 in a year is no easy task, but a small group of West Chicago Community High School actors did their best to do just that, combining fundraising and money...
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Broadway star Barbara Cook recounts highs, lows in memoirJul 14, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Barbara Cook has won a Tony Award, a Grammy and she's a Kennedy Center honoree. But the thing she seems most pleased about these days is her latest title...
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Geneva's Shakespeare in the Park features laughter, love and a dogJul 14, 2016 5:30 am - Although Shakespeare's "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is considered one of his weakest and earliest comedy plays, the Midsummer Theatre Troupe will make the play one to remem...
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Change in director doesn't stop Elgin Summer Theatre's 'A Chorus Line'Jul 14, 2016 5:30 am - Although a new director took charge of Elgin Summer Theatre's "A Chorus Line" just a month before opening night, everyone involved is confident they'll put on a great sh...
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Steppenwolf's affecting 'Riverside' resonates with authenticityJul 13, 2016 8:45 am - Steppenwolf Theatre's regional premiere of Stephen Adly Guirgis' genuine, jam-packed “Between Riverside and Crazy” is as timely as last week's headlines. The press openi...
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Fox Valley Park District to present 'Joseph'Jul 12, 2016 11:00 pm - Ready to "Go Go Go" this weekend? Go to the Paramount Theatre, that is, where the Fox Valley Park District's Premiere Theatre Company presents a biblical re-enactment wi...